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Anthony Bourdain addresses UCSB Arts & Lectures supporters at the sold out benefit event\u00a0at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. Photo by Kathryn Grace.<\/p><\/div>\n

The tragic death of Anthony Bourdain<\/a> hit fans around the world like a shockwave, and particularly those in Santa Barbara, where just one month earlier he made one of his last public appearances at a sold-out benefit for UCSB Arts & Lectures<\/a> to raise funds for core programs and educational outreach.<\/p>\n

Without an inkling of how special the night would become in retrospect, I was honored to enjoy Bourdain’s raw and unfiltered presentation offering entertaining life lessons and anecdotes from the kitchen and on the road.\u00a0The renowned food personality, award-winning journalist and internationally-acclaimed raconteur delighted all of us with a colorful discussion of his unlikely rise from being “42 years old, completely broke-ass, standing in a kitchen dunking French fries,” to doing what he considers the greatest job in the world, where “life does not suck.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anthony Bourdain, photos by Kathryn Grace.<\/p><\/div>\n

The irony of his suicide was not lost on those who attended, but the legacy of his generosity, way with words and openness to new experiences also lives on. He inspired us to travel with passion, eat with gusto, drink with strangers and connect with our fellow human beings. In death, as in life, Anthony Bourdain brought us closer together.<\/p>\n

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Event Planner Tamara Jensen, Anthony Bourdain and\u00a0A&L Ambassador Sherry Villanueva. Photo by David Bazemore, courtesy UCSB Arts & Lectures.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cTravel isn\u2019t always pretty. It isn\u2019t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that\u2019s OK. The journey changes you;\u00a0it should change you … You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.\u201d \u2014Anthony Bourdain<\/p>\n

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A&L supporters\u00a0Lynda Weinman & Bruce Heavin and Sara Miller McCune with Anthony Bourdain.\u00a0Photo by David Bazemore, courtesy UCSB Arts & Lectures.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cContext and memory play powerful roles in\u00a0all the truly great meals in one\u2019s life.\u201d \u2014Anthony Bourdain<\/p>\n

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Participating local chefs with Anthony Bourdain. Photo by David Bazemore, courtesy UCSB Arts &\u00a0Lectures.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMaybe that\u2019s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom … is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.\u201d \u2014Anthony Bourdain<\/p>\n

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\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of\u00a0Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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