Mr. Zimmern is bracingly frank about where his marriage went wrong. “I wasn’t there for my wife, and I wasn’t there for my son,” he wrote in an email. Mr. Bourdain’s Travel Channel show “No Reservations” started two years before his, and over the years they became friends. The death has intensified Mr. Zimmern’s quest to learn balance, something he says is elusive for chefs, athletes, actors and other celebrities. “I want to be the best dad and the best ex I can be.”Still, his ambition runs deep.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2018 15:20 UTC