Anthony Bourdain

A new unauthorized biography "Down and Out in Paradise" of famed traveler Anthony Bourdain reveals raw details of his final days before he died by suicide.

I hate my job.” As I promised. I hate being famous. As I said. As I truly meant. “I am not spiteful.

A new unauthorized biography titled Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain includes a final text message before his death revealing Bourdain ...

I would like to find a reason, too.” I understand that the world needs to find a reason. It wasn’t a problem for us.” “He cheated on me, too. “But you were careless,” he wrote. As I truly meant.” “I hate being famous. As I promised. I hate my job. As I said. “You were reckless with my heart. “I am not spiteful.

Controversial biography details celebrity chef's heartfelt final texts to Italian actress Asia Argento.

As I promised. I hate being famous. As I truly meant. As I said. “I hate my fans, too. [Italian actress Asia Argento](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/victim-perpetrator-scarlet-diva-making-unmaking-asia-argento/) are contained in an unauthorised and controversial biography by Charles Leerhsen called Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain.

The celebrity chef argued with the Italian star in the days and hours before his death at age 61.

But Leerhsen told HuffPost on Wednesday that the chef “intensely disliked” Christopher and stopped talking to him two years before his death. You can also get support via text by visiting [suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat](https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat). Bourdain died at age 61 in a French hotel room in 2018 while on assignment for his [CNN](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/cnn) culinary adventure show “Parts Unknown.” A day later, the two communicated again via text. You were reckless with my heart. “But you were careless. “I am not jealous that you have been with another man. “Others in and near the family have confirmed to me that my portrayal of the Bourdain family dynamic is accurate,” the author said. I hate being famous. I hate my job,” Bourdain texted to his estranged wife Ottavia Busia-Bourdain, who remained a friend. “I hate my fans, too. [published by The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/dining/anthony-bourdain-biography.html) on Tuesday from excerpts in “ [Down And Out In Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain](https://www.amazon.com/Down-Out-Paradise-Anthony-Bourdain/dp/1982140445)” by Charles Leerhsen, paint a grim portrait of the “Kitchen Confidential” author’s final days.

Read an exclusive excerpt from the unauthorized Anthony Bourdain biography 'Down and Out in Paradise' by Charles Leerhsen.

By experiencing what he had been, he may have seen more clearly what he'd turned into—a character out of a sordid, slightly deranged James Ellroy novel, a doomed and desperate lover who hired a private detective to soil an obscure kid actor for the sake of a woman who respected him less for each effort he made on her behalf. It was an especially horrible thing for Tony to learn about himself, that he had lost his integrity in pursuit of a woman who seemed to spend her life performing for the paparazzi and clowning on Instagram, but perhaps there was some consolation and peace in finally seeing things for what they were. After the next day's shoot, Tony turned down Ripert's suggestion of dinner and went out by himself. It was this world-class mess of what had once been a love affair that Tony was desperately trying to keep going when—with him just settling in to begin the Kaysersberg shoot with Eric Ripert—Argento showed up on the paparazzi websites cavorting in the streets of Rome (and in the lobby of the Hotel de Russie, where she and Tony had enjoyed romantic interludes) with a handsome young French journalist named Hugo Clément. Toward the end of the meal, Schillinger, a handsome blond Frenchman of fifty-five, proposed that he, Tony, Ripert, and the crew make a beer run to Freiburg, Germany, thirty miles to the southeast, for a nightcap—and off they all went like a bunch of spring breakers. One possible reason for his elevated mood was that he'd had a good time the night before when, with the cameras rolling, he and Ripert had visited a two Michelin star restaurant called JY's in the nearby town of Colmar. The proprietor and chef, Jean-Yves Schillinger, had met Tony fifteen years earlier when he'd had a place in New York City; and as Tony and Ripert experienced his high-toned take on Alsatian cooking, memories came rolling back on waves of crisp local whites. Parts Unknown was not regularly broadcast in Kaysersberg, which accounted for Tony's anonymity there, but it did air in Freiburg, and as soon as Tony entered the crowded beer garden he became Anthony Bourdain again, the recipient of allos, prosts, and hearty handshakes, all of which he returned with a wide smile. How Down and Out in Paradise stands apart from the handful of [other works](https://people.com/food/what-to-know-about-anthony-bourdains-a-i-voice-controversy-in-new-doc-roadrunner/) which set out to tell Bourdain's story, is with intimate details from his final days in France, taken largely from texts and emails on his phone and laptop. By Thursday he seemed to be better and kind of wanted everyone to back off." One of his main worries, though, was that he would someday come fourth or fifth, behind her man or men of the moment. [died by suicide](https://people.com/food/anthony-bourdain-death-no-evidence-foul-play-violence-report/) in June 2018 at age 61 while in Kaysersberg, France to film an episode of his series Parts Unknown with close friend and French chef, Eric Ripert.

According to Eater, Bourdain was a celebrity chef and TV show host. Bourdain traveled around the world to try various cuisines before his death in 2018. But ...

[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/dining/anthony-bourdain-biography.html). The book is available for preorder on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982140445?linkCode=ogi&tag=esquire_auto-append-20&ascsubtag=%5Bartid%7C10054.a.41412445%5Bsrc%7C%5Bch%7C%5Blt%7C). [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/media/anthony-bourdain-dead.html), hit the headlines again due to the release of his biography. Published by [Simon & Schuster](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982140445?linkCode=ogi&tag=esquire_auto-append-20&ascsubtag=%5Bartid%7C10054.a.41412445%5Bsrc%7C%5Bch%7C%5Blt%7C), “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain” was written by Charles Leerhshen and is slated to be released Oct. [Simon & Schuster](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/dining/anthony-bourdain-biography.html) responded to the allegation by saying, “With all due respect, we disagree that the material in the book contains defamatory information, and we stand by our forthcoming publication.” [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/anthony-bourdain-family-friends-slam-unauthorized-bio-includes-late-celebrity-chef-final-texts) reported that the controversy swirls around text messages between Anthony Bourdain and his estranged wife, Ottavia Busia-Bourdain. Bourdain traveled around the world to try various cuisines before his death in 2018.