A piece on Anthony Bourdain
"It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn. Maybe that’s enlightenment enough -- to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom, at least for me, means realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go." Anthony Bourdain (1956 – 2018) Bourdain was the best at what he did. He did not consider himself only a journalist; he was the ideal storyteller, unapologetic and unreserved. He was blunt like no other, the real thing. Bourdain’s love for the kitchen led him to a deeper journey where he began to draw connections between the past and the present, trying to understand how culture and history shape what we eat. While immersing himself in a country’s towns and in their unique cuisine, culture, history, and scene...