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Inside Anthony Bourdain’s bromance with Eric Ripert — and his emotional cameo in new movie ‘Tony’ about his pal

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Inside Anthony Bourdain’s bromance with Eric Ripert — and his emotional cameo in new movie ‘Tony’ about his pal

Eric Ripert didn’t meet and befriend Anthony Bourdain until Tony was well into his 40s, but, in a new film, he gets to have a moment with a teenage version of his late buddy. In the A24 biopic “Tony,” out Aug. 7, a wayward teenage Bourdain, played by Dominic Sessa, 23, works as a dishwasher … Read more

 Anthony Bourdain’s former assistant shares heartbreaking final text with beloved boss

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 Anthony Bourdain’s former assistant shares heartbreaking final text with beloved boss

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