"A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain"--

Based on extensive interviews with those who knew him intimately, this biography of the late celebrity chef and TV star examines his battles with childhood trauma and addiction and his eventual rise to international fame.

"In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine interest in the cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more knowable. Despite his affable, sometimes arch TV persona, the real Tony was intensely private, deeply conflicted about his fame, and an enigma even to those close to him-except for the crew following him around the world. And almost no one...

In his groundbreaking first series, Bourdain travels around the world indulging his taste for local cuisine and eccentric characters. Join Tony as he feasts on sushi in Tokyo, enjoys authentic Mexican cuisine, and traverses the Australian Outback on a memorable food journey. You never know what he'll say, who he'll meet, or what they'll have for dinner.

Anthony Bourdain reinvented the food travel genre with A Cook's Tour. In his groundbreaking first series that originally aired on the Food Network, Bourdain travels the world in search of extremes of emotion and experience.

Anthony Bourdain reinvented the food travel genre with A Cook's Tour. In his groundbreaking first series that originally aired on the Food Network, Bourdain travels the world in search of extremes of emotion and experience.