Bourdain, 61, was in France filming another episode for his show. He was cremated in a private service in France, according to People magazine and other outlets who cited anonymous sources. Since his divorce from Octavia Busia in 2016 was not finalized, she is legally his next of kin. The couple had a daughter, who is now 11.<doc-sep>Anthony Bourdain Memorials Are Popping up at Restaurants Around the World Mourners Leave Flowers At Anthony Bourdain's Former Restaurant, After His Suicide Death Mourners Leave Flowers At Anthony Bourdain's Former Restaurant, After His Suicide Death In the immediate days following Anthony Bourdain’s death, fans are searching for ways to pay homage to the chef-turned-writer-turned-TV host. Funeral plans are currently on hold as Bourdain’s body remains in France due to bureaucratic red tape. “They won’t be shipping his remains back for a couple of days because of formalities,” Bourdain’s mom, Gladys, told the New York Post. Funeral arrangements are in the hands of Bourdain’s ex-wife, Ottavia Busia, as she is legally next of kin. Busia and Bourdain separated in 2016 but never officially divorced. They have an 11-year-old daughter together, Ariane Bourdain. On Instagram, Busia posted a picture of their daughter, writing, “She was amazing. So strong and brave. She wore the boots you bought her. I hope you are having a good trip, wherever you are.” “Although they’re separated, she’ll be in charge of whatever happens,” Gladys said. “We haven’t talked for a couple days. I’m sure she’s as broken up as I am.” Bourdain was dating Italian actress and director Asia Argento at the time of his death. In a statement on Twitter, Argento said she was “beyond devastated.” “My thoughts are with his family,” she wrote. Bourdain's remains are in Alsace, France after investigators performed toxicology reports “solely to give the family more information about the motivations and the cause of death,” Christian de Rocquigny, the local prosecutor in charge of the investigation in Alsace, told the New York Times. “We have no indication that he was consuming alcohol the days before his death or changed his behavior.” Mourners Leave Flowers At Anthony Bourdain's Former Restaurant, After His Suicide Death Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images In the meantime, impromptu Bourdain memorials are popping up all over the world. One memorial was created outside Brasserie Les Halles in New York City, the restaurant where he worked as executive chef while writing his breakout book, “Kitchen Confidential.” A smaller memorial has begun to form at CNN Center in Atlanta. And restaurant owners around the world who were impacted by a visit from Bourdain are also paying tribute. Bún Chả Hương Liên in Hanoi, Vietnam — where Bourdain famously dined with President Barack Obama — posted about their gratitude for his visit. The plastic stools where the two Americans sat are now preserved behind glass.<doc-sep>Asia Argento headed out with her daughter Saturday ... to face the world without Anthony Bourdain. The Italian actress was spotted for the first time since the tragic news broke of Bourdain's suicide ... leaving her home in Rome and getting into a car. We're told she's possibly traveling to his funeral. As we reported ... Anthony and Asia seemed like a happy, romantic couple just a couple weeks ago when they were together in Florence, Italy. There was also a pic of the 2 together on set of his show 'Parts Unknown,' which Argento worked on. It's unclear what, if anything, happened in their relationship over the past weeks, but after his death Asia said ... "He was my love, my rock, my protector ... I am beyond devastated."<doc-sep>
Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Anthony Bourdain’s body is stuck in bureaucratic red tape in France, leaving funeral plans for him temporarily on hold, the celebrity chef’s mom told The Post on Sunday. Bourdain’s family is still waiting for the French government to allow the TV chef’s body to be flown back to the US for burial, after he hanged himself in his French hotel room Friday. “They won’t be shipping his remains back for a couple of days because of formalities,” said Gladys Bourdain, 83. But the mom said that is pretty typical of the “ces’t la vie” country. “Listen, I lived there for five years — nothing is done quickly,” she said. The mom added that the funeral plans for her son are in the hands of his estranged wife, Ottavia Busia Bourdain, because Ottavia is legally still his next of kin. “Although they’re separated, she’ll be in charge of whatever happens,” the mom said. “We haven’t talked for a couple days. I’m sure she’s as broken up as I am.” Bourdain and his wife remained on good terms after their split and shared the raising of their 11-year-old daughter, Ariane, according to reports. Bourdain, 61, was found dead by a pal, chef Eric Ripert, on Friday hanging by a bathrobe belt in his room at the Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg-Vignoble, France. The French Ministry of Justice, which handled the investigation into Bourdain’s death, did not respond to requests for comment Sunday. Additional reporting by Tamar Lapin