“I hate my fans. I hate fame, I hate my job. I feel lonely and live in constant uncertainty.” It was written Anthony Bourdain wife 11 years old Ottavia Busia-Bourdin, in one of the almost daily, even after their separation, messages that they exchanged, a few days before the cook committed suicide.

Many people still find it difficult to digest that a man with such a passion for food and therefore for life (as well as for passions) ended his life in a hotel room in France in June 8, 2018

Already two documentaries released in 2021, Road Runner: A Movie About Anthony Bourdain and Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography, have tried to shed light on the story of the man who introduced us to the world through food, but the journalist Charles Leersen tried to do it in more detail with the book “Down and to Heaven: The Life of Anthony Bourdain”. New, that is, unofficial biography of Anthony Bourdain, which will appear in bookstores October 11 from Simon and Shuster.

For the book, the author researched more than 80 Bourdain interviews, archives, messages and emails and, as he stated, he did not want to make an “official Bourdain product”, but wanted to create a portrait of a man who towards the end of his life had chosen isolation, steroids, prostitutes and had not been “there” for his 11 years. – old daughter.

However, Bourdain’s family and those close to him did not seem to approve of this publication. “Everything he writes about relationships and communication within our family, children and adults, is fictional or completely wrong,” commented the brother of the cook. Christopher Burden, who has already sent two emails to book publishers. However, Leersen found what he says were authoritative sources related to his book.

Down to Heaven, which runs from Bourdain’s childhood to his “work” in all sorts of New York restaurants and worldwide fame through his books and shows, also devotes much of his work as a chef. connection with her Asia Argento.

“I am desperately in love with this woman,” Bourdain wrote to his wife Ottavia Busia-Bourdain. The chef gave special financial support to his partner, as he did in the financial settlement with the actor. Jimmy Bennettwho wanted to sue Argento for sexual harassment when he was 17 (by the way, Argento was one of the women who accused Harvey Weinstein for sexual abuse).

As for the answer this book is trying to give as to why Anthony Bourdain killed himself, it lends weight in the tension that existed between him and Argento the last days of his life.

His friends are like a chef Eric Ripert who were with Bourdain two days before his death showed concern for him.

The day before Anthony Bourdain hanged himself in his room, he had a heated argument with Asia Argento. The chef reportedly texted her, “I’m fine. I’m not evil. I’m not jealous that you were with another man. You don’t belong to me. You are free. As I said. As I promised. As I really meant. But you were reckless. You were careless with my heart. With my life.”

According to the New York Times.