Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | |
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| Created by | Zero Point Zero Production Inc. |
| Starring | Anthony Bourdain (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 118 (to date) |
| Production | |
| Running time | domestic: one hour (approx. 0:42 per episode); international: approx. 0:48 per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Travel Channel Arts Central (Singapore) |
| Release | July 25, 2005 – present |
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is an ongoing American travel and food show on the Travel Channel; it also airs on the Discovery Travel & Living channel around the world. Host Anthony Bourdain visits overseas countries, cities worldwide, and places within the U.S., where hosts treat him to local culture and cuisine. The series premiered in 2005 on the Travel Channel. The format and content of the show is similar to Bourdain's 2001–2002 Food Network series, A Cook's Tour.
The special episode Anthony Bourdain in Beirut that aired between Seasons 2 and 3 was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming in 2007.[1] In 2009 the series won the Emmy for "Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming".[2]
Episodes
Season 1
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| 1–01 | 1 | "France: Why the French Don't Suck" | July 25, 2005 | |
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Tony's debut episode of this new series has him visiting Paris. He explores the city's famous catacombs, tries out some absinthe, checks out one of the city's major meat markets, and spends the night in the room where Oscar Wilde passed away. | ||||
| 1–02 | 2 | "Iceland: Hello Darkness My Old Friend" | August 1, 2005 | |
| 1–03 | 3 | "New Jersey" | August 8, 2005 | |
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Tony visits the state of New Jersey. He takes us on a trip through his birthplace trying to disspell some common misconceptions of the garden state. We learn about The Sopranos and other NJ landmarks as Tony reminisces. | ||||
| 1–04 | 4 | "Vietnam: The Island of Mr. Sang" | August 15, 2005 | |
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Responding to an invitation from an old friend. Tony travels to Hanoi, Mai Chau and Tuần Châu, Vietnam with the definite feeling of James Bond-ish intrigue. Discovering food, customs and the not so sinister plans for international tourism. | ||||
| 1–05 | 5 | "Malaysia: Into the Jungle" | August 22, 2005 | |
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Tony has always had an interest in "natural fusion" or the way cuisines intertwine with cultures over the course of history. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this is particularly true as a variety of cultures have blended. | ||||
| 1–06 | 6 | "Sicily" | October 10, 2005 | |
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While on the island of Sicily, Tony is treated to tripe at the II Capo Market. He tries a spleen sandwich with the Governor of Sicily (Salvatore Cuffaro). And, Tony attempts to determine where you can find the greatest cannoli. | ||||
| 1–07 | 7 | "Las Vegas" | October 17, 2005 | |
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Given a deadline to write about Vegas food by a food magazine, Tony spends four days exploring Las Vegas and learns how it's transforming into a mecca for chefs. | ||||
| 1–08 | 8 | "Uzbekistan" | October 24, 2005 | |
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Tashkent to Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Tony explores the 2000-year-old city of Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan with his friend Zamir Gotta. He partakes in local culture, attends a wedding, and also receives a "relaxing" massage at a sauna. | ||||
| 1–09 | 9 | "New Zealand: Down Under the Down Under" | November 7, 2005 | |
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Tony is invited to New Zealand to lecture at a gourmet food convention. But after receiving a lukewarm reception from the crowd, he decides to search for real Kiwi culture outside the city of Christchurch. | ||||
Season 2
Three special episodes were aired in 2006, one before the season, and two after.
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| Special | 10 | "Leftovers" | March 27, 2006 | |
| 2–01 | 11 | "Asia Special: China & Japan" | March 27, 2006 | |
| 2–02 | 12 | "South Florida" | April 3, 2006 | |
| 2–03 | 13 | "Peru" | April 10, 2006 | |
| 2–04 | 14 | "Quebec" | April 17, 2006 | |
| 2–05 | 15 | "Sweden" | April 24, 2006 | |
| 2–06 | 16 | "Puerto Rico" | May 1, 2006 | |
| 2–07 | 17 | "Japan" | May 8, 2006 | |
| 2–08 | 18 | "US/Mexico Border" | May 22, 2006 | |
| 2–09 | 19 | "India (Rajasthan)" | May 29, 2006 | |
| 2–10 | 20 | "India (Kolkata/Bombay)" | June 5, 2006 | |
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Kolkata and Bombay, India | ||||
| 2–11 | 21 | "Korea" | June 12, 2006 | |
| 2–12 | 22 | "Indonesia" | June 19, 2006 | |
| Special | 23 | "Decoding Ferran Adria" | July 03, 2006 | |
| Special | 24 | "Anthony Bourdain in Beirut" | August 21, 2006 | |
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Documentary of a week in July, 2006 when Bourdain and his crew were trapped in Beirut, Lebanon due to the Lebanon War. This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming in 2007. | ||||
Season 3
Season 3 was aired in two parts: six episodes in the winter of 2007, and nine in the summer/autumn of 2007. Two special episodes were also aired in 2007, book-ending the regular episodes.
