Anthony Bourdain is the epitome of cool. I mean, anyone who openly doesn’t like Bobby Flay is someone I want to know.
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Did I mention how cool Anthony Bourdain is?
As someone who rarely gets to eat any place of culinary consequence, who has proclaimed that they are scared as hell to travel outside of the U.S., and if I were to visit a foreign country, I’d be too scared to try actual authentic food, too afraid of looking stupid or doing the wrong thing, I live vicariously through Chef Bourdain. He eats things that I’d only dream of eating, truly local flavors, some things that I’d LOVE to try, others, uh, not so much. (The no list including bugs, head cheese, durian, or drinking straight vodka with every meal…Russia I’m looking at YOU.) I dream of being foodie and I look to him inspiration.
Saturday night I got to hear Anthony Bourdain speak of food and loving food and traveling and culture and drinking (2nd row, yo!!!). He was witty, sarcastic, and surprisingly warm. After his talk, those of us VIPS (said in my best snooty person voice) GOT TO MEET Anthony Bourdain! I got to actually talk to him! He signed my boobs books!
All of us la-ti-da VIPS got to eat like him (though it was served buffet style and I’m quite sure that Chef Bourdain abhors buffets). The menu? Oh holy deliciousness, a foodie’s dream, MY dream, but best of all, my reality. A whole pig roasted, braised pork cheeks, with warm pimento biscuit, fennel slaw, and flavored honey, venison, lamb, and bison sausages with house-made mustards, charcuterie selection including sweetbread terrine, smoke pork jowls, chicken liver paté…and much, much, more. My favorite? The smoked duck breast. So delicious. (Thank you Northshore Brasserie for the delectable spread. Next time we’re in Knoxville, I will be seeing YOU again.)
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You know it’s a good evening when you are trying to work your camera, but for the life of yourself CANNOT remember how to set your camera to let in more light in such a dark theatre, but having at least some wherewithall not to set the camera to automatic during his speech because ***FLASH*** would be a little distracting and OBVIOUS. Thank you too many chardonnays.
Eventually my drunken brain remembered to change the ISO. Voila! Less blurry pictures. Maybe they would have turned out better had I not been tipsy and not exactly steady handed? Whatevs. It was all worth it.
OMG i so envy you right now! I have followed him since he originally started out on Food Network only to find out that he was too raw for them. I love love love No Reservations and would have died to be there for his speech!
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If you wanted people who openly don’t like Bobby Flay and Sandra Lee and the other FN people, all you had to do was visit foodnetworkhumor.com!
SO cool!!!!
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Oh my gosh! I’m so jealous! I became obsessed with the show No Reservations when I was pregnant. Anthony Bourdain is so cool (wow I sound like a dork!).
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What a wonderful evening! I can’t watch his show very often because his voice does something to my loins…if you catch my drift.
How does one get to be a VIP at such a function?
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I am now officially incredibly jealous.
Unlike you, I would love to eat all of that gross looking stuff and travel the world. Did he mention that he needs a travel companion? I can happily give him my gastronomic resume. It includes such delicacies as lamb’s eyes, stir-fried crickets, and Rocky Mountain oysters. College an one of only 6 Americans in the International Dorm was fun and interesting. Tell me it’s food (and you eat it first) and I’ll say “I’ll try a bit.”
Not feeling adventurous yet? Next time you’re in my neck of the woods, can I treat you to a plate of deep fried lamb fries? Serious yumminess.
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That’s so exciting! How did you get to be a VIP?? And, don’t think I didn’t notice the strategically placed blur in the picture of you with him! I was thinking- “what a cute topWHOA!”
Have a good day!
Oh I’m so glad you got to meet my boyfriend. Sigh, a sexy older man that can cook and is witty..is only my dream man. Him and Alton Brown just rock my world. Alton is sexy and that nerdy knows everything and can cook way.
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He cracks me up. I have his Paris special recorded on my DVR. “Why the French don’t suck” HAHAHA. I love his take on everything.
I would have loved to be a VIP!
