Where Anthony Bourdain Ate When He Visited Washington

SEATTLE, WA - Writer, chef, and television star Anthony Bourdain was found dead in a hotel room in France on Friday. Bourdain, 61, died of suicide, according to CNN, which airs his newest show "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown."

Bourdain became an instant celebrity when he published the book "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" in 2000, but he was best known for his television shows "No Reservations" on the Travel Channel and "Parts Unknown. Over the last decade he taped episodes of those shows in Seattle and Washington, highlighting local food and culture.

Here's where Bourdain went when he explored Puget Sound:

Rainier BBQ
The basement Vietnamese restaurant along Martin Luther King Jr. Way in South Seattle serves classic dishes from pho to whole giant fried catfish. Bourdain visited when he spent 24 hours in Seattle for his show "The Layover." He ate deep-fried quail and hot and sour seafood soup.

THC Inc.
You can't visit, but Bourdain went to this family-owned marijuana farm in the Shelton area for his "Parts Unknown" episode this year. He later dined with brother and sister owners Joy and Raft Hollingsworth.

Salumi
This Pioneer Square charcuterie spot was founded by Armandino Batali, father of now disgraced chef Mario Batali. Bourdain visited in 2007 for an episode of "No Reservations." Salumi is famous in Seattle, with diners lining up daily to get cured meats. Salumi usually closes when the food is all gone.

Piroshky Piroshky
Bourdain visited Pike Place Market in 2007 for "No Reservations," observing the famous fish throwers. He also stopped at Piroshky Piroshky, the Russian bakery famous for its sweet and savory piroshky stuffed pastries.

Edgewater Hotel
Bourdain stayed at this hotel along Seattle's waterfront for an episode of "Parts Unknown" that premiered earlier this winter. The hotel is already famous for hosting guests like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. Bourdain smoked a joint on his balcony while looking into the camera and saying, "This is CNN."

Taylor Shellfish
This Pioneer Square restaurant hosted Bourdain for his "Parts Unknown" episode. He met with locals like Knute "Mossback" Berger to talk about local lore like gentrification and the Green River Killer.

Modernist Cuisine lab
Bourdain trekked to Bellevue to meet with chef Nathan Myhrvold at his cooking lab. Myhrvold wrote the cookbook "Modernist Cuisine," which highlights how to cook with science.

Paseo
The famed Cuban sandwich spot in Fremont (now expanded with locations in Sodo and Ballard) often has a line out the door. Bourdain visited for his 2013 "The Layover" episode, managing to get a taste before Paseo closed in 2014. The sandwiches have not been the same since.

Shorty's
Bourdain perhaps felt most at home at this weirdo punk bar in Belltown. He didn't stay long, however, because a patron recognized him and asked, "Would hold, like, a knife to my throat?"

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