![]() This old-school family run eatery may seem like a seafood shack, but it bleeds hearty red sauce.īourdain enjoyed the broiled salmon and chicken parm, but said the star of the menu is lobster fra diavolo. ![]() “If you can’t find it in your heart to enjoy Randazzo’s, you’re a lost soul,” said Bourdain. ![]() Hop Kee, 21 Mott St., Chinatown 21 Randazzo’s Clam Barįeatured in: “No Reservations,” Season 8, Episode 18, “Brooklyn” Alamy Stock Photo “Places like Hop Kee still feature the never-ending tea pot, the egg rolls, and certain other classics of that day,” said Bourdain. He never strayed from his go-to order of wonton soup, egg rolls, barbecue spareribs, pork fried rice and sweet and sour pork, Woolever writes. Vintage American-Chinese fare continued to draw him to this cash-only locale. “We … discovered more authentic dishes, but I think maybe we lost something.” “People slowly became aware that there are, in fact, various regions within China and that just maybe this isn’t what real Cantonese food is like after all,” he said in 2018, in the last-ever “Parts Unknown” episode. Years later, he noted that cuisines in the neighborhood were evolving. Gray’s Papaya, 2090 Broadway, Upper West Side 21 Hop Keeįeatured in: “Parts Unknown,” Season 12, Episode 7, “Lower East Side” Alamy Stock Photoīourdain had cherished childhood memories of traveling into the city from New Jersey with his family to dine at this Chinatown eatery. The cook often devoured what he called a “New Yorker’s poor-man meal” - a combination of hot dogs topped with sauerkraut, sucked down with “the foamy deliciousness of a nutritious papaya drink.” “Meat, starch and veg all in a few mouthfuls,” he said. “This is the New York institution for late-night chefs and local wanderers alike. “When I start missing New York, this is what I miss,” said Bourdain, of this hot dog spot. Staten Island 71 Gray’s Papayaįeatured in: “The Layover,” Season 1, Episode 1, “New York City” Zandy Mangold He enjoyed the black curry goat, a feast made “spicier and richer” than Indian curry by “pan-roasting the spices.” Woolever also recommends the egg hoppers: fermented rice-batter crepes complete with a sunny-side up egg. This humble joint is “a little slice of home for many of the island’s Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus as well as anybody who likes spicy Sri Lankan food,” Bourdain said. New Ashaįeatured in: “No Reservations,” Season 5, Episode 19, “Outer Boroughs” Liz Sullivan/ New York Post Here are some of Bourdain’s favorite off-the-beaten-path eateries from around the five boroughs. While mainstream classics such as Katz’s Deli, Russ & Daughters and Emilio’s Ballato get their due, Bourdain sniffed out some of the best under-the-radar hidden gems in town - giving cooped up New Yorkers an excuse to get out of the house after a year of takeout. In addition to must-eat joints in Finland and Malaysia, the book devotes ample space to Bourdain’s backyard, New York City. Written by Bourdain and Laurie Woolever, a food writer who spent more than a decade working as his assistant, the book is a compilation of interviews and quotes from his time on television, in shows such as “Parts Unknown” and “No Reservations.” Interspersed with essays honoring him from friends and family, the collection is a handheld directory to Bourdain’s oeuvre. It highlights his favorite travel spots and is already a best seller on Amazon. The prolific foodie died by suicide in 2018 at age 61, but his new posthumous book, “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,” (Ecco) comes out Tuesday. But his star shined the brightest when it came to eating. Here are the dead celebs that will have their Twitter ‘blue checks’ restoredĬouple on a mission to visit every diner in NJ reveal best in the stateĪnthony Bourdain ‘never stopped drinking,’ ‘hated who he had become’: bookĪnthony Bourdain was many things: a chef, a writer, a traveler. Which zodiac sign has big-D energy? An astrologer tells all
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