I’m watching Parts Unknown’s Quebec episode from Season 1, and before he enjoys foie gras in a wooden shack on a frozen lake with restaurateurs Dave McMillan and Fred Morin, he strikes up a conversation with a mailman he finds delivering letters.
He always seemed to be looking to make new friends, and not just of the high-powered culinary giant variety.
Most reality television is about competition and the all-consuming importance of victory.
Bourdain asks him about his winter boots while standing in the middle of a snowstorm.