Friday, November 28, 2008
Anthony Bourdain dishes on parenting and food
MIAMI BEACH (AP) -- After spending years introducing television viewers to unusual eats from around the globe, culinary bad boy Anthony Bourdain is focused on a smaller -- perhaps tougher -- audience.
His 19-month-old daughter, Ariane.
The host of Travel Channel series "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" built his stardom as a hard-charging, hard-living spokesman for the darker side of the food world.
He says it's important to him that his daughter be curious about food and be willing to try new things. And he disdains efforts to "dumb down" food for children.
But the first-time parent says he doesn't see himself writing a cookbook for children, or hosting a television show for them.
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