Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2012•12 series•Entertainment / Factual

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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.

Episode 1Hanoi

Bourdain motorbikes through the Vietnamese capital alongside throngs of locals and joins President Obama for a dish of bun cha - a moment that was captured in a viral photograph.

Episode 2Nashville

Bourdain imbibes the culture of Music City, from chef Josh Habiger's Catbird Seat and Bolton's famous hot chicken to a night of cooking and partying with singer Alison Mosshart.

Episode 3Sichuan

Bourdain introduces Michelin star chef Eric Ripert to China with a trip to Sichuan province to sample delicious and mouth-scorching meals like peppercorn fish.

Episode 4London

Anthony finds comfort in British cuisine, including bone marrow at Fergus Henderson's St. John and Scotch eggs at Princess Victoria Pub with Nigella Lawson.

Episode 5Houston

Bourdain experiences a Bollywood-style dance in a grocery store and a quinceanera in suburban Pasadena, while sampling Viet-Bayou crawfish and East Texas barbecue.

Episode 6Japan

Bourdain's trip to Japan begins with a tour of outdoor food markets, followed by a conversation with an ex-geisha and an omakase experience at Tokyo's famous Sushi Ko.

Episode 7Minas Gerais, Brazil

Bourdain explores the Brazilian heartland, home to baroque architecture, lush hillsides and cuisine that includes broiled chicken served in a sauce made using its own blood.

Episode 9Rome

With actress Asia Argento and director Abel Ferrara as tour guides, Bourdain visits Friends Corner trattoria in Lido di Ostia and takes a trip to the EUR district built by Mussolini.

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