Comments on: It’s Official: Anthony Bourdain Has Lost His Fucking Mind

By: Tiger

Tiger — Sun, 15 May 2011 05:39:35 +0000

From what I understand it is his kid’s favorite show. He talks about it on his blog. I’ve read every non fiction piece he’s ever done and I never thought of him as a bad buy, exactly. He’s just like a lot of cooks I’ve met, just now he’s aged in to some humility.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:39:15 +0000

I don’t think that a walk-on for a kids’ show on Nick Jr is a big money-maker. I’m sure his appearance is all about being a cool dad for his young daughter. As a dad of 3-year old twins I can tell you it would make me a hero at home.

By: John Smith

John Smith — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:04:19 +0000

To be fair to Tony he has a 4 year old kid and if you read his recent book he makes it VERY clear that you cannot be cool once you have a Kid particularly a girl.

Think about it his daughter is 4 and this might be her favourite show. We might not think it’s cool but I bet his daughter thinks he is frigging awesome and as any parent knows that is ALL that counts.

Tony earnt his right to do this stuff, any of you try 28 years in a kitchen ?

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:27:35 +0000

I’m not bothering to read all the comments because anyone criticizing this is irrelevant and probably wishes they were the “bad boy” that Tony used to be.

You have to realize that Bourdain is indeed in a different phase of his life, whether or not you agree with the implications. Yes, he was a “bad boy” when he was younger, but he’s older now – and more, he’s older with kids. Of course he’s going to mellow a bit. And like it or not, his kid(s) have got to love that dad is on a tv show they can watch. He’s a dad, he likes being a dad, and he probably likes doing things for his kids.

Complain all you want about that, but it’s a natural occurrence and he’s going through natural stages. While he obviously does things to get paid (like blatant product drops), he’s still got wit and he can still scathe. He’s just a different Bourdain than you first thought you knew, and you’re the only ones who need to get over that now.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:06:03 +0000

I think both shows are pure awesomeness. Both my nephew and I enjoy Yo Gabba Gabba, and me and my mother really love Mr Bourdain and his show, No Reservations. I read several months back a blog post about his favorite vs. least favorite kids shows (because he has a daughter) and it is definitely no surprise that he made a guest appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba.