Chef Anthony Bourdain no longer cool in my book: Never been to Brooklyn, Queens!

I came across this in a Queens, NYC oriented blog. The writer says he watched Tony Bourdain's "bizarre foods" tv episode. Bourdain was exploring Brooklyn and Queens with a local foodie.

In it, Bourdain, who has been living in New York for 32 years claims that he has in all those years, never been to Brooklyn or Queens. As the blogger asks, come on, Tony -- not even when you went to the airport?:

http://www.queenscentral.com/

Cool people who don’t get out much
Posted by Steve on August 9th, 2007

First in a (not really) recurring series: Anthony Bourdain, the sometimes-entertaining, sometimes-irritating chef-turned-TV-personality who you suspect is right about many things, but not quite so many as he thinks he is. In a two-hour special currently airing on Travel Channel, fellow TC foodie (and native New Yorker) Andrew Zimmern takes his adventure-seeking soulmate to restaurants serving his beloved “bizarre foods” in Brooklyn and Queens. Bourdain, quite casually, remarks that he has never been to Brooklyn. Later, he says he’s never been to Queens, either. Not even to the airport?

According to Wikipedia, which is never wrong, Bourdain is 51. He moved to New York City at 19, thus giving him 32 years to actually leave Manhattan. Sometimes I have trouble leaving the neighborhood for the weekend. But for 32 years? C’mon, Tony, cooks aren’t that busy. I know I’ve seen your pal Batali tromping about in his silly clogs. Before I saw the special, I would have described Bourdain as more obnoxious than me, but also much cooler. Now? OK, still much cooler. But less cool than I thought!

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How provincial. As penance he must spend one week eating solely at the Olive Garden in Times Square.

He travels all over the world looking to eat good or unusual foods, but he never crossed the Brooklyn Bridge? He never was curious about Junior's Cheesecake?

A few years ago Zagat gave its top rating to a small family bistro in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Bourdain never checked it out?

Your punishment is priceless, especially because there is so much bad, phoney food in Manhattan.

except for among the circuit of his chef buddies -- otherwise it makes no sense for a foodie to skip both boroughs. The authentic ethnic food alone should be an enticement.

If I lived there all that time, I imagine I'd get to every boro at least once.

I frequently go to other towns around here all the time. Not because I can't find what I want in my town, but because I like the other towns too.

Bad Tony! :spank:

Back in his heroin days. Maybe he just doesn't remember now... :shrug: