SOMEBODY FEED PHIL at ATX: Phil Rosenthal Reflects on the Loss of Anthony Bourdain

In Netflix’s SOMEBODY FEED PHIL, Phil Rosenthal (who created EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) travels all over the world to explore different cities and their food/culture. Needless to say, the loss of Anthony Bourdain, who pioneered the format with shows like ANTHONY BOURDAIN: PARTS UNKNOWN—whom Rosenthal previously called “a direct inspiration”—hit Rosenthal hard.

“I was shocked and saddened this morning and I’m still very sad,” an emotional Rosenthal said before a screening of SOMEBODY FEED PHIL at ATX. “I want you to know what an inspiration he was to me and to probably all of you…anyone who travels, anyone who eats. He evolved from a chef and a food traveler to a world-class journalist.”

“My little joke that I make whenever I talk about my show, is that when I sold the show to Netflix, was I said, ‘I’m exactly like Anthony Bourdain—if he was afraid of everything,” he continued. “My show, of course, is a take on his type of show. But just to say that is he invented an entire genre. So I want to dedicate not this episode to him, but my whole series to him…Life is about travel, the beauty in life, the love we have, the laughs we have together. That’s why I’m dedicating the rest of my life to.”

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