New Yorker Anthony Bourdain was famous for his time as a writer and TV host, but before all that, he worked as executive chef at Les Halles, a French brasserie that became fodder for his breakout-hit memoir, Kitchen Confidential. Although he left the restaurants long ago, and both locations are now closed, fans headed to them this afternoon to mourn — bringing flowers and remembrances for Bourdain, who died at age 61 on Friday.

The papered-up restaurant at 411 Park Avenue South, between East 28th and East 29th streets, still bears the Les Halles name, and its door handles are now stuffed with bouquets of flowers. Notes are also taped to the window, including photos of Bourdain and numbers for a suicide hotline.

But more of the notes go into how much they loved Bourdain, saying things like “Thank you for what you gave to this world” and “Thank you for bringing a respectful view to the people of Palestine, Libya, Iran, and more. You brought people together.”

A tipster at the scene tells Eater that a crowd developed outside the restaurant, taking photos. Further south, at the old FiDi location of Les Halles at 15 John St., people were placing flowers in the grates.

Stopped by Les Halles in NY, where people are paying their respects to Anthony Bourdain. pic.twitter.com/KC7FuClHgE — DJ Judd (@juddzeez) June 8, 2018

Oh man...outside the former Les Halles today. pic.twitter.com/kstSL6o7UV — Dan Ackerman (@danackerman) June 8, 2018

People are leaving flowers in the grates at Les Halles (it’s gone out of business)on John Street. #AnthonyBourdain #tributes #leshalles pic.twitter.com/f7wwasGhsO — Valerie Sylvester (@laikasputnik57) June 8, 2018

Bourdain died on Friday in France, where he was filming the next season of Parts Unknown; the cause of death was suicide. Chefs, writers, and other food-world personalities have been mourning his death today, but as the memorial shows, Bourdain’s reach was far wider than people in the industry.

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide or self-harm or is anxious, depressed, upset, or needs to talk, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text the Crisis Text Line at 741-741. For international resources, here is a good place to begin .