Rock & roll chef and bon vivant Anthony Bourdain has hosted the adventure food show No Reservations since 2005 and is the author of 10 books, He partied hard in the '80s and '90s before quitting coke and heroin.

In Kitchen Confidential (2000), Bourdain wrote about his restaurant experiences: "We were high all the time, sneaking off to the walk-in refrigerator at every opportunity to 'conceptualize.' Hardly a decision was made without drugs. Cannabis, methaqualone, cocaine, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms soaked in honey and used to sweeten tea, secobarbital, tuinal, amphetamine, codeine and, increasingly, heroin, which we'd send a Spanish-speaking busboy over to Alphabet City to get in."

Born in New York City on June 25, 1956, Bourdain was raised in New Jersey. He attended Vassar College and the Culinary Institute of America, then began his career as a professional chef. His books Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour (2001) led to a third career in television, first on the Food Network and then the Travel Channel.

Now in its seventh season, No Reservations (Tuesdays at 10 pm EST on the Travel Channel) is a staple for foodies. Bourdain travels all over the world, sampling every imaginable dish. An avowed carnivore, Bourdain has little interest in vegetarian meals. This season he's been to Haiti, Cambodia (where he ate cannabis-infused pizza), Japan (Hokkaido), Brazil (Amazonia), Nicaragua, Boston and the Ozarks.

In Season 2, Bourdain tripped on ayahuasca and chewed coca leaves during a tour of Peru. He regularly makes drug references on No Reservation episodes.

Bourdain is the first chef to be voted a Top CelebStoner. Bong appetit!

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