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brady @bradiscus Go on that Hinge drinks date. Get there early and pregame. Favorite color, Zodiac sign, latest trip. Show her a picture of your cats. Show her two. Give her a tissue while she cries over her ex. Jump over a fence to impress her. Break your ankle. Never hear from her again. 8:59 PM May 18, 2024 200.3K Views

: Fredward the Bastard @Fredward3948576 "Once you've been to the park, you'll never stop wanting to beat squirrel to death with your bare hands." -Anthony Bourdain 7:56 PM May 15, 2024 48.7K Views

I Think You Should Affirm @youshouldaffirm Go to Truffoni's. Get a big rare cut of meat. Get a glass of water. They'll say, "No sloppy steaks." Dump the water on the steak. Eat as fast as you can before the waiters try and snatch it up. Water splashing around the table makes the night so much more fun. 8:23 AM May 19, 2024 261.9K Views

Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken Go to the hospital cafeteria for breakfast. Use a tray. Ask for the powdered eggs. Get two scoops. Slather with ketchup. Don't use packets. The dispenser is better. Eat a day old donut. Buy whole milk. Talk to the cashier. Learn their secrets. R 12:45 PM • May 19, 2024 202K Views

big content guy @bigcontentguy Go to Hooters. Get the wings Daytona style. Flirt with the waitress. Ask about her c-section scar. Ask her when she gets off. Order another round. Insist you keep your keys. Drive home. 820 8:42 PM May 18, 2024 798.8K Views

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Anthony Bourdain Advice Parodies, also known as Anthony Bourdain "Go To a Restaurant," refers to a series of memes using a black-and-white photo of the late chef, writer and TV personality Anthony Bourdain that fabricate quotes from him about living life to the fullest, often specific to enjoying food, restaurants and travel. The trend started en masse in early 2024 on Twitter / X. The photo of Bourdain became an exploitable too as meme creators edited him to fit the context of their caption.

Origin

In March 2017, Hollywood Reporter^[1]^[2] photographer Moses Mobley took a black-and-white photo of Anthony Bourdain for the magazine's cover story "CNN’s War to Win the Web" (shown below, left). Bourdain later made a square-cropped version of the photo his Twitter / X profile picture (shown below, right).

On May 1st, 2024, X^[3] user @OutlawsPoetic tweeted a quote from Bourdain about traveling, gaining over 4,100 likes in 19 days (shown below, left).

Later in the month, satirical iterations surfaced, starting with a tweet shared by X^[4] user @DerekPutin on May 13th, who wrote, "Go to a fucking restaurant. I don’t care what. Go to a fucking restaurant and order a fucking beer. It’s about food. Fucking food. Life is about mother fucking restaurants." In one week, the tweet gained over 14,000 likes (shown below, right).

Craig Rock @DerekPutin Go to a f------ restaurant. I don't care what. Go to a f------ restaurant and order a f------ beer. It's about food. F------ food. Life is about mother f------ restaurants. • 4:41 PM May 13, 2024 667.9K Views

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Going into May 2024, various iterations surfaced on the platform, becoming increasingly verbose and specific. For instance, on May 17th, 2024, X^[5] user @ImSmilingRn tinted Bourdain yellow, referencing The Simpsons, receiving over 14,000 likes in three days (shown below, left).

On May 18th, X^[6] user @Jetskigrizzly tweeted an iteration about Chipotle, gaining over 12,000 likes in two days (shown below, right).

Max Follow @ImSmilingRn Go to f------ Moe's Tavern. Go to f------ Moe's Tavern and order a f------ Duff. It's about pink donuts. F------ pink donuts. Life is about mother f------ Moe's. 11:28 PM May 17, 2024 429.1K Views

Jetski Grizzly @Jetskigrizzly Follow Go to chipotle. Don't use the app. Get the bowl, double chicken but only tell them that after the first scoop. Get the f------ mild salsa and no lettuce. Get a water cup but fill it with diet coke. 3:00 PM May 18, 2024 733.1K Views

Going into May 2024, the iterations continued on X.^[7]

Various Examples

michael @SENSITIVETHUG Go to a sushi bar. Order the $120 sushi boat all for yourself. Drink a sapporo. The big can. Get 4. Make vague digs at "orientals." Tie your tie around your head like a wasted japanese salaryman and sing 80s J-pop hits. Don't tip. 60 9:17 PM May 18, 2024 124.1K Views

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External References

^[1] The Hollywood Reporter – CNN’s War to Win the Web

^[2] The Hollywood Reporter – Anthony Bourdain Photographer Recalls 'Raw,' 'Filterless' Shoot

^[3] X – @OutlawsPoetic

^[4] X – @DerekPutin

^[5] X – @ImSmilingRn

^[6] X – @Jetskigrizzly

^[7] X – @SENSlTlVETHUG

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