qwertyy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 A big thanks to Tony Bourdain for participating in our famine relief efforts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 It looks as if Bourdain is leaving the Travel Channel for CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 It appears he may still be doing work with Travel Channel, depending on how one interprets the following quote: In a statement, a Travel Channel spokesperson said, “As part of Travel Channel’s strategic repositioning of the brand and its core programming mission, the network has been aggressively developing new talent, new voices and new shows, as announced last year,” adding that Mr. Bourdain “has been an iconic figure at Travel Channel.” The statement concluded: “We are proud of the great storytelling Tony has brought to the network. We congratulate him on his new venture and look forward to working with him on new projects in the future.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I was watching this "Oldies but Goodies" CD infomercial today, and was surprised to see Bourdain pitching for it. But I was wrong, it was Bowzer, and I was just wondering if these two were ... separated at birth? Related, but creepier: Academy Award nominated director Richard Brooks (I don't even need to say it, do I?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Bourdain's new graphic novel previewed http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/bourdain-slices-up-familiar-subjects-in-get-jiro/2012/08/06/ca1f95fe-dc2b-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayandstacey Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I didn't know he could draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Bourdain likes the In-n-Out Burger in L.A. I realize there is a helluva cult around In-n-Out Burger that I'm not a member of, and I typically respect Bourdain's opinions, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat at one. In L.A., I much prefer Habit Burger or up north in S.F., the Buckhorn Grill. (The Tri-Tip sandwich at Buckhorn Grill blows away almost any Philly cheesesteak I've ever eaten....but now I'm off-topic.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer john Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Never been impressed when I've eaten at In-n Out Burger. The one we went to in Vegas flat out sucked, the ones we went to in California were a bit better but nothing special. Roy's Big Burger in Richmond does a much better job of basically the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I am in L.A. Right now, and did In-n-Out right outside LAX, compared with Habit Burger in Valencia. Habit Burger wins by a large margin, but the In-n-Out was nicely cooked and had a flavor just above the blandness I've learned to expect from In-n-Out. The fries are silly matchsticks, no rival for Habit's sweet potato fries. Habit's burger is cooked to order and nicely juicy and beefy. I would give In-n-Out a 5 on a scale of 10, and Habit a solid 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I am in L.A. Right now, and did In-n-Out right outside LAX, compared with Habit Burger in Valencia. Habit Burger wins by a large margin, but the In-n-Out was nicely cooked and had a flavor just above the blandness I've learned to expect from In-n-Out. The fries are silly matchsticks, no rival for Habit's sweet potato fries. Habit's burger is cooked to order and nicely juicy and beefy. I would give In-n-Out a 5 on a scale of 10, and Habit a solid 7. Habit's burger also costs 50 percent more. Not really apples-to-apples. It's like comparing Habit to Ray's, Palena, et al. (or to be more geographically relevant, Father's Office or Umami). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Agree with SilentBob but also wanted to say I love In-n-Out. I imagine it's something you have to have history with, along with it being cheap and convenient if not such high quality. As discussed on the Breyers thread this past week, we all have preferences like this, whether Breyers vanilla, Swiss Miss cocoa or In-n-Out. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 While I won't disagree item by item, I went to Habit today with my daughter, son-in-law and two children. For 3 double chars with everything, two fries, a sweet potato fries, a chicken sandwich, 3 medium drinks and a milkshake, all in, was $34. For the quality, I would make it my regular stop for burgers in the L.A. area, (Not sure I could cross-walk that to In-n-Out exactly, but I doubt there would be more than a 10% difference.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 While I won't disagree item by item, I went to Habit today with my daughter, son-in-law and two children. For 3 double chars with everything, two fries, a sweet potato fries, a chicken sandwich, 3 medium drinks and a milkshake, all in, was $34. For the quality, I would make it my regular stop for burgers in the L.A. area, (Not sure I could cross-walk that to In-n-Out exactly, but I doubt there would be more than a 10% difference.) Well yeah, if you're going to lump in fries, drinks, and milkshakes, where the price difference between the two chains is small to negligible, of course the aggregate meal price is going going to obscure the much more significant price difference between the burgers. That's just simple math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'll let it drop after this point, but for all of two and a half bucks more, you can have the Double Char with cheese meal at Habit, with Consumer Reports best tasting burger in America and superior fries by far for $9.05. But for $6.60, you can have In-n-Out's Double Double meal with its matchstick fries. Of course, most