How Anthony Bourdain changed the culinary industry

1. This is a final research essay on a chef, Anthony bourdain. Please follow my outline and change the thesis. If prestige in the culinary industry means exclusiveness, then Anthony bourdain was the one to change all of that by arguing that the soul of food is not made in the kitchen of a 5 star restaurant.
2. Anthony Bourdain’s career as a chef challenges the idea that success in the culinary world is only possible through elitism and prestige restaurants
3. Chefs enter the culinary industry thinking that success means fame and being able to make it into a fine dining restaurant.

B. Bourdain took control of the narrative through his work, like in Kitchen Confidential where he exposed the reality of the industry, how he lived his life, and outspoken honesty about food media and cultures.

C. Thesis: Bourdain’s view on the culinary industry and outspoken honesty reshaped it and turned food into a human and cultural experience through his wit and honesty.

II. Body paragraph one: point: Anthony Bourdain’s culinary background gave him a good sense of what working in a high end restaurant was like.

1. Point: Bourdain was a trained professional chef who worked years in professional kitchens before becoming a writer and food celebrity and food media figure
2. He was trained and worked as a sous chef in a top rated restaurant which gave him a good amount of experience working with food.
3. Evidence: Bourdain graduated from the culinary institute of America at Hyde park and then went on to work as an executive chef in prestigious restaurants in New York City. (ciachef.edu)
4. Explanation: his experience in high stressful environments like a restaurant kitchen offered him a good understanding of the industrys demands and issues.
5. Link: personal reflection: learning about bourdain and his work experience and career has helped me understand that to be able to succeed in the culinary industry, one must have endurance and discipline for the realities of a chefs life.

III. body paragraph two Point: Bourdains Personal struggles caused him to seek his love for food in other places than just kitchen restaurants.

1. Point: Bourdain has openly struggled with depression and addiction, maybe as a result to the dark side of the culinary industry.
2. Working in an environment that only values the food and not the worker is something that is very common in high end restaurant kitchens.
3. Evidence: in his memoir, kitchen confidential, he witnessed the substance abuse, hierarchies and issues within the kitchens he worked at like in the rainbow room where he witnessed reckless behavior, intense partying and drug use. (Kitchen confidential 2000)
4. Explanation: these kind opening experiences shaped his empathy for working class people (cooks) and outsiders in the industry.
5. Link: his ability to be vulnerable to the public teaches people that acknowledging struggle is the key to getting far in the industry

IV. Body paragraph three: Point: His cooking philosophy made people open their mind more to different cultures food and home cooking.

1. Point: Anthony Bourdain thought that food experience should be rooted in culture instead of elitism.
2. He traveled different countries and showed the lifes of people who loved food that were not professional chefs.
3. Evidence: he has openly criticized peoples obsession with high end restaurants and fine dining. (Eating with the other 2017)
4. Explanation: through his work like parts unknown, he showcases the other side of the food industry by showing street food and home cooking.
5. Link: he encourages people to see the value In authenticity and being open minded over valuing status, especially when building my own culinary identity.

V. Body paragraph four: point: His impact on the culinary industry encourages me to see the beauty in cooking.

1. Point: Anthony Bourdain changed my view on chefs and different cultures food.
2. Evidence: parts unknown demonstrated how food is able to connect with history and politics by illustrating how a countries condition can affect the food that is made there. (Parts unknown 2013)
3. Explanation: He changed the way chefs are viewed: from performers to storytellers. As well as cultural observers
4. Link: He inspires me to see food as something to connect with people and view the world through an unfiltered lens.

VI. Conclusion: Bourdain changed the way culinary media and people viewed fine dining and street foot.

1. Bourdains life reflects the complex side of the culinary world, from the humanity behind the food that we eat to the human condition.
2. His life experiences, and struggles within the industry have changed food culture into a more open industry
3. Researching and studying his life has changed how I view success as a culinary student
4. Anthony bourdains story is one that will stay with me. It taught me to see the beauty in the small simple things even if theyre not considered beautiful.