Anthony Bourdain’s legacy in Russia : State of the World from NPR
In this Sunday, March 13, 2016, file photo Anthony Bourdain speaks during South By Southwest at the Austin Convention Center, in Austin, Texas.
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Eight years after the death of Anthony Bourdain, people around the world still mourn the beloved chef, author and TV star. At a movie theater in Moscow, hundreds of Russian fans gathered recently for the premiere of ‘Tony,’ the new Hollywood film based on Bourdain’s early life. Among them was a man Bourdain loved to call “international man of mystery,” someone who became essential to Bourdain’s success in Russia and beyond. Our Moscow correspondent introduces us to him.
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