Obama remembers Anthony Bourdain

Former President Barack Obama reacted to the news of Anthony Bourdain’s unexpected death on Friday, saying, “He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together.”

Bourdain was found unresponsive in a hotel room in France on Friday morning. CNN confirmed that the cause of death was suicide. Bourdain, who was 61 years old, was in France for work on an upcoming episode of his CNN series, “Parts Unknown.”

On Friday, Obama tweeted, “Low plastic stool, cheap but delicious noodles, cold Hanoi beer.” This is how I’ll remember Tony. He taught us about food — but more importantly, about its ability to bring us together. To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We’ll miss him.”