"Even though there was an intense religious ceremony happening right outside their car, Bourdain apparently wanted to feed his crew after a long day of filming. With not much more than "a few handfuls of cooked rice available" during the shoot, he knew they were "hot, hungry, and very far from home." And Woolever said that meant they were ready to eat "some resolutely Western fast food chicken and biscuits.""
"The best part, though, was that everyone gathered on the hotel rooftop to eat while swapping funny stories from the road, and Bourdain appeared to be completely in his element amidst all the laughter and deep-fried food. "He looked relaxed, happy, and pleased to be feeding and entertaining his friends," as Woolever said. "This, too, was what it was like to eat and travel with Tony.""
"Woolever's memory is a sweet glimpse into who Bourdain was as a person, especially since he tracked down KFC for his crew while having his own complicated relationship with American fast food. In fact, Bourdain called American food the most outrageous in the world, telling National Geographic in 2011 that, "We are really the only people who enthusiastically celebrate how quickly we are killing ourselves.""
Anthony Bourdain searched for a KFC near his hotel in Sri Lanka during a shoot, despite an intense religious ceremony happening outside the car. With only a few handfuls of cooked rice available, he recognized the crew were hot, hungry, and far from home, so they ate resolutely Western fast food chicken and biscuits. Everyone gathered on the hotel rooftop to eat and swap funny road stories, and Bourdain looked relaxed, happy, and pleased to be feeding and entertaining friends. Bourdain also expressed mixed feelings about American fast food, calling it "the most outrageous in the world" and saying Americans "enthusiastically celebrate how quickly we are killing ourselves."
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