Anthony Bourdain was found unresponsive in his hotel room in France on Friday morning, CNN has reported. Bourdain, whose CNN television show “Parts Unknown” recently featured Newfoundland and Labrador, apparently took his own life.
Bourdain was in Haut-Rhin in France doing an episode of “Parts Unknown.”
A world traveller and pundit who had much to say on food, politics and cultures, Bourdain’s death has created ripples around the globe.
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His recently aired show about his Newfoundland and Labrador visit garnered a great deal of attention, positive for its review of the province and its culture and a backlash over the term “Newfie” used in one reference.
Telegram food columnist Cynthia Stone reacted in her column. “We mourn the loss to his family and to the millions of people he touched, including many of us in this small province. The positive influence of the time he spent here will not soon be forgotten.”
The Telegram is following this story and will provide an update as information becomes available.
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