of this Board will gravitate to Habit's extensive menu of sandwiches, like the to-die-for tri-tip, or the extensive menu of salads, or those yummy sweet potato fries. But at In-n-Out, you can save two and a half bucks, unless you get animal glop on your fries....any time you can get change back from a $10 bill, you're in the same ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I'll let it drop after this point, but for all of two and a half bucks more, you can have the Double Char with cheese meal at Habit, with Consumer Reports best tasting burger in America and superior fries by far for $9.05. But for $6.60, you can have In-n-Out's Double Double meal with its matchstick fries. Of course, most of this Board will gravitate to Habit's extensive menu of sandwiches, like the to-die-for tri-tip, or the extensive menu of salads, or those yummy sweet potato fries. But at In-n-Out, you can save two and a half bucks, unless you get animal glop on your fries.... IMO, all this shows is the unremarkable point made every day on all food/travel/electronics/car discussion forums that "if you spend X more dollars on Y, your [meal/hotel room/HDTV/sports car] will be better." I can play the same game. For all of a few dollars more, you can have plenty of better burgers in this country (and particularly, in Southern California) than at Habit. So what's the point? All I was suggesting above is that it doesn't make sense to compare two burgers that are at arguably different price points for burgers. Of course a $2+ difference is chump change in the grand scheme of things. Now if you want to argue that they're actually part of the same price point, fine, but by the same logic that means an $8 or $9 burger is at the same price point as Habit (hence my "costs 50 percent more" comment). I'm certainly not disputing your point that Habit > In-N-Out insofar as taste is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Have never been to Habit so no dog in that fight. But, after a few debates recently around the 'pay more/get more' idea, a couple thoughts I hope obvious and largely agreeable: First, not always true that more expensive is better. The many exceptions being disappointing, rip offs or other, more colorful, descriptions. Second, isn't the good, useful and generally interesting thing opinions on value versus cost or price? Speaking just for myself, a big part of what I love about this website is the ability to get quality (often differing) opinions about such a wide range of food, drink and spots. Whether a few-buck burger/cup of coffee or a stratospherically expensive tasting menu, we're able to inform our decisions to the questions: "Will it be worth it?" and "Will I spend time or money in this way?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Another trip to L.A. under my belt this past weekend, and another visit to Habit Burger (Santa Clarita) and In-n-Out (San Diego). I still vastly prefer Habit Burger by a wide margin -- and you can get a similar meal at both places and receive change back from a $10 bill, so they are in the same economic ballpark. Some interesting differences were apparent on these visits. First, In-n-Out caters to a decidedly teeny-bopper crowd. It is jam-packed with high schoolers and college kids. The larger variety of menu items on the Habit Burger menu make it more of a family place than In-n-Out. Second, if you have a hankering for a non-burger meal, then you have to opt for Habit Burger. Anythng from fresh salads to tri-tip sandwiches to sweet potato fries, and many more high-quality items, are available at Habit. Third, and maybe the most stark difference, is that In-n-Out is NOT fast food. From placing an eat-in order to actually receiving it is a good 15 minute wait. Fourth, the french fries at In-n-Out are embarrassingly bad, even worse than McDonald's. You would think that a chain that prides itself in conquering the southwestern market can solve this problem with the swipe of Lynsi Snyder's billion-dollar pen. In the end, whenever I visit southern California I will probably take one meal at each place, but these differences are real and apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Is Habit Burger a (small-ish) chain? Or just a onesy kind of place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Is Habit Burger a (small-ish) chain? Or just a onesy kind of place? There are 10 Habit Burger locations in the greater L.A. area. An 11th is opening in Gilroy in a few days....I would expect to see significant expansion. The quality is other-worldy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatruneat Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was born and raised in San Diego but fast food has never been my thing. The only times I eat at In-N-Out when I am "home" is either when I have a traveling companion with me who wants to check it out or if I get back on a late flight and the only options available are fast food. Unless there is a long line, I have never had to wait 15 minutes for an order. And In-N-Outs do have drive thru windows, so I would put it firmly in the fast food category. In my view, In-N-Out beats McDonalds, Carl's Jr., Jack In the Box, etc. On the other hand, I don't love and crave In-N-Out as other Californians, especially those who have moved to the East Coast, seem to. I think a lot of it has to do with nostalgia. Ten or twenty years ago, the burger craze isn't what it is now. For fast food, In-N-Out was the way to go. So I think the nostalgia, the hype, the hype about the nostalgia, all rolled into one create this idea that In-N-Out is a MUST if you ever set foot in California. And I still think a burger there is good, it's just that there are a lot of other