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| Special | 25 | "Leftovers 2" | January 1, 2007 | |
| 3–01 | 26 | "Ireland" | January 1, 2007 | |
| 3–02 | 27 | "Ghana" | January 8, 2007 | |
| 3–03 | 28 | "Pacific Northwest" | January 15, 2007 | |
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In Portland, Tony samples unique donuts and pizza, explores the history of the underground, and goes camping with some old friends. Tony takes in the sights of Pike Place Market, enjoys a Gypsy dinner, tries some Puget Sound geoduck, and spends some time with a meat curer friend in Seattle. | ||||
| 3–04 | 29 | "Namibia" | January 22, 2007 | |
| 3–05 | 30 | "Russia" | January 29, 2007 | |
| 3–06 | 31 | "Los Angeles" | February 5, 2007 | |
| 3–07 | 32 | "Shanghai" | July 30, 2007 | |
| 3–08 | 33 | "New York City" | August 6, 2007 | |
| 3–09 | 34 | "Brazil" | August 13, 2007 | |
| 3–10 | 35 | "French Polynesia" | August 20, 2007 | |
| 3–11 | 36 | "Cleveland" | August 27, 2007 | |
| 3–12 | 37 | "Hong Kong" | September 3, 2007 | |
| 3–13 | 38 | "Argentina" | September 10, 2007 | |
| 3–14 | 39 | "South Carolina" | September 17, 2007 | |
| 3–15 | 40 | "Tuscany" | September 24, 2007 | |
| Special | 41 | "Holiday Special" | December 10, 2007 | |
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Bourdain visits his brother's family in Connecticut for the holidays, with special guests Queens of the Stone Age. | ||||
Season 4
As with Season 3, Season 4 was aired in two parts: nine episodes in the winter of 2008, and ten in the summer of 2008. Various sources have referred to the summer episodes as Season 5, but in a post on his blog regarding the September 1, 2008 episode, Bourdain refers to it as the final episode of Season 4.[3] One special episode followed the regular 2008 episodes.
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| 4–01 | 42 | "Singapore" | January 7, 2008 | |
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Singapore, featuring the local specialty chicken rice. | ||||
| 4–02 | 43 | "Berlin" | January 14, 2008 | |
| 4–03 | 44 | "Vancouver, BC" | January 21, 2008 | |
| 4–04 | 45 | "Greek Islands" | January 28, 2008 | |
| 4–05 | 46 | "New Orleans" | February 4, 2008 | |
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New Orleans, Louisiana, with emphasis on post-Katrina recovery, both by locals generally and also by the local food industry in particular. Includes a visit with Emeril Lagasse, who is acknowledged in the episode as a favorite target of ridicule in Bourdain's early career. Local writer Chris Rose offers commentary on the city's conditions. | ||||
| 4–06 | 47 | "London/Edinburgh" | February 11, 2008 | |
| 4–07 | 48 | "Jamaica" | February 18, 2008 | |
| 4–08 | 49 | "Romania" | February 25, 2008 | |
| 4–09 | 50 | "Hawaii" | March 3, 2008 | |
| 4–10 | 51 | "Into the Fire NY" | March 10, 2008 | |
| 4–11 | 52 | "Laos" | July 7, 2008 | |
| 4–12 | 53 | "Colombia" | July 14, 2008 | |
| 4–13 | 54 | "Saudi Arabia" | July 21, 2008 | |
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At the invitation of Danya Alhamrani, Bourdain and crew visit her hometown of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. | ||||
| 4–14 | 55 | "Uruguay" | July 28, 2008 | |
| 4–15 | 56 | "U.S. Southwest" | August 4, 2008 | |
| 4–16 | 57 | "Tokyo" | August 11, 2008 | |
| 4–17 | 58 | "Spain" | August 18, 2008 | |
| 4–18 | 59 | "Egypt" | August 25, 2008 | |
| 4–19 | 60 | "So Long, Summer" | September 1, 2008 | |
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Various clips and outtakes | ||||
| Special | 61 | "At the Table with Anthony Bourdain" | October 20, 2008 | |
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Bourdain with guests Amy Sacco, Bill Buford, Ted Allen and Chris Wilson dine at NYC restaurant wd~50 and discuss various topics related to food and restaurants. | ||||
Season 5
Season 5 is another split season, with 10 episodes aired in the winter of 2009, and 10 episodes following in the summer.
