Join us as we welcome Zamir Gotta dubbed as the "international man of mystery" by his close friend Anthony Bourdain. Zamir was a successful film producer in Russia when he was hired by Bourdain and his team to help produce an episode of A Cook's Tour in St. Petersburg Russia. The two hit it off immediately and Zamir was featured in multiple episodes of that TV series. Their friendship resulted in many trips together, some of which were featured in episodes of No Reservations and Parts Unknown. Zamir has captured some of his fondest memories of his travels with and without Tony in his new book "The Fixer and the Chef" (available on Amazon). Now he is taking his stories on the road across the United States with a stop in St. Louis for 2 nights of Meet and Greets at North Outpost.
11/13/25, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Book Signing at North Outpost (1432 N. Broadway)
$50 per person includes a signed copy of the book and BBQ dinner. Drinks are not included.
Zamir will be talking some about the book, his recent documentary, and answering everyone's questions. There will be a Meet and Greet social following dinner.
11/14/25, 8:00-10:00
"98 Degrees West" Documentary Screening at North Outpost
FREE with required RSVP. There will be a screening of the documentary "98 Degrees West" followed by a Meet and Greet social. This film is a documentary of Zamir and some of his travels exploring the America his late friend Tony always spoke of. Cash bar will be available. A limited number of signed copies of The Fixer and The Chef will be available for purchase at retail price. You can also bring your copy the book for Zamir to sign!
About the Book:
"I met Tony Bourdain in 2001, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, filming an episode of “A Cook’s Tour.” From that day on, we were comrades in search of new emotions and experiences greater than ourselves. In 2011, he told me to write my story. It took me 14 years to look back, to filter my life through the lens of our 17-year friendship. Tony showed me the way out of my cage, from the weight of being Soviet-born to becoming a citizen of the world. I had the honor of being his travel companion for 10 TV episodes - across time zones, across different tables, riding trains, dilapidated cars, and horse carts, from cold to heat, sunshine to rain and back again.
It wasn’t about the screen time. It was about the ride. This is my story: the highs, the lows, the unknown uncovered. Even now, when the book is written, I feel I’m still searching for meaning, for forgiveness, maybe even redemption. But the show must go on. Tony’s light is still out there, and I carry a flicker of it"
