Writings

Books and articles by Bourdain, followed by writing about him.

By Bourdain

Books and comics

  1. Bone in the Throat 1995, Book
  2. Gone Bamboo 1997, Book
  3. Kitchen Confidential 2000, Book
  4. A Cook's Tour 2001, Book
  5. Typhoid Mary 2001, Book
  6. Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook 2004, Book
  7. The Bobby Gold Stories 2004-06-19, Book
  8. The Nasty Bits 2006, Book
  9. No Reservations 2007, Book
  10. Medium Raw 2010, Book
  11. Get Jiro! 2012, Comic
  12. Harvey Pekar / Gary Dumm Cleveland comic 2012-07-10, Comic
  13. Get Jiro: Blood and Sushi 2015, Comic
  14. Appetites 2016, Book
  15. Hungry Ghosts 2018, Comic
  16. World Travel 2021-04-20, Book
  17. The Anthony Bourdain Reader 2025-10-28, Book

By Bourdain

Essays and stories

  1. 1999-04-19

    Don't Eat Before Reading This

    The New Yorker essay that became the launch point for Kitchen Confidential and Bourdain's public writing career.

  2. 2000-04-17

    Hell's Kitchen

    New Yorker account of one day and night in the kitchen at Les Halles.

  3. 2002-11-12

    A Chef's Christmas

    Original Bourdain short story released as a Random House Audio audiobook.

  4. 2013

    Field Notes

    Bourdain-authored companion notes and travel dispatches tied primarily to Parts Unknown.

By Bourdain

Web writing

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Tumblr, Medium, and Li.st

Posts from Bourdain's own accounts.

Parts Unknown field notes

Destination notes written during the production of Parts Unknown.

Essays and articles

Magazine, newspaper, and web articles by Bourdain.

  1. What the Anthony Bourdain Biopic Misses About His Life and Legacy 2026-08-08
  2. 'Tony': What's Fact and What's Fiction in the Anthony Bourdain Origin Story 2026-08-07
  3. Laurie Woolever on food, addiction, and working with Anthony Bourdain 2025-04-06
  4. How Anthony Bourdain Became an Instant Sensation 2022-10-22
  5. It's Not Often That You Meet People Who Are Funny, Clever, and Kind. And Anthony Was 2021-09-28
  6. Anthony Bourdain’s Longtime Director and Producer Remembers Him 2021-09-15
  7. Don’t discount “Typhoid Mary” 2019-07-30
  8. Who Was Bourdain Day For? 2019-06-27

About Bourdain

Profiles, criticism, and remembrance

  1. The Washington Post, 2026-08-08, Essay

    What the Anthony Bourdain Biopic Misses About His Life and Legacy

    The Washington Post examines what Tony omits by ending before Bourdain's later life and work.

  2. The New York Times Magazine, 2026-08-07, Profile

    The Gospel According to Anthony Bourdain

    The New York Times Magazine reports on Bourdain's fans and his influence after his death.

  3. The New Yorker, 2026-08-07, Review

    Tony, Late Fame, and the Rocky Road to Literary Stardom

    The New Yorker reviews Tony and examines Bourdain's early career and late rise to fame.

  4. The Atlantic, 2026-08, Review

    A Biopic That Ends Right When It's Getting Started

    The Atlantic reviews Tony and argues that its early focus ends before Bourdain's best-known work.

  5. Bon Appétit, 2026-08, Review

    I Think Tony Would Have Hated This

    A critical review of how Tony portrays Bourdain and his public life.

  6. The Guardian, 2025, Article

    Laurie Woolever on food, addiction, and working with Anthony Bourdain

  7. Rolling Stone, 2022-10-22, Article

    How Anthony Bourdain Became an Instant Sensation

  8. Eater, 2021-10-27, Review

    Who Knows Anthony Bourdain?

