Bourdain Likes Depeche Mode, Other Insights From His Q&A
While waiting to board his flight to Shanghai on Monday, April 30th, Anthony Bourdain took to Twitter to pass the time.
Bourdain decided to answer fan questions that included his favorite reggae artist (Peter Tosh), his favorite Tarantino film (Jackie Brown), the most interesting person he's ever eaten with (Bill Murray), his death row meal of choice (sushi by Jiro), and per his wife, whether or not he needed anything from the grocery store (Cap'n Crunch).
We also learned that he's not a fan of deep dish pizza, thinks that Spanglish was dreadful, is pals with Ludo (Lefebvre of the pop-up restaurant LudoBites), and that if not for the success of Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain would have been a brunch cook.
The full Q&A, which lasted until Bourdain was told to "turn off all mobile devices," is on Twitter and definitely worth a browse, but here are a few of the most interesting things we learned:
"@hassansalman: @Bourdain Which actor would portray you best in a movie about you?" Steve Buscemi
"@DanNordness: @Bourdain your favorite – if any – (real) Chinese dish?" Ma Po Tofu
"@DirtyHolland: @Bourdain What artist/song is your guilty pleasure to listen to?" Depeche mode
"@smith_jordo: @Bourdain Your last meal on death row??" JIRO
"@unzipyou: @Bourdain what movie do you love that you are a little ashamed of loving? " anything with Jason Statham a bit embarrassed but..
"@auzziewog: @Bourdain What do you like besides the obvious?" Sam&Cat, Adventure Time, Sanjay&Craig, Regular Show....
"@Dangerman_2: @Bourdain his many times a day do you think "How the [expletive deleted] did I live long enough to get to this point?"" 2,3
"@Jim_McMenamin: @Bourdain Favorite modern day comedian/comedians?" @bonniemcfarlane @DougStanhope
"@lusciousjohnnyv: @Bourdain Favorite Graham Greene novel?" Quiet American
"@nholt11: @Bourdain if you could tell your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?" "Enjoy every sandwich" (warren zevon)
"@burnicus: @Bourdain what would you be doing today if kitchen confidential didn't take off the way it did?" Dunking fries. Brunch cook.
"@johnnystickfish: @Bourdain favorite reggae artist?" Peter tosh
"@rod_herr: @Bourdain best place to have sex between services?" Flour sacks. Dry goods area. Though corn meal has more give.
"@rcisneros1233: @Bourdain what's the best advice you've given someone?" Show the [expletive deleted] up on time or else.
"@omfgcarrie: @Bourdain favourite Wong kar Wei film?" All of them gorgeous
"@peejyoung: @Bourdain What is the biggest crime against Sushi you've come across on your travels?" Mayonnaise
"@psideon: @Bourdain Not really a chef movie but an amazing sandwich. Your thoughts on Spanglish (w/ A. Sandler)?" Dreadful
"@sinsoma_: @Bourdain most interesting person you've eaten with?" Bill Murray. I was totally geeked and nearly mute with awe
"@OttaviaBourdain: @Bourdain do u need anything from the supermarket?" Cap'n Crunch.
"@Shermanscorner: @Bourdain Thin crust or deep dish?" Deep dish is not pizza.
"@heyheyhawbaker: @Bourdain single most hospitable country?" Maybe Paraguay. Or Colombia.
Karen Lo is an associate editor at The Daily Meal. Follow her on Twitter @appleplexy.