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Season 1 – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

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Anthony Bourdain had no reservations about a move to CNN. Shortly after concluding an eight-season stint at the helm of his popular Travel Channel series, the equally popular Emmy-winning host came to the news network searching for "Parts Unknown." In the hourlong weekend series -- similar in premise to Travel's "No Reservations" -- Bourdain explores the world to, he says, "eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice ... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get." Enticed by the opportunity to experience cultures rarely visited by American TV, such as in the Congo, Libya and Myanmar, the chef and best-selling author also takes viewers to Colombia, Peru, Morocco and, closer to home, Koreatown in Los Angeles.
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Brian Lowry Variety 07/01/2020
Mostly, Bourdain's show creates its own modest destination for CNN while playing like the kind of dish the host himself seems to appreciate: Many different ingredients, and compared to most travel fare, unexpected bite. Go to Full Review Caroline Framke AV Club 07/01/2020
Even if CNN got him in the door, charming strangers and discovering the country through its cuisine is entirely up to Bourdain, and he steps up to the challenge with his usual gusto. Go to Full Review Maysoon Zayid The Daily Beast 07/01/2020
Hands-down the best, most informative show on cable news. There is simply no competition. Go to Full Review John Boland Irish Independent 08/06/2018
[Bourdain] was a bon viveur with an engaging affability, a bracing forthrightness and a genuine social conscience. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 03/28/2017
4/5
Award-winning travel, food show serves up strong language. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Anthony Bourdain

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Patrick Lagacé

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Héctor Abad Faciolince

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Éric Ripert

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Christopher Gibbs

Self

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 14, 2013 Myanmar Anthony and his crew travel to Myanmar and experience the local cuisines of a country that had been, until recently, off-limits to outsiders. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 21, 2013 Koreatown Tony takes a different side of Los Angeles, not the ritzy, high-class Beverly Hills/ Hollywood side, but the three square-mile area known as Koreatown, where he finds a closely woven community still feeling the impact of the 1992 Rodney King riots. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 28, 2013 Colombia Tony explores the country from the mountains down to the Caribbean coast to the coca leaf growing inlands that were formerly controlled by drug cartels as the public face of Colombia changes for the better. Details Episode 4 Aired May 5, 2013 Canada Anthony jumps onto the Canadian rails with the two biggest personalities in Canadian restaurants, Joe Beef's Dave McMillan and Fred Morin. Details Episode 5 Aired May 12, 2013 Morocco; Tangier Tony explores the "Interzone" of Morocco to see if an anything goes culture, where artists like the Rolling Stones looked to escape from Western moral prohibitions, still exists. Details Episode 6 Aired May 19, 2013 Libya Tony explores Libya from top to bottom through Libyan hip-hop, the music of anti-Qaddafi rapper expats, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 2, 2013 Peru Tony and world-renowned chef Eric Ripert explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes, from hip, modern Lima back in time into pre-Columbian Peru in search of the world's best wild cocoa. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 9, 2013 Congo Tony visits the deep, dark Congo, where some of his favorite stories, Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now, were set. Details

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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Thomas P. Vitale, Sally Freeman, Michael Steed, Jared Andrukanis, Nick Brigden
Executive Producer
Anthony Bourdain, Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Sandra Zweig, Jane M. Wagner
Screenwriter
Anthony Bourdain
Network
CNN
Genre
Documentary, Travel, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 14, 2013