6. His career goals were set when he tried oysters... at the age of 10
- Bourdain says his path was laid during a formative family trip to France. (In case you couldn't tell from the name, Tony's dad was French.) Young Bourdain had a sense of culinary adventure from an early age -- while he was on that vacation, he tried anti-kid cuisine like escargot. But it was an excellent oyster that had the biggest impact on him, and helped nudge him towards cooking.
7. He used to fire people for playing Billy Joel
- Like everything else, Bourdain is opinionated about music. If he loves a band, he might dedicate a book to it (he did that for the Ramones with The Nasty Bits). But if he doesn't, he might fire people for daring to listen to its tunes. When he was a chef, Bourdain used to say it was a fireable offense to play or be seen enjoying Billy Joel songs. Yet despite his utter loathing of the Joel catalog (even "A Matter of Trust"??), Bourdain insists he's cool with Billy. He's had dinner with him! And told him how much his music sucks.
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