Every Time Anthony Bourdain Made 2016 Better

By many accounts 2016 was a pretty dismal year. But Anthony Bourdain, the world’s favorite roving raconteur and host of CNN’s Parts Unknown, gave us a few reasons to gaze upon the last 12 months with a slice of fondness. Here’s a look back at every time Anthony Bourdain made 2016 better.

• He revealed his five biggest fears.

• He made Anderson Cooper cry (sort-of).

• He interviewed President Obama on Parts Unknown and praised the president’s awesome chopstick skills.

• During his live tour, he took down a heckler like a pro.

• He revealed his go-to hangover cure.

• He announced a new documentary that will tackle the subject of food waste.

• He promised to never, ever dine with Donald Trump.

• He admitted to having Instagram FOMO.

• He promised to never, ever dine at Donald Trump’s new D.C. hotel.

• He’s planning “a very substantial, nonfiction project in Detroit.”

• He released a cookbook, Appetites, co-written with his longtime colleague Laurie Woolever.

• He won the Blue Belt Masters 5 Middleweight Division for his team in a jiu-jitsu competition.

• He appeared in a sketch on Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central, in which he becomes trapped under a taxi, priming the sketch for the punch line: “Looks like he's going to lose a few body parts... unknown.”

• He is still working on that massive $60 million food hall in New York City.

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