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Soooooo jealous! I live in Knoxville and really wanted to go. Pretty much any excuse to be in the Tennessee Theatre is fine by me, but Anthony Bourdain…
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Connie, I had to pay a LOT of money for the tickets to be a VIP. Wish that I had a cool story about how I was chosen or how I won the VIP status, but alas, I paid dearly with cold hard cash.
the Mom, I’d try your deep fried lamb fries!
Mary, I paid a lot of money for the tickets to be a VIP!
And yes, my boobies were practically falling out of my shirt. I was too tipsy to notice. I guess my boobies really wanted to say “hello” to Chef Bourdain!
You know what they are (lamb testicles) and you will still try them? Come on over to Oklahoma and I’ll give you a heaping plateful.
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the Mom, I’m oddly not that afraid of testicles! I suppose that I’d at least try even some of the things (like bugs) at least once…if they’re that bad, I could always politely spit them out!
We’ll set you a place at the table, just let us know the day. But not today, today my little pregnant heart is craving Thanksgiving dinner, so that’s what we’re having.
SO JEALOUS! Like my dear friend Val said, any excuse to be in the Tennessee, but SERIOUSLY. It was hard for me to not spend all day downtown stalking him. Fortunately I’m not that creepy. He’s so great.
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so glad you had a great time!
It is amazing how the tipsiness alters the quality of the photos-I was having that issue last time I went out with the hubs & some friends.
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SO many good things about this post.
1. I love him too.
2. Great title. Oh the double meaning.
3. killer BOOB flash er, blur.
4. Your ‘don’t’ list is WAY shorter than mine.
So fun.
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Marcy, I LOVE that you liked the title, I loved the double meaning!
I know, I know. The boobs. Sigh. My husband was really enjoying my boob shots that night.
Squeeeee! What a great night out for you! (And great photos, I might add.) My brother and sister are huge fans of his and I really need to check him out. But not in that way.
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He’s one of my favs too – so jealous!!
Is he totally hot in person? Cause he’s totally hot on Top Chef. But you know me and food…it’s porn.
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So envious. I’m sure it was more than worth the price of admission.
It’s the kind of thing where I’d say, “I want to go to that foodie event with Anthony Bourdain,” and then do nothing about it. Good for you.
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I HATE YOU RIGHT NOW!
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I am so envious… I love Anthony Bourdain – he is in my ‘Top 10′ list of all time sexy men.
I love “No Reservations.” He always goes to such amazing places.
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How funny. My husband openly despises Flay and starts hollering if he even so much as sees his face on TV.
We love Bourdain. I’m so jealous.
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HOLY CRAP I WOULD HAVE DIED.
It’s not even funny. I adore him. I’m not sure I would have been able to meet him without blurting something about how I kinda want to do him though.
As a non-American, I must ask what makes you scared to travel outside the US? I am guessing that was a joke, but I missed it if you mentioned it before.
That sounds FABULOUS! I love his show (and the other guy who does Bizarre Foods). He seems like someone who would be a hoot to have a beer with. And we are foodie-lites. Meaning we love good food and see eating as part of the reason to travel but I am too squeamish to try weird stuff. Sweetbread terrine? Makes me want to throw up. Pork cheek? If someone else tried it, I might.
Sounds like a great evening!
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So jealous over here! And wait til my mom hears – she adores him!!
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I’m drooling now. Mmmm, food…
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You lucky lucky lucky duck!
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Ridiculously totally irrationally jealous. Yep that’s me! Would love to meet him, or Andew Zimmerman, or Bobby Chinn. Better yet all three at the same time!
Dude, I’m sorry but i can’t stop laughing at the photo with the blurred-out boob shot. It reminds me of Elaine’s “nip-shot” on the Christmas card in Seinfeld. You are brilliant to post the picture anyway! And, to boot, he probably loved the fact that you were throwing down your low-cut bosom right by his face. GO GIRL! I bet he was saying “Okay, are you SURE you dont’ need another picture? Want me to lean in close?”
hee hee I swear I’m not a perv.
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Turning spring pea with watercress soup and creme fraiche green with envy over here!
I have read everything he has written: cookbooks, non-fiction and fiction. I love “No Reservations.” I would really enjoy sitting down with him for a shot and talk about the “good old days.” I too, graduated from Culinary School and worked in the back of the house for many years.
Good times, Bad times, hella times!!
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