CNN celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain in Newfoundland for an epic boil-up this week

Chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdainhas confirmed he is in Newfoundland, after days of rumours that he was in the provincefilming for the travel and food show he hosts on CNN.

Bourdainposted on Instagram Wednesday morning, showing a black and white photo of himself sitting in a chair on a rockybeachwith the hashtag #newfoundland.

An hour laterhe shared a video, showing an elaborate dinner setup on a beach Tuesday night thatwould put mostcamping trips to shame.

Last week, Noreen Golfman, Memorial University's provost and academic vice-president,tweeted that Bourdain would be going on a hunting trip in the province, guided by the owners of Raymonds Restaurant in St. John's.

Bourdainis a world-renowned chef who has written more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books and hosted several culinary shows.

He currently hosts CNN's Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, a U.S. travel and food show that launched in 2013 and has won five Emmy Awards.

The show features the cuisine, cultureand politics of various regions around the world.

Bourdain clearly has his fans in Canada's most easternprovince, as dozens took to social media to welcome the American TV host to the island.