Welcome to the Dave Chang show.

A brief note on this episode.

This is a few days after Tony's passed and I just wanted to give a fair warning to everyone that

this is not going to be a regular podcast.

It doesn't feel appropriate to talk about anything other than my friend Tony Bourdain,

but it also doesn't feel right to talk about Tony Bourdain either.

I don't want to speak on behalf of him, his family, and those closest to him.

I thought maybe the best way to honor Tony was to talk about my own struggles.

I taped this by myself on recorder, like two days after I found out that Tony died.

I apologize if you're regular on this podcast and you find the shit to be too dark or too self-indulgent.

But if it helps any of you feel a little bit better about seeking help for your own struggles,

then it was worth it.

I think it's what Tony would want me to do.

Wishing you all peace and strength and all the very best and this one's for you, Tony.

We're supposed to talk about other things today for the Micropod,

but I'm going to try to brief and talk about Anthony Bourdain and his tragic passing.

I've been trying not to talk about it because I've still been in denial and we've been

feeling to accept that it happened, even though I know it and I have to move on.

He's reached a lot of people in his lifetime through books, through TV, through many meals.

He is too many people that have never met him, their friend because what you see in TV or read about in his books,

that's actually Tony.

And he's been Uncle Tony to many of us in this business.

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