Anthony Bourdain A Cook's Tour: Season 2 Episode 5: Elements of a Great Bar

This is violently early 2000s and I love it.

Anthony was a man who truly understood the beauty of going to a bar at 3 or 4pm (the magic hour, in my opinion), posting up, enjoying a pint or 4, and quietly settling up and slipping away when the after-work crowd starts to shuffle in.

This episode perfectly captures the pre-social-media naughts. Very nostalgic

"isnt alcohol theme enough?" love it

Without a doubt Anthony was Punk Rock Star of the culinary arts. That is a fact. It’s 2021 and he is still more than just relevant. He is truly missed. Indeed.....

"Isn't alcohol theme enough?" Another timeless classic from a true legend. ❤

This man was like the Hunter S. Thompson of food - legend RIP

Anthony is the guy you hope to meet when you start your cooking career, Because he is the reality of this carrier, and then some , Your awsome Anthony, RIP BROTHER.

That got to be the best episode Tony ever did. I miss you Tony 😭

RIP Anthony! You are truly missed!

14:46 you know Anthony has worked with many Mexicans when he says “gracias guey“ lol 😂

Really miss these days. Working in kitchens and getting out late and doing this all night was how life was lived. Anthony and his shows were a freaking report on a lot of our lives. He lived the life and talked the talk.

One of the best writers of our time! His ability to connect with people is beautiful!

When he got the burger from the cook. He responded to him the right way. Gracias guey. Brought smile to my face

I was working in the financial district when Tony passed and I would pass the closed down Les Halles on John Street while walking to the train home every night. The shrine to Tony that people set up outside the restaurant will stick with me forever. RIP Legend.

The general rule for Bourdain shows is that the further you go back, the more fun Tony seems to be having. This little 1990s Food Network experiment is my favorite Bourdain series. It's just a very smart guy, excellent on camera, trying stuff, and trying food from around the world - a world, btw, that hasn't begun to weigh on his shoulders yet.

Bourdain was simply the best. Every episode of anyone of his shows felt like a one on one conversation between you and a good buddy who had seen and experienced a lot and wanted to share those experiences with you. I feel like I'm getting insider knowledge on the world from a guy who threw caution to the wind and made it his business to get that information out. Most of all, he didn't bullshit you, if there was a TV personality facade, I swear it was hidden so damn well behind that overwhelming feeling of "real-ness" I couldn't and still don't see it. Rest in peace Anthony Bourdain.

14:42 The "Gracias Guey" at the Mexican cook made me teared up. He truly loved his Hispanic family. He was our voice. We missed him so much, oh God... 😭🙏🏼🗽

really miss this guy. no bs, no pretentiousness, down to earth, yet poetic in his own way. like a cool older cousin that you'd wanna hang with, but you know you'd be pissing him off if you did.

that bar where people talk to their dates on video phone sitting 6ft apart from each other was truly ahead of its time