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| 5–01 | 62 | "Mexico" | January 5, 2009 | |
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Puebla and Mexico City | ||||
| 5–02 | 63 | "Venice" | January 12, 2009 | |
| 5–03 | 64 | "Washington, D.C." | January 19, 2009 | |
| 5–04 | 65 | "Azores" | January 26, 2009 | |
| 5–05 | 66 | "Chicago" | February 2, 2009 | |
| 5–06 | 67 | "Food Porn" | February 9, 2009 | |
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Various clips | ||||
| 5–07 | 68 | "Philippines" | February 16, 2009 | |
| 5–08 | 69 | "Disappearing Manhattan" | February 23, 2009 | |
| 5–09 | 70 | "Sri Lanka" | March 2, 2009 | |
| 5–10 | 71 | "Vietnam: There's No Place Like Home" | March 9, 2009 | |
| 5–11 | 72 | "Chile" | July 13, 2009 | |
| 5–12 | 73 | "Australia" | July 20, 2009 | |
| 5–13 | 74 | "Rust Belt" | July 27, 2009 | |
| 5–14 | 75 | "Down on the Street" | August 3, 2009 | |
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collection of street food clips from past shows, mostly in Asia | ||||
| 5–15 | 76 | "San Francisco" | August 10, 2009 | |
| 5–16 | 77 | "Thailand" | August 17, 2009 | |
| 5–17 | 78 | "Montana" | August 24, 2009 | |
| 5–18 | 79 | "Burning Questions" | August 31, 2009 | |
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location(s) t.b.c. | ||||
| 5–19 | 80 | "New York Outer Boroughs" | September 7, 2009 | |
| 5–20 | 81 | "Sardinia" | September 14, 2009 | |
Season 6
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| 6–01 | 82 | "Panama" | January 11, 2010 | |
| 6–02 | 83 | "Istanbul" | January 18, 2010 | |
| 6–03 | 84 | "Brittany" | January 25, 2010 | |
| 6–04 | 85 | "Prague" | February 1, 2010 | |
| 6–05 | 86 | "Hudson Valley, NY" | February 8, 2010 | |
| 6–06 | 87 | "Ecuador" | March 1, 2010 | |
| 6–07 | 88 | "Obsessed" | March 8, 2010 | |
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Anthony talks to chefs and bloggers whose obsessive love for food drives them to noteworthy feats. | ||||
| 6–08 | 89 | "Harbin, China" | March 15, 2010 | |
| 6–09 | 90 | "Provence" | March 22, 2010 | |
| 6–10 | 91 | "Vietnam: Central Highlands" | March 29, 2010 | |
| 6–11 | 92 | "Techniques Special" | April 5, 2010 | |
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Bourdain and various chefs illustrate basic cooking techniques. | ||||
| 6–12 | 93 | "Maine" | April 12, 2010 | |
| 6–13 | 94 | "Food Porn 2" | April 19, 2010 | |
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Various clips | ||||
| 6–14 | 95 | "Caribbean Island Hopping" | July 5, 2010 | |
| 6–15 | 96 | "US Heartland" | July 12, 2010 | |
| 6–16 | 97 | "Liberia" | July 19, 2010 | |
| 6–17 | 98 | "Kerala, India" | July 26, 2010 | |
| 6–18 | 99 | "Where It All Began" | August 2, 2010 | |
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Bourdain before Kitchen Confidential and No Reservations | ||||
| 6–19 | 100 | "Dubai" | August 9, 2010 | |
| 6–20 | 101 | "Rome" | August 16, 2010 | |
| 6–21 | 102 | "Back to Beirut" | August 23, 2010 | |
| 6–22 | 103 | "Making of India" | August 30, 2010 | |
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The Zero Point Zero crew's behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Kerala episode | ||||
| 6–23 | 104 | "What Were We Thinking Special" | September 6, 2010 | |
| 6–24 | 105 | "100th Episode - Paris" | September 6, 2010 | |
| 6–25 | 106 | "Madrid" | September 13, 2010 | |
| 6–26 | 107 | "Holiday Special" | December 6, 2010 | |
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Tony and his friends plan a huge potluck holiday dinner. | ||||
Season 7
| Ep.Num. | Overall | Title | Airdate | |
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| 7–01 | 108 | "Haiti" | February 28, 2011 | |
