This guy had a lot going for him - huge star making tons of money off tv show - made man in leftie cultural circles. His gf Asia Argento was basically the #metoo woman who brought down Weinstein, and she is in the middle of doing victory laps. He also has an 11 year-old daughter.
All told, it’s hard to see a guy checking out in this situation unless he has a bad secret he’s afraid is going to be revealed.
The fact that he committed suicide would be a very big bit of evidence.
Also are you aware of his history? The search for Dopamine was a big part of his life.
Bourdain was extremely vocal about his mental health, his history of substance abuse, and how those issues impacted the larger restaurant industry. In Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain writes extensively about drug use in kitchens, heroin in particular.
about drug use in kitchens, heroin in particular.
"It is one of the central ironies of my career that as soon as I got off heroin, things started getting really bad. High on dope, I was — prior to Gino's — at least, a chef, well paid, much liked by crew and floor and owners alike. Stabilized on methadone, I became nearly unemployable by polite society," Bourdain wrote in Kitchen Confidential.
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Empire_of_the_mind ago
This guy had a lot going for him - huge star making tons of money off tv show - made man in leftie cultural circles. His gf Asia Argento was basically the #metoo woman who brought down Weinstein, and she is in the middle of doing victory laps. He also has an 11 year-old daughter.
All told, it’s hard to see a guy checking out in this situation unless he has a bad secret he’s afraid is going to be revealed.
This will hit the brainwashed left HARD.
KnightsofHubris ago
Or if he suffers from Depression which can hit like a hurricane.
DeathToMasonsASAP ago
What evidence that he was depressed?
Are_we_sure ago
The fact that he committed suicide would be a very big bit of evidence.
Also are you aware of his history? The search for Dopamine was a big part of his life.
"It is one of the central ironies of my career that as soon as I got off heroin, things started getting really bad. High on dope, I was — prior to Gino's — at least, a chef, well paid, much liked by crew and floor and owners alike. Stabilized on methadone, I became nearly unemployable by polite society," Bourdain wrote in Kitchen Confidential.