Welcome to Putin's Russia. If you don't fall into line, you could be the target of a show trial and be thrown into a penal colony. But if you're hungry you might actually find something worth eating.
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Welcome to Putin's Russia. If you don't fall into line, you could be the target of a show trial and be thrown into a penal colony. But if you're hungry you might actually find something worth eating.
Tony explores what Burroughs called "Interzone," where artists sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces. But what is it like now?
Once Johannesburg was the most dangerous city in the world, but the end of the apartheid has lead to vast changes in the city. Tony visits the Johannesburg suburb of Hillbrow, and discovers the culture and, of course food.
Few countries have a more contentious relationship with the United States than Iran. In this episode we heads to this Shia Muslim nation to explore a country few Americans have visited since the 80s.
After eight years, Tony returns to South Korea. And this time, he's no stranger to kimchi. But just as Tony has changed, so has Korea.
Tony and his friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert, explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes in search of a rare variety of wild cocoa that is said to be the "best" in the world.
In this episode Tony travels to the lesser-known, North Eastern Coast of Jamaica. White sandy beaches and a cool breeze with a tropical umbrella drink in hand is usually the perception of island life.
In this episode of Parts Unknown Tony explores a few of the many faces of Miami. Chef Michelle Bernstein takes Tony out to an authentic Cuban breakfast and a late-night dinner at a gas station café in Doral.
Bourdain looks at the Congo as one of the more industrialized powers in Africa now largely crumbled to nothingness and chaos with Tim Butcher author of Blood River.
In this episode, we leave behind Africa we've come to know in the news. Instead, we embrace the wild, untamed land of mystery, adventure, and exoticism Zanzibar.
Tony dives into the ever-changing state of Punjab, India. Starting off his journey in Amritsar, Tony is immediately struck by the chaos around him.
For the first time, Tony visits Budapest, 25 years after democracy planted its flag –alongside the Oscar-winning master of light, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, as one of his key guides.
Tony teams up with Chef and Author Andy Ricker of Pok Pok Restaurant fame. He's made a name for himself faithfully reproducing the cuisine of Northern Thailand at his restaurants in Portland and NYC.
In this episode of Parts Unknown Tony travels back to his homeland, his roots, his favorite state in the union: New Jersey. Part nostalgia, part cautionary tale. Tony makes sure to hit up some NJ classics.
Tony visits Andalucia during Semana Santa – Holy Week – a time filled with great pageantry and excitement. Tony's longtime DP, Zach Zamboni, currently lives in Granada with his fiancée, Fuen Sanchez.
Roy Choi's food reflects a new American idea of "natural" fusion. Bourdain examines the meeting point of Asian, Mexican, Latino culture in modern LA.
Tony will explore several regions of Colombia from the mountains down to the Caribbean coast to the coca leaf growing inlands formerly controlled by drug cartels.
Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya. Bourdain looks at the country through personal stories, food, and the music of anti-Qaddafi rapper expats.
New Mexico has the largest Hispanic population per capita in the US. No better way to see the mash-up of cultures that make up this uniquely American State, than by what the people here are eating
Tony accompanies world-renowned chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud as they travel back to Daniel's hometown of Lyon, France for a pilgrimage of the city's rich food culture and its legendary chefs.
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