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Tony visits Haiti, a country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake and dealing with a cholera epidemic in and an impending hurricane. He visits a relief camp run by Sean Penn's J/P Haitian Relief Organization. He also live Tweets during the episode. | ||||
| 7–02 | 109 | "Cambodia" | March 7, 2011 | |
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Tony seeks to reconnect with the historically rich country of Cambodia. While sampling local seafood, Tony sits down with politicians to discuss the country's difficult Khmer Rouge past. | ||||
| 7–03 | 110 | "Nicaragua" | March 14, 2011 | |
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Tony visits Nicaragua to sample the cuisine, and in the process examines the cultural extremes in the country. | ||||
| 7–04 | 111 | "Vienna" | March 21, 2011 | |
| 7–05 | 112 | "Ozarks" | March 28, 2011 | |
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Tony visits West Plains, Missouri, backdrop of the book and Oscar-nominated film Winter's Bone and eats at Fred and Red's. [4] | ||||
| 7–06 | 113 | "Brazil (the Amazon)" | April 11, 2011 | |
| 7–07 | 114 | "Boston" | April 18, 2011 | |
| 7–08 | 115 | "Japan" | April 25, 2011 | |
| 7–09 | 116 | "Cuba" | July 11, 2011 | |
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Tony travels to Cuba in the search of the island's heart and soul where beauty abounds in the people, the food and the architecture and streets that are riddled with cars hobbling from before Castro's coup d'etat. | ||||
| 7–10 | 117 | "Macau" | July 18, 2011 | |
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Tony knew Macau as the place where fireworks were made. Those factories have since been replaced by casinos and now the island is known as the "Vegas of Asia." Tony visits the Macau Tower bungee jump, the largest in the world, and takes the ultimate plunge. | ||||
| 7–11 | 118 | "Naples" | July 25, 2011 | |
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After learning from two Italian American chefs in New York that Italian food was forever changed in this American land of plenty, Tony wonders what was lost in long trip from the Italian homeland. Arriving in the historic Central District of Naples, Tony is immed | ||||
| 7–12 | 119 | "El Bulli" | August 1, 2011 | |
| 7–13 | 120 | "US Desert" | August 8, 2011 | |
Related
| Title | Airdate | |
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| "No Reservations: Iceland: Special Edition" | March 20, 2006[7] | |
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Bourdain and show producer Chris Collins re-view Season 1's "Iceland" episode with DVD-style behind-the-scenes commentary. | ||
| "What's Your Trip with Anthony Bourdain" | May 21, 2007 | |
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Pilot episode for a proposed new series with Bourdain presenting travel videos submitted by viewers. | ||
Future episodes/specials
Posts on Bourdain's blog and other articles have mentioned filming or planning upcoming episodes and specials covering South Louisiana and the Congo.[8][9][10]
Home video releases
As of September 2010, Travel Channel has released five collections of the series on DVD. As of September 2010, collections 1-4 and 6-8 are available to view on Netflix's "Watch Instantly" feature. Despite that the series has been shot mostly with high definition video cameras, it is not available for purchase in high definition format like Blu-ray Disc. However, many episodes from Collection 4 and later can be streamed from Netflix in high definition.
It is noteworthy that the DVD releases do not have subtitles enabled for the hearing impaired. (Broadcast episodes do have closed-captioning available.)
