Anthony Bourdain's Fathers' Day essay for Bon Appetit

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Editor's Note 6/8/18: We are saddened to learn of Anthony Bourdain's death at age 61. In 2012, he wrote a Father’s Day essay for Bon Appétit about his childhood, his memories of his father, and raising his own daughter. We're re-sharing his words today.

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"He taught me early that the value of a dish is the pleasure it brings you; where you are sitting when you eat it—and who you are eating it with—are what really matter. Perhaps the most important life lesson he passed on was: Don't be a snob. It's something I will always at least aspire to—something that has allowed me to travel this world and eat all it has to offer without fear or prejudice. To experience joy, my father taught me, one has to leave oneself open to it."
https://www.bonappetit.com/people/chefs/article/ever-wonder-how-anthony-bourdain-came-to-be-anthony-bourdain-and-what-he-looked-like-in-1972