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Sean Brock And Anthony Bourdain Eat At The Waffle House

Zero Point Zero Production, Inc. · 4.8M views · 2015-11-12 · 2:50

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A short clip from Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown in which he and chef Sean Brock end a long night of drinking at a Charleston Waffle House. It celebrates the unpretentious, welcoming late-night diner. Bourdain's remark comparing the meal favorably to the French Laundry is what people remember.

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HN commenters cite it whenever Waffle House comes up, as a touchstone for Bourdain's love of humble, unfancy places.

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js2 · 2024-03 · Reference

Anthony Bourdain, upon visiting his first Waffle House, remarked "This is better than the French Laundry": [VIDEO]

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zer00eyz · 2024-03 · Reference

Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: [LINK] See: [LINK] See: [LINK] And the man himself: [VIDEO] Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is closed you better have a boat or a gun cause what ever comes next will likely require one or both.

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js2 · 2021-12 · Reference

Yes. Waffle House makes me think of him too: Sean Brock: "You don't come here expecting the French Laundry. You come here expecting something amazing." Bourdain (without missing a beat): "This is better than the French Laundry, man." [VIDEO]

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