From a larger-than-life Parts Unknown poster above the mantle, Tony stared down at me through thick black Persols. I was struggling to write about having had the best job in the world, more than a decade of eating, drinking, and traveling with Anthony Bourdain. Also, the part about Tony killing himself.
Fresh out of school, I’d got a job logging tapes on Tony’s first show, A Cook’s Tour. Back then, nobody knew who he was. But season after season, the shows, the adventures, the stakes, and Tony’s fame had all grown exponentially.