options now for a good (or better) burger. Would I recommend In-N-Out? Let's just say that if you were my friend and we were going to San Diego for a week, In-N-Out would not be on the agenda. However, if you wanted to go, I wouldn't advise against it. I would even go with you and devour a double double animal style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Unless there is a long line, I have never had to wait 15 minutes for an order. And In-N-Outs do have drive thru windows, so I would put it firmly in the fast food category. In my view, In-N-Out beats McDonalds, Carl's Jr., Jack In the Box, etc. I've been 3-4 times now, and I have to agree: In-N-Out is fast food. It may technically fall into the fast-casual, quick-serve category since everything is cooked to order, but I know, for example, that BGR (Burger Joint) aims for less than 10 minutes per order, usually closer to 5. The difference between fast-food (which means your food might have been cooked before you even arrive) and fast-casual or quick-serve (which means your food is cooked and/or assembled to-order) is growing smaller and smaller as the fast-casual / quick-serve models become more-and-more refined. The two types of businesses are converging, and ten years from now, you might not even be able to tell the difference between them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kibbee Nayee Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I've been 3-4 times now, and I have to agree: In-N-Out is fast food. It may technically fall into the fast-casual, quick-serve category since everything is cooked to order, but I know, for example, that BGR (Burger Joint) aims for less than 10 minutes per order, usually closer to 5. The difference between fast-food (which means your food might have been cooked before you even arrive) and fast-casual or quick-serve (which means your food is cooked and/or assembled to-order) is growing smaller and smaller as the fast-casual / quick-serve models become more-and-more refined. The two types of businesses are converging, and ten years from now, you might not even be able to tell the difference between them. This would be a more compelling observation if, at the same time, the McDonald's and Hardee's and Burger Kings of the world just vanish completely as a result of the convergence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This would be a more compelling observation if, at the same time, the McDonald's and Hardee's and Burger Kings of the world just vanish completely as a result of the convergence. "Compelling" is a matter of individual perspective. The McDonald's, and Hardee's, and Burger Kings of the world are not going to vanish; they're going to change. In other words; they're going to be part of the convergence, which will be bi-modal: Fast Casual will move towards being Fast Food, and Fast Food will move towards being Fast Casual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There are 10 Habit Burger locations in the greater L.A. area. An 11th is opening in Gilroy in a few days....I would expect to see significant expansion. The quality is other-worldy. Good to know, thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I do not have anything to add about In-N-Out burgers, but I thought the following might be considered on topic: Anthony Bourdain's Food Market Takes Shape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I do not have anything to add about In-N-Out burgers, but I thought the following might be considered on topic: Anthony Bourdain's Food Market Takes Shape Perhaps since we've watched Bourdain's shows for the past few years, this sounds excellent. A 24 hour venue to go and grab some of the best street food from all around the world would be a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm still Nasty Bitless. Over 8 years and I haven't received my free book. I guess I'll stop waiting everyday at the mailbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedm Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Did anyone go see his live show last night? I thought about it, since I count myself as a fan, but tickets were wildly expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 On 10/28/2016 at 6:48 PM, reedm said: Did anyone go see his live show last night? I thought about it, since I count myself as a fan, but tickets were wildly expensive. Didn't go for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Tweaked said: Of many great food scenes Bourdain and his team filmed, this is one of my favorites. The handmade bamboo pole noodles of Hong Kong. Someone busted his nuts over them noodles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 10 hours ago, Kev29 said: Oh yes. An old adage https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/aug/12/features.weekend1 I thought that was Bourdain, but I checked anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Pat said: I thought that was Bourdain, but I checked anyway... Boy, I remember buying and reading "Kitchen Confidential" when it first came out - it was a very "insider-y" book that was only taken seriously by people deep, deep inside the industry (I personally wasn't deep inside the restaurant industry then, but I was deep, deep inside the wine industry). Some things have aged better than others ("Never order sushi on Monday," for example, hasn't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithstg Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Bourdain's property being auctioned to support scholarships at CIA... https://www.igavelauctions.com/auctions/property-from-the-collection-of-anthony-bourdain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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