I definitely agree and at least two of my partners in the last few years have remarked at how much I adored the man. Man crush or not, he was just a damn beautiful human being.

I loved Bourdain for a lot of reasons, but this might be the top of the list. The biggest deal about it, to me, was that he changed over the past 20 years, too. Kitchen Confidential was written by a guy who respected women who managed to survive in a restaurant kitchen, but wasn’t all that interested in asking why…

I loved how he interacted with his crew like family. I can’t remember if it was Parts or No Reservations, but one of my best memories was Tony on a boat in the middle of a jungle with no light, trying to cook dinner for the camera and boat crew because it was the only thing he could do to contribute. The knife was…

I can’t speak for anyone else, but while I enjoyed watching him, I didn’t think I had some deep connection to him. Judging from my reaction to his death, I was wrong in my assessment.

I somehow picked up Kitchen Confidential in 2000 or 2001 and absolutely fell head over heels for him and his writing. In fact, when I was in NYC in late 2001 I went to Les Halles specifically because of him (I have no idea if he even still worked there). He’s always been this brash, sexy, gives no shits person who has…

Same here. While I don’t know if I can properly explain this, what I think I’ll miss most about him is the precocious curiosity for the human condition he had, and his willingness to share a meal with and hear out anyone.

Same. My late husband was a huge Anthony Bourdain fan. He had a man crush on him and would have been devastated by today’s news. I don’t know if I believe in heaven, but I like to think that my husband was anxiously waiting at the entrance for Bourdain, ready to ask him a thousand questions and hoping to be his new…

I was really caught off guard by the outpouring of emotion about AB’s death. I’d been a big fan of his for 20+ years. I know that he was a famous, popular figure, but I had no idea the depth and breadth of his fandom.

I appreciated how Bourdain evolved from the cheeky American asshole in Cook’s Tour to the more respectful “I want to be everyone’s friend” in No Reservations to the “food is just how I talk about the bigger stuff” guy in Parts Unknown. He cut down on the wisecracking (somewhat) and turned into someone who was…

Celebrity deaths never really phase me at all, but Bourdain is something else. His voice was one that said what I needed to hear. I’ll miss his interesting, entertaining and important work.

I’m more than a little surprised at how much Anthony’s death is affecting me. I knew I was a huge fan of his, and my wife jokes about my crush on him whenever we watch Parts Unknown, but I’ve been going back to all the news sites, looking for the articles that help me figure out why I’m so sad at my desk.

I immediately thought about that episode too, which was one of my very favorites. It came at such a crucial time, and it was like this little beacon of hope. Anthony’s style of interviewing - which was really just a warm, honest, conversation over good food, brought out the best in Obama. He was such a talent, and…

I’ve read every one of his books, including the cookbooks — and he always wrote good apologies in his post scripts when he changed his views on something he’d written earlier, which is one reason I think people liked him so much. I loved his work and persona, and this loss really hurts. I feel for his family and loved…

I am so sad. That fact that Eric was the one that found him makes this doubly devastating.

What the hell is going on.

Ughhhhhhh shut the fuck up my god.

I cannot understand why Jez has such an awful troll problem while so many amazing commenters are stuck in the greys...

Charlene’s stepdaughter (whose father, Lyman, was also killed in that attack) has been attending court proceedings and blogging about it at www.jcarole.com. It’s good stuff. She spoke to an unnamed rape victim who just wants to know if he still has her drivers’ license. This sick FUCK. After all the terror of his…

I will never stop enjoying the complete and total lack of fucks given here.

I’m sorry...who?