Another round, bartender! A quarter century ago, Siberia, the infamous bar run by Tracy Westmoreland, stood as a quintessential Big Apple dive. Known for its hard drinks, cold beer and environs he once lovingly described as an absolute “s–thole,” it was a favorite for a who’s-who of high and low New York characters, including Anthony … Read more
Paula Deen is speaking ill of the dead. Deen, 78, took shots at fellow celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain — who died by suicide at age 61 in 2018 — in her new documentary, “Canceled: The Paula Deen Story,” that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday. “Anthony Bourdain did call me the most dangerous … Read more
High tides and wild mood swings, let’s talk Cancer. Ruling the skies from roughly June 21 – July 22, and the bulk of the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, Cancer energy is intuitive, creative, emotionally heightened, and decidedly defensive. Cancer folk are symbolized by the crab, a creature with two physical states: the hard-shelled … Read more
On her first day working as Mario Batali’s assistant in 1999, Laurie Woolever, then 25, got in a cab with the famous chef to go to a TV shoot. “Slide those thighs on over,” he told her. Woolever was taken aback. “Had he really expected me to f–king cuddle with him in the first five … Read more
On June 7, 2018, Laurie Woolever sent her boss Anthony Bourdain a text to check in. She and others close to the famed chef turned TV host were worried about him. He was shooting his CNN series “Parts Unknown” in Alsace, France, and photos of his adored girlfriend, Asia Argento, with another man had surfaced … Read more
Fork and spoons at the ready. and gluten gluttons on your marks; it’s National Pasta Day. On October 17th, in the last gasp of Libra season, we celebrate the glory of pasta. While pasta is most commonly associated with Italian food, noodles are a bit of a cultural universal, found on ancient plates the world … Read more
He’s got no reservations. Dominic Sessa, the breakout star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Holdovers,” is in talks to play legendary chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain in a biopic that will be called “Tony,” according to Deadline. A24 is reportedly in talks to produce the project. Sessa, 21, rose to fame in “The Holdovers” … Read more
The tragic suicides of Robin Williams in 2014 and of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain in 2018 led to a surge in suicidal thoughts and behaviors among the public, a troubling new report from Columbia University finds. Columbia researchers developed a computer model that estimated the amount of suicidal ideation and the number of suicides that … Read more
Fork and spoons at the ready and gluten gluttons on your marks; it’s National Pasta Day. While pasta is most commonly associated with Italian food, noodles are a bit of a cultural universal, found on ancient plates the world over. Persistent myth maintains that pasta was introduced to Italy by Virgo explorer Marco Polo but … Read more
With its endless turnpike exits and influx of Greek immigrants during the last century, New Jersey is said to have more diners than any other state in the nation. And one Garden State couple is on a mission to try them all. So far, Hillside husband and wife Jon and Karri Ricklin have devoured their … Read more
Anthony Bourdain struggled with fame and heartbreak in the days leading up to his death by suicide, a new book reveals. In an unauthorized biography titled “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain,” journalist Charles Leerhsen includes text messages sent by the late celebrity chef in his final days that give insight … Read more