- Collection 1 (4 discs) (2005)
- Disc 1- Paris, New Jersey
- Disc 2- Sicily, Las Vegas
- Disc 3- New Zealand, Malaysia
- Disc 4- Iceland, Vietnam
- Collection 2 (3 discs) (2006)
- Disc 1- Sweden, Puerto Rico, Quebec, U.S./Mexico Border
- Disc 2- India (Rajasthan), India (Kolkata/Mumbai), Korea, Indonesia, Ireland
- Disc 3- Ghana, Namibia, Lebanon, Pacific Northwest
- Collection 3 (3 discs) (2007)
- Disc 1- Russia, Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong
- Disc 2- French Polynesia, Cleveland, Brazil, Argentina
- Disc 3- Singapore, South Carolina, Berlin, Tuscany
- Collection 4 (3 discs) (2008)
- Disc 1- Vancouver, New Orleans, London/Edinburgh, Greek Islands, Jamaica, Hawaii
- Disc 2- Into the Fire, Laos, Tokyo, Uruguay, Colombia
- Disc 3- Spain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C., US Southwest, Bonus Features
- Collection 5 - Part 1 (3 discs) (2010)
- Disc 1- Romania, So Long Summer, Mexico, Venice
- Disc 2- Azores, Chicago, Food Porn, Philippines
- Disc 3- Disappearing Manhattan, Sri Lanka, Sardinia, Chile, Bonus Materials (Alternate Universe)
- Collection 5 - Part 2 (3 discs) (2011)
- Disc 1- Australia, Buffalo/Baltimore/Detroit, Down on the Street, San Francisco
- Disc 2- Thailand, Montana, NYC Outer Boroughs, Vietnam: No Place Like Home
- Disc 3- Brittany, Obsessed, Provence, Bonus Materials (Alternate Universe)
Notable guests
- On the Season 3 New York City episode, Andrew Zimmern appeared in one segment. Bourdain appeared as a guest on the New York City episode of Zimmern's Travel Channel show Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, which aired the same day. The two shows were edited such that one show led nearly seamlessly into the other.
- Bourdain's wife Ottavia Busia, who is a native of Sardinia, Italy, appeared anonymously on the Season 3 Tuscany episode, as one of the disgruntled diners eating the food he prepares.[11] She is also featured prominently in the Season 5 episode when the Bourdains visit Sardinia. Also featured in the Season 6 Rome episode.
- In the Berlin episode (Season 4) he has lunch with German politician Gregor Gysi.
- In the Sicilian episode Bourdain meets Sicily's Governor Salvatore Cuffaro.
- Both Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent appear in the U.S. Southwest episode. Other musicians who have appeared on the show include Queens of the Stone Age, Marky Ramone, David Johansen, Das Racist, and Morcheeba.
- In the Puerto Rico episode he has lunch with boxer Miguel Cotto
- Bill Murray was a guest in the Hudson Valley episode.
- In the Haiti episode (Season 7) Tony meets with Sean Penn in the tent city built by his relief group, J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
- Authors Jim Harrison, Chuck Palahniuk, Jerry Stahl, Harvey Pekar, George Pelecanos, Ian Rankin, Michael Ruhlman, Gary Shteyngart, Evan Rail and Nick Tosches have all appeared on the program.
- The many chefs who have appeared include Ferran and Albert Adrià, Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller, Jacques Pépin, Mario Batali, Masaharu Morimoto, José Andrés, David Chang, Marco Pierre White, Jun Sakamoto, Wylie Dufresne, Homaro Cantu, Michael Symon, Juan Mari Arzak and Elena Arzak, Andoni Aduriz, April Bloomfield, Fergus Henderson, Gabrielle Hamilton, Jiro Ono, Scott Conant, Chris Cosentino, Pino Posteraro, Hidekazu Tojo, Vikram Vij, Edward Tuson, Martin Picard , Joël Robuchon , Alvin Leung, David Munoz, Olivier Rollinger, Paul Kahan, and Emeril Lagasse.
References
- ^ Nominees for the News & Documentary Emmy Awards In 32 Categories Announced By NATAS (PDF), p. 21. Emmys.tv, July 17, 2007. Press release. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ 61st Annual Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards (PDF), p. 16. Emmys.tv, November 12, 2009. Press release. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ Bourdain, Anthony (1 September 2008). Goodbye to all that. Travel Channel.
- ^ "Ozarks - Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Boston - Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ Iceland: Special Edition. No Reservations, TVGuide.com.
- ^ Bass, Erin Z. (20 June 2011). "Anthony Bourdain in Cajun Country". Deep South Magazine.
- ^ Bourdain, Anthony (12 July 2009). "Antonio/Antonia". Travel Channel.
- ^ Bourdain, Anthony (18 February 2011). "Both Ends Burning". Travel Channel.
- ^ "Authors@Google: Anthony Bourdain" interview (Flash Video). Google Talks, November 21, 2007. YouTube.
- ^ Bourdain, Chris (July 20, 2008). "No Reservations Uruguay: A Brother’s Diary". No Reservations Crew blog. Travel Channel.