His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.
CNN President Jeff Zucker additionally told staff in an employee email, Tony was an exceptional talent.
According to the online grid, Bourdain was filming an upcoming episode ofParts Unknownin France.
Having previously appeared on Food NetworksA Cooks Tourand Travel ChannelsNo Reservations, Bourdainreceived a Peabody AwardforParts Unknownin 2013.
Hes irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending, never obsequious, the Peabody judges had said.
We ask very simple questions, Bourdain mentioned of the program during his acceptance speech.
What makes you happy?
What do you eat?
What do you like to cook?
According to a rep for CNN, it hasnt been decided whether or not the episode will be pulled.
Sometimes we are entirely food or location driven, many times not.
Bourdain was also an author.
