Anthony Bourdain is still spreading his smart, off-the-beaten-path, impossibly cool (and sometimes cynical) approach to travel over a year after his death.
“This book will allow Tony’s fans and followers to continue to travel in his footsteps,” said Woolever in the release. “It’s been my honor and pleasure to create a book that includes stories from his loved ones and colleagues. I was lucky to work closely with Tony for nearly a decade, and I’m so pleased to be able to share his reflections and insights about the world, as he saw it, in this guide.”
Woolever also co-wrote Bourdain’s final cookbook,Appetites. Shortly after his death, Woolever, now 45,opened up to CNNabout what it was like being the witty chef’s assistant since 2009, and how difficult it was to revisit their unfinished second title together. “It’s been a wrenching, lurching struggle to get back to that manuscript, as I grieve the enormous loss of his kind, profane, surprising and brilliant existence,” she said in the essay. It was Bourdain’s colleagues atParts Unknown, who finished the final season without their ringleader, who kept her motivated.
Laurie Woolever with Anthony Bourdain in the Queens episode ofParts Unknown.Zero Point Zero Production
An insatiable traveler, Bourdain went through about 12 passports in his lifetime, he estimated to PEOPLE, visiting nearly 100 countries in the 250 days per year that he was on the road. He and his tight-knit team sought out indigenous cuisine and the locals who made it — often in the most unconventional places. Skip the touristy spots, he said: “If you spend all that time waiting to get into the Eiffel Tower, you’ve completely wasted a day”; and forget the concierge: “They’re going to send you to the place with the clean bathroom. Some of the best meals I’ve had, you need a hazmat suit to go to the bathroom.”
Though he struggled with loneliness, he loved the work. “I have the best job in the world,” he said. “If I’m not having a good time, it’s a failure of my imagination.”
World Travel: An Irreverent Guideis available for pre-order now, and hits stores Oct. 13.
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source: people.com
