i master traveler anthony bourdain was not one to mince words. >> if you love fooded and you come here, you are missing out. >> he spent 250 days each year on the road. first for his series no reservations. and then later for parts unknown. and had an opinion about every place he went. >> even people who are afraid to travel that say, but i hear? no, you know what? live your life, man. you should not miss a place like this. >> he liked things messy. >> yeah, absolutely. >> lori was his assistant and coauthor of their cookbook, appetites. in 2018, they just started to collaborate on a travel guide. then came the news of his death. what did youthink would happen after tony died? >> right away, i thought well, that's the end of that book. >> but bourdain's family urged her to finish it. i imagine in some ways you hear his voice all the time. >> absolutely. there's so much of what would tony do in any circumstance. working with him for ten years i was very steeped in his voice in his work. and shethe notes from his initial brain storming mission. >> i had a lift of every place he had been.

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what does it mean to travel like tony bourdain?cept what it was that people wanted to give him. he was an incredibly gracious guest. >> i love good food. this is good. >> of course, a good meal was always a centerpiece of bourdain's adventures. >> mm. good [ bleep ]. that is good. good, good. a little more. can i get a little more? >> this is our charcuterie board -- >> we may not be able to travel like tony right now, but we can eat like him. >> pate -- >> at bar boulud, one of the recommended restaurants in the travel guide. >> this was something that tony loved. >> charcuterie specifically? >> yeah. it's signed of a die -- kind of a dying art. >> this was food for the gods. >> good food bourdain style often includes good company. >> hello. >> hello! >> good to see you. >> restauranteur and chef daniel boulud was a longtime friend. >> meeting daniel's dad, one begins to understand the roots of his perfectionism. >> reporter: in 2014, for "parts unknown," the pair traveled together to lyon, france, the place are boulud and so many

. >>> plus, a new guide from late food writer anthony bourdain.ormer assistant who co-wrote the book. >>> and we talk with "late show" band leader jon batiste about winning the oscar for best wsor. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ ♪

to celebrate a milestone with our pal willie geist from playing ball with shaq, ate with anthony bourdaing up in the third hour, we have olympic gold medal winner aly raisman what she has been working on, and how it feels to not be training for the olympics. >> cute puppy, too >>> earth week we're coming up with earth day next week. we're planning a lot of special events, including the return of "take a walk today." vicky nguyen will show what happens to the boxes once your packages are delivered and unpacked that's right, you don't think about that and bill nye the science guy will be joining us, as well. all that and more coming up next week to celebrate earth day. >> cool. >>> we're in the mood to celebrate. we have a big one. not today, but tomorrow is hoda's mom's birthday. >> we love you. >> look at her with her grandkids. >> zoom party. it'll be fun happy birthday, mom. >>> let's get a check of the weather, al. >> send her a baklava with the candles. >> yeah. >> anyway, let's show you the weekend. for tomorrow, strong storms down to the southeast warm out west. cool in texas. some

i am planning on becoming the anthony bourdain of the van life. >> for most people it is not realistic. reporter: i was somewhere around 150. >> there was not a lot going on. reporter: he stop live streaming when covid hit. it is back at it. >> i don't think i'm going to try and survive on youtube. reporter: if you like bob and managed to go viral. >> i make an amazing amount of money from you to. an amazing amount of money. reporter: what do you do with the money? >> i give it away. reporter: he has started a nonprofit to provide homes on wheels for folks in need, into with his youtube channels goal to lend a helping hand. >> i have been devastated in life. in thousand 11, i have two sons, and one of my sons took his life. that is the only reaction possible. there is nothing like it. every morning, you wake up and say how can i be alive on a planet on which he is not here. the adequate answer is i have something to give. reporter: he gives and his followers receive. >> i actually think that has been impacted because of covid, because so many people have been looking for entertainment

i'm planning on becoming the anthony bourdain of van life. okay?y itinerants can support themselves on youtube earnings, like bob wells? >> for most people it's not realistic. the idea of making thousands, very few do that. >> reporter: consider steve turtle's youtube take. i was somewhere around 150 a month. and then in march, it sort of fell apart. there was just not a lot going on. >> reporter: turtle stopped live streaming when covid hit. he's back at it, but hasn't reached youtube's pay threshold. >> i don't think i'm going to try to survive off of youtube. >> reporter: but if you, like bob wells, manage to go viral, pardon the expression... you make 75 grand a year from youtube? that's what i read anyway. >> i make an amazing amount of money from youtube >> reporter: more than 75,000 i take it. >> an amazing amount of money. you wouldn't, i wouldn't believe it. >> reporter: what do you do with the money? >> i give it away. what do i need money for? i live in a van! >> reporter: indeed, wells has started a nonprofit to provide homes on wheels