the new animated series from Adult Swim adapted from the best-selling graphic novels written by the late chef and television star, the half-hour series will follow Jiro, a sushi chef living and working in a version of Los Angeles where customers are willing to get their hands a little bloody for a table at acclaimed restaurants in the city. The character first appeared when Bourdain and Rose published their first“In a not-too-distant future of food-obsessed L.A.
“My friend David Choe talks a lot about porn. He says, ‘You know, no Asian guys on top.’ You don’t see Asian guys in straight porn much. He says, ‘How come the Asian action hero doesn’t get the girl?’ So I think the odds are stacked against , but if we could help break that down, that would be so completely awesome,” Bourdain said. “The first question is going to be: ‘Does he have to be Japanese? This would be a perfect Kevin James vehicle.’ So look, I hope so. It would be great.
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