Former President Barack Obama mourned CNN host and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain on Friday, praising his ability to make Americans “a little less afraid of the unknown” through his show “Parts Unknown.”
Bourdain, 61, reportedly took his own life in France while filming for an upcoming episode of his show.
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“Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer.’ This is how I’ll remember Tony. He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We’ll miss him,” Obama tweeted Friday.
“Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer.” This is how I’ll remember Tony. He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We’ll miss him. pic.twitter.com/orEXIaEMZM
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 8, 2018
Obama appeared on an episode of “Parts Unknown” with Bourdain in 2016 during the former president’s official visit to Vietnam. The two ate at a restaurant called Bun cha Huong Lien in Hanoi. Bourdain tweeted at the time that he paid the $6 bill for the bun cha, a grilled pork and noodle dish, that the pair shared.
President Trump sent his condolences to Bourdain’s family earlier Friday, saying he was shocked by his death.
