"In what became the final episode of Anthony Bourdain's series "Parts Unknown," he met New York musician and artist John Lurie. This was their first time meeting. They discussed New York and Lurie's history there while he put on a pot and boiled four eggs for Bourdain. At one point, he joked that he had seen Bourdain's show before, where he eats things like mouse head soup, which made Bourdain laugh."
"He gave Bourdain an empty plate and then the pot with the eggs in it. Bourdain accepted it graciously and declared that eggs are "the perfect food." They continued talking as Bourdain peeled an egg and ate it. In a 2017 interview with The Guardian, Bourdain said "As I get older my tastes become simpler." He said that food like your grandmother's meatloaf was what made him happy. It makes sense that a hard-boiled egg would be so appealing to him."
Anthony Bourdain valued simple, well-made food and rejected food-world pretentiousness while respecting culinary tradition. In the final episode of Parts Unknown he met New York musician John Lurie, who boiled four eggs and served them plainly. Bourdain accepted the humble offering, peeled and ate an egg, and called eggs the perfect food. Bourdain's tastes grew simpler with age, finding comfort in straightforward dishes like grandmother's meatloaf. Despite having eaten expertly prepared cuisine worldwide, he learned to experience food emotionally rather than merely judging it critically, celebrating honesty and simplicity in cooking.
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