If you like Baby Reindeer, you’ll love Young Mungo! 29 terrific TV shows – and the books to read instead
Want to watch less and read more this summer? Let your favourite series be a guide to clever, funny, moving titles you won’t be able to put down
October 2022
The unauthorised Anthony Bourdain biography is not just unnecessary – it’s irresponsible
Elmo Keep
Down and Out in Paradise review – a disservice to Anthony Bourdain
Whipped, hip and drizzled in honey: why Britain is back in love with butter
‘I am lonely’: controversial book reveals Anthony Bourdain’s final days
July 2022
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain review – genius painted in broad strokes
The hungry wanderer’s wit and intellect make for compelling viewing in an otherwise conveyor-belt documentary
October 2021
Frozen in time
Frozen in Time: Anthony Bourdain, New York, May 2001
Photographed for issue three of Observer Food Monthly, the chef is all innocence and enthusiasm, on the cusp of life-changing success
July 2021
The Bourdain AI furore shouldn’t overshadow an effective, complicated film
Adrian Horton
Anthony Bourdain documentary sparks backlash for using AI to fake voice
June 2021
Anthony Bourdain: trailer released for Oscar-tipped documentary Roadrunner
Roadrunner, Morgan Neville’s posthumous study of the late chef and TV star, is narrated by Bourdain himself
May 2021
Five of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite food destinations
The co-author of World Travel: An Irreverent Guide reveals the places and dishes at the top of the late chef and food presenter’s list
February 2021
Screen bites
From Burnt to Aftertaste: why can't we get past the 'angry white male chef'?
The ABC’s new comedy may not be a redemptive tale but surely it’s time we gave our food fictions a bit more diversity and hope?
April 2020
The 10 best food TV shows to watch on lockdown
From the inimitable Anthony Bourdain to classic Madhur Jaffrey, food programmes offer much more than a chance to catch up on recipes. But which ones should you stream now?
January 2020
Anthony Bourdain's final book to be published this year
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, which the late chef and television host was working on when he died, is due out in October
March 2019
Sacred giant turtle gets embalmed in Vietnam
Reptile is believed to be the last in a long line of large turtles in Hoàn Kiếm
December 2018
The Observer's obituaries of 2018
Anthony Bourdain remembered by Mark Lanegan
The musician remembers his friend, the charismatic chef, author and presenter
October 2018
JK Rowling's Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential also helps boost publisher’s profits by 13%
August 2018
Gravity-defying dessert, $195 mac’n’cheese and Beyoncé’s guacamole: the tastiest food TV
Jimmy Bennett speaks out after Asia Argento denies accusations of assault
July 2018
Anthony Bourdain's last interview: Trump, Weinstein and travel
The chef and TV presenter talked about revolution, parenting, abuse and Trump voters in what is believed to be the last interview before his death