Anthony Bourdain and the Napa Valley restaurant that defined culinary excellence

Anthony Bourdain built his reputation on skepticism. He distrusted hype, recoiled from pretense and rarely indulged in absolutes. That is why his declaration that The French Laundry was “the best restaurant in the world, period” has endured long after his death. For a critic who made a career out of puncturing culinary mythology, the statement carried unusual weight. The post Anthony Bourdain and the Napa Valley restaurant that defined culinary excellence appeared first on FoodChain Magazine.