Anthony Bourdain Fans Made A Memorial Outside His Former Restaurant

Late chef Anthony Bourdain will certainly be remembered for their many hats : food connoisseur, travel crusader, and honest storyteller. 

But before his days exploring exotic cuisine worldwide on Parts Unknown, he was the chief chef at New York's Brasserie Les Halles. Inside the wake of Bourdain's death, fans are flocking towards the now-close restaurant to pay out tribute.

Bourdain, 61 was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide in France. During his early career, he worked behind the scenes in many kitchens after which eight years as executive chef at Les Halles. The iconic restaurant brought him to public fame because while there, he submitted an essay towards the The New Yorker that revealed the darkest sides from the industry. Next, in 2000, he published his break-through memoir Kitchen Confidential : Adventures inside the Culinary Underbelly.

Since Les Halles was a big milestone in Bourdain's career, admirers have created a make-shift memorial there. In the location at 411 Park Avenue in New York, which closed its doors in 2016, mourners are laying down flowers, handwritten cards, and photos of Bourdain. Many left behind heartfelt notes about how the beloved chef touch them and gifted them new ways of taking a look at the planet.

Thanks for the things you gave for this world, one person wrote. You‘ve changed our lives forever.

Several have used to Twitter to publish the overflowing sidewalk outside both locations.

SOURCE : https://www.delish.com/food-news/a21269986/anthony-bourdain-les-halles-restaurant-memorial/