On Thursday morning, longtime pals and world-famous chefs Eric Ripert and José Andrés posted a video on Twitter. While holding Spanish porron wine pitchers, the chefs announced that June 25 would be Bourdain Day—a day memorializing their late friend Anthony Bourdain on what would have been his birthday. They encouraged fans and friends of Bourdain, who died on June 8, 2018, to post their favorite memories of him and to celebrate his legacy.
“June may be a important month,” aforementioned Ripert. “On June 25, we have a tendency to ar all progressing to celebrate the birthday of our pricey friend and beloved Anthony Bourdain.” Andrés then “translated” Ripert’s remarks into Spanish, expression them in his thick accent. (The 2 have a long-running gag of mocking every other’s nationalities.)
IMPORTANT! JUNE 25th #BOURDAINDAY Celebrating the Life, Legacy & Birthday of our Dear Friend Anthony! Wherever U are & whoever UR with, join @chefjoseandres I & share your tributes & memories using #BourdainDay & wish Anthony Peace & Happy Birthday! RT/Spread the word! CHEERS! 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Sw28hDupfw
— Eric Ripert (@ericripert) May 30, 2019
Soon when posting the video, the hashtag #BourdainDay began trending on Twitter, with food personalities like Scott Conant and Teddy boy Allen tweeting the video.
To coincide with #BourdainDay, the cooking Institute of America has declared plans to introduce a replacement scholarship in Bourdain’s honor, supporting students curious about following within the chef’s footsteps with Associate in Nursing “international cooking experience” or semester abroad. in step with a unharness, full scholarship info are going to be declared in time period.
In April, Bourdain was honored at the James Beard Media Awards, where his hit CNN show, Parts Unknown, won for visual and technical excellence. A book memorializing Bourdain—Anthony Bourdain Remembered—debuted on May 28, with words from Barack Obama, Andrés, Ripert, Jill Filipovic, Ken Burns, Questlove, and more.
“These remembrances provide United States of America a glimpse of Tony’s widespread impact through his political and social commitments; his dedication to travel and feeding well (and widely); and his love of the word, beside his deep compassion, open-mindedness, and interest in lives totally different from his own,” reads the book’s description.
