“Tony,” “Late Fame,” and the Rocky Road to Literary Stardom
The New Yorker · 7 Aug 2026

“Tony,” “Late Fame,” and the Rocky Road to Literary Stardom

How could we forget? Bourdain, the celebrity chef who parlayed the success of his best-selling memoir, “Kitchen Confidential” (2000), into an astounding career as a globe-trotting TV host, was often lovingly described as “larger than life.” In the years since his suicide, in 2018, the public’s undim


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