Kudos to you for even trying to 'be there' for everyone! It's impossible not to mess up. Got the book and one for a friend. Looking forward to trying the recipes when I get home. Love the format and all the information you give.
"Bourdain didn’t intend to be mean to those cooks or those fans. He was just tired."
Bourdain was a recovering heroin addict. Heroin destroys some of the brain's ability to produce chemicals like serotonin, dopamine and other "activating" chemicals. Most recovering addicts live with chronic depression as a result. Add a stressful high-demand career/lifestyle like Bourdain's and, well, we know how that ended. It's brutal, and fentanyl is much worse. Sad.
AND BTW....Tony B. was clinically depressed. I have a son who suffers from depressive episodes, and he is tired on many occasions. So maybe, just maybe, Anthony Bourdain was more than just "tired".
I wish I could come to Nixtaco tomorrow! Already made plans with a friend that I rarely see anymore long before you announced this tour. Next time, I hope.
I was just about finished writing a comment when it all disappeared, so I'll try again.
I'm two months away from my first book signing, but I could relate to your piece. I'm already waking up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat wondering what to do after I've screwed up the person's name or my signature and he/she is standing in front of me with a frown. I don't think "Oops" will be enough.
Thanks for the Tony Bourdain story. I met him decades ago at Bobby Chinn's restaurant in Hanoi. It was a 24 hour event sponsored by Moet and Kettle One. I think, maybe, I'm not sure, but I was told I had a good time.
Will be seeing you this Wednesday @ Nixtaco. One suggestion, put the hours you are expected to be there on your website. I contacted Patricio find out when would be the best time for a signature and to order a taco. (you will be busy, so don't spend more than a few seconds with me). Drive safely!
Looking forward to Portsmouth NH this month. We still have fond memories of Pheasant, Quail and Cottontail at Kirkland Tap and Trotter in Cambridge from before the plague. 🤙✌️Rock on.
Arriving early, as we had an hour plus drive, was treat as it was just you, me, and my friend. 🥰 Always in your corner…just like I was in Fargo! Carry on friend and continue to be you.
A buddy and I met you in Philly for the B.B. Moose tour.. at Brau Haus.. Hank you made everyone in the room feel like an old friend... to this day I still tell people about the liver, and how you were able to tell it was PREVIOUSLY not my thing... than you came back and told me how you did it.... Thanks for that.. I still have the menu from that night... and will always enjoy the memory
Man, I can't imagine. You worry about the food, table touches, service, what people remember--all that. And you're expecting to leave a positive impression on all. Kudos to you!!! You seem to thrive on it.
That kind of stress is why I had to leave hospitality and restos. People expect the impossible and you have to shoot higher than that.
Kudos to you for even trying to 'be there' for everyone! It's impossible not to mess up. Got the book and one for a friend. Looking forward to trying the recipes when I get home. Love the format and all the information you give.
"Bourdain didn’t intend to be mean to those cooks or those fans. He was just tired."
Bourdain was a recovering heroin addict. Heroin destroys some of the brain's ability to produce chemicals like serotonin, dopamine and other "activating" chemicals. Most recovering addicts live with chronic depression as a result. Add a stressful high-demand career/lifestyle like Bourdain's and, well, we know how that ended. It's brutal, and fentanyl is much worse. Sad.
AND BTW....Tony B. was clinically depressed. I have a son who suffers from depressive episodes, and he is tired on many occasions. So maybe, just maybe, Anthony Bourdain was more than just "tired".
I wish I could come to Nixtaco tomorrow! Already made plans with a friend that I rarely see anymore long before you announced this tour. Next time, I hope.
I was just about finished writing a comment when it all disappeared, so I'll try again.
I'm two months away from my first book signing, but I could relate to your piece. I'm already waking up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat wondering what to do after I've screwed up the person's name or my signature and he/she is standing in front of me with a frown. I don't think "Oops" will be enough.
Thanks for the Tony Bourdain story. I met him decades ago at Bobby Chinn's restaurant in Hanoi. It was a 24 hour event sponsored by Moet and Kettle One. I think, maybe, I'm not sure, but I was told I had a good time.
See you in Maryland in a few weeks.
Will be seeing you this Wednesday @ Nixtaco. One suggestion, put the hours you are expected to be there on your website. I contacted Patricio find out when would be the best time for a signature and to order a taco. (you will be busy, so don't spend more than a few seconds with me). Drive safely!
I'll basically be there all evening, starting around 5 pm
Looking forward to Portsmouth NH this month. We still have fond memories of Pheasant, Quail and Cottontail at Kirkland Tap and Trotter in Cambridge from before the plague. 🤙✌️Rock on.
Arriving early, as we had an hour plus drive, was treat as it was just you, me, and my friend. 🥰 Always in your corner…just like I was in Fargo! Carry on friend and continue to be you.
A buddy and I met you in Philly for the B.B. Moose tour.. at Brau Haus.. Hank you made everyone in the room feel like an old friend... to this day I still tell people about the liver, and how you were able to tell it was PREVIOUSLY not my thing... than you came back and told me how you did it.... Thanks for that.. I still have the menu from that night... and will always enjoy the memory
Man, I can't imagine. You worry about the food, table touches, service, what people remember--all that. And you're expecting to leave a positive impression on all. Kudos to you!!! You seem to thrive on it.
That kind of stress is why I had to leave hospitality and restos. People expect the impossible and you have to shoot higher than that.
Great story Hank.