• Cable’s Best Food Show

      A post about by Josh on January 11th, '08

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      I’m always in search of off-beat shows. Though most are not talked about for a reason (they simply aren’t that good), every once in a while, there’s a gem hidden amongst the channels. My latest find is Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations.

      OK, so it’s not a new show. This is its 3rd season. But, in a time of trite reality offering, Bourdain is a refreshing host. He has a bit of a potty mouth and makes no secret about his preference for cigarettes or alcohol.

      There’s a bit of Survivor in No Reservations. Bourdain travels to out of the way places in search of local culinary culture. There is the inevitable “gross-out” food in most places (warthog intestine, fried beetle, raw seal eyeball). However, Bourdain is more world wise than the average Survivor contestant. He is adept at conversing with local people and gives viewers some insight into the people behind the food. He is surprisingly sensitive when it comes to showing respect to local people, not even blinking when a Namibia bushman hands him a piece of warthog anus to chew on. Of course, the trademark abrasiveness is still intact when it’s just him and the camera.

      By the end of each episode, you might have learned something, and you might have decided that Bourdain would make a good travel partner.

      No Reservations airs new episodes Monday Nights on the Travel Channel.

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  2. 2 Responses to “Cable’s Best Food Show”

    1. Chris Says:
      January 11th, 2008 at 6:17 pm

      I totally agree. This is definitely one of the best “food/travel” shows out there. That he is yummy is just icing on the cake.

    2. » Will YouTube and Friends Kill Television? » Teevieo Says:
      February 1st, 2008 at 6:47 pm

      […] I want to see something about cooking in Ghana.  I wait until the No Reservations episode featuring the West African nation to be broadcast or become available On Demand.  Or I can search […]

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