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Ariana Baio
Sep 09, 2022
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A video of Anthony Bourdain sourly reacting to a toast to the Queen is going viral after Queen Elizabeth's death.
Bourdain, who died in 2018, was a renowned chef, author, documentarian, and apparently ... aristocracy-hater.
In season 11, episodes 3 of Bourdain's food and travel series Parts Unknown Bourdain travels to Newfoundland, Canada where he has dinner with a group of friends and fellow chefs.
As they begin a cheers one man dedicates the toast "to the Queen," referring to Queen Elizabeth II who served as a constitutional monarch over Canada for 70 years.
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As the rest of the group sipped their drink, Bourdain hesitated and stared at the man issuing the toast.
"No, I hate the aristocracy, man," Bourdain says while refusing to take a sip.
The clip resurfaced this week and resonated with anti-monarchists. One Twitter user, RileyGryc, posted it with the caption "monarchists vs. literally the rest of the world [right now]."
\u201cmonarchists vs. literally the rest of the world rn\u201d— Aeriadne (@Aeriadne) 1662672361
The clip was viewed over a million times on Twitter.
Bourdain was well-known for traveling around the globe and advocating for the cuisines, cultures, and people of developing countries.
\u201cBourdain knew from talking to people in colonized countries just how bad monarchy was.\n\nLove him for this reaction\u201d— Hanner (@Hanner) 1662740097
"I honestly would expect nothing less of Bourdain - he spent his career visiting people in colonized countries, learning about their local foods and customs and cultures, and seeing the impact of empire," A Twitter user wrote.
Many people particularly loved the shady side-eye Bourdain gave the person toasting to the Queen.
"The side-eye from Bourdain needs to be a new meme or something, this is astounding," Will wrote.
\u201cNew meme just dropped\u201d— julio (@julio) 1662741831
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