  9. Washington Post, 2021-09-30, Review

    Bourdain oral biography review

  10. Bon Appétit, 2021-09-28, Article

    “It’s Not Often That You Meet People Who Are Funny, Clever, and Kind. And Anthony Was”

  11. Vanity Fair, 2021-09, Article

    Anthony Bourdain’s Longtime Director and Producer Remembers Him

  12. Grub Street, 2021-07, Interview

    How Do You Tell the Story of Anthony Bourdain?

  13. Washington Post, 2021-04-21, Interview

    “We were all grieving”: Laurie Woolever on compiling Bourdain’s travel book

  14. Eater, 2021-04-19, Interview

    How Anthony Bourdain’s Longtime Assistant Made His New Book a Reality

  15. Washington Post, 2019-07-30, Essay

    Don’t discount “Typhoid Mary”

  16. Eater, 2019-06-27, Article

    Who Was Bourdain Day For?

  17. Grub Street, 2019-06, Essay

    Anthony Bourdain, Addiction, and Hoping for a Better Life

  18. GQ, 2018-12-04, Tribute

    The Enormous Life of Anthony Bourdain, According to Those Who Knew Him

  19. Eater, 2018-11-09, Interview

    “Parts Unknown” Producer Sandra Zweig on Anthony Bourdain’s TV Legacy

  20. Eater, 2018-11-01, Essay

    Samin Nosrat Discusses Anthony Bourdain’s Complicated Legacy

  21. Eater, 2018-10-03, Article

    Anthony Bourdain’s “Hungry Ghosts”

  22. Eater, 2018-06-13, Essay

    Anthony Bourdain’s Literary Legacy in 13 Books

  23. Thrillist, 2018-06-11, Tribute

    Anthony Bourdain and the Wisdom of Talking to Strangers

  24. Bon Appétit, 2018-06-11, Tribute

    Chef Angela Dimayuga on Her Last Conversation with Anthony Bourdain

  25. Eater, 2018-06-08, Interview

    Andrew Zimmern on Bourdain: “You Don’t Know Which of Your Friends Is Suffering”

  26. Eater, 2018-06-08, Essay

    Anthony Bourdain Rewrote the Rules for Food and Travel TV

  27. Bon Appétit, 2018-06-08, Essay

    Anthony Bourdain’s Childhood Photos

  28. Los Angeles Times, 2018-06-08, Essay

    Books were good to Anthony Bourdain — but TV was even better

  29. Eater, 2018-06-08, Tribute

    Chefs and Food Writers Remember Anthony Bourdain

  30. Time, 2018-06-08, Tribute

    Eric Ripert Speaks Out After Finding Anthony Bourdain Dead

  31. The New Yorker, 2018-06-08, Tribute

    Travels with Anthony Bourdain

  32. Grub Street, 2018-06, Essay

    Anthony Bourdain’s Crusade for Fine-Dining Democracy

  33. Grub Street, 2018-06, Essay

    How Anthony Bourdain Forever Changed Food Writing

  34. The Atlantic, 2018-06, Obit

    Remembering Anthony Bourdain

  35. The New Yorker, 2017-02-13, Profile

    Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast

  36. Eater, 2017-01-25, Essay

    What Anthony Bourdain’s Early Crime Fiction Novels Reveal

  37. Thrillist, 2016-10-27, Interview

    Anthony Bourdain: The Thrillist Interview

  38. Thrillist, 2016-10-05, Interview

    Anthony Bourdain’s LA: A Q&A With a Legend

  39. Bon Appétit, 2016-05-09, Interview

    Anthony Bourdain Thinks You’re Crazy for Eating Airplane Food

  40. The Guardian, 2013, Article

    Anthony Bourdain: My family values

  41. Grub Street, 2012-04, Essay

    The Feeding Tube: The Anthony Bourdain Brand

  42. Los Angeles Times, 2011-11-23, Interview

    Anthony Bourdain dishes on “The Layover” and life as a TV foodie