TV Guide: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Listing: NYC: Outer Boroughs

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 01:00 PM TRAVEL The ethnic cuisines of New York City's five boroughs are explored.

Listing: Jamaica

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 9 01:00 PM TRAVEL Anthony visits Jamaica and samples the cuisine at fish shacks and discovers that the culture includes political strife.

Listing: Hawaii

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 10:00 PM TRAVEL Anthony visits Hawaii, where he rides the North Shore surf at Banzai Pipeline and Sunset Beach on a jet ski, attends a luau at Paradise Cove, experiences volcanic thrills on the Big Island and samples a wide variety of local food.

Listing: Greek Islands

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 08:00 PM TRAVEL Tony visits Greece to see if it really has the world's healthiest diet. Included: Crete and Ithaca.

Listing: Ghana

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 04:00 PM TRAVEL Bourdain visits Ghana, where he visits an open-air market, samples locally brewed palm wine, helps the local fishermen with their catch, and enjoys a savory stew of beef tongue and goat meat at a “chop bar.”

Listing: Namibia

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 03:00 PM TRAVEL Bourdain travels to Namibia, on the southwest coast of Africa, a harsh environment where he develops an admiration for the people who live there.

Listing: Australia

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 01:00 PM TRAVEL Tony samples the many different cuisines of Melbourne, considered Australia's cultural capital.

Listing: Uruguay

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 11:00 AM TRAVEL Tony takes a trip through Uruguay that includes Montevideo and Punta del Este. While there, he tries a chivito sandwich, made with beef, bacon, mayonnaise, black or green olives, mozzarella and tomatoes, which he heartily endorses.

Listing: San Francisco

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 4 01:00 PM TRAVEL The host explores San Francisco's diverse districts. Stops include Chinatown; Haight-Ashbury; and Fisherman's Wharf.

Listing: Romania

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 01:00 PM TRAVEL Tony celebrates his pal Zamir's 50th birthday with him in Romania, where he learns about the country's vampire tales, Communist regimes and intense culinary experiences.

Listing: South Florida

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 01:00 PM TRAVEL Bourdain takes a trip through South Florida, where he dines on conch stew prepared by a local chef in Miami's Little Haiti and conch fritters at the Conchtown Café in Key West. Also: A bar crawl through South Beach includes Club Deuce and Loco Taqueria.

Listing: Mexico/US Border

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 01:00 PM TRAVEL Tony visits towns on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border. First, he samples authentic Tex-Mex food at TB's Bar and Grill in Del Rio, Texas, then crosses over into Mexico to Piedras Negras for nachos and to Monterrey, where enjoys a homemade meal.

Listing: D.C.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 10:00 PM TRAVEL The host explores the many contrasts Washington, D.C., has to offer.

Listing: Saudi Arabia

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 08:00 PM TRAVEL A fan from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, invites Tony to explore the cuisine, culture and heritage of her homeland.

Listing: Russia

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 04:00 PM TRAVEL Bourdain travels to Russia.

Listing: Iceland

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 01:00 PM TRAVEL Anthony travels to Iceland, where he finds the constant winter darkness comforting, and learns how Icelanders pass the sunless months, including eating, drinking, and lifting weights.

Listing: U.S. Southwest

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 11:00 AM TRAVEL Tony tours the American Southwest on a road trip with stops in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent appear.

Listing: Mexico

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 10:00 AM TRAVEL Season 5 opens in Mexico, where the host explores a friend's hometown of Puebla and nearby Mexico City.

Video: Vietnam: There's No Place Like Home

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Vietnam is a clash of cultures, mixing a hectic urban pace with people serious about eating. Tony decides on a whim to relocate for a year to write the great Vietnamese novel, but first he'll meet a local chef/realtor who will help him find the perfect property.

Video: Tuscany

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Anthony Bourdain is in beautiful Tuscany, exploring this contrasting land of heaven and hell. Heaven because of its breathtaking scenery, hell not only because of Tuscany's famous hell-writing native, Dante, but because of the hellish trip to get there.

Video: Malaysia (Into the Jungle)

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony has always been fascinated by the notion of "natural fusion", the way cuisines and cultures blend over the centuries, and he finds Malaysia to be quite the melting pot.

Video: Shanghai

Amazon Video on Demand — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Anthony Bourdain has a fondness for traveling to China. He's back, and this time he is going a little farther, a little deeper.

Video: Sri Lanka

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony journeys into Sri Lankan cuisine influenced by the Portuguese, Dutch, British, Indian, Arab, Malay and Moor traders. From Colombo, a city perched on the coast, Tony also visits a culinary school built after the tsunami hit the region in 2004.

Video: Disappearing Manhattan

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony teams up with some notable guests and visits some of the oldest, most classic, and undoubtedly NYC restaurants. Unfortunately, these cornerstones rich with culture and diversity struggle against the changing landscape of the new Manhattan.

Video: Philippines

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony visits the Philippines, the "Land of the Lechon". He stops in Manila, a diverse combination of Spanish and Chinese cultures, then he heads off to Pampanga to sample some of their rare delicacies.

Video: Food Porn

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony presents a XXX selection of all that's lip-smacking and luscious in the world. For hardcore viewers only.

Video: Chicago

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony Bourdain loves the energy and edge of big cities. So how is it that he has avoided Chicago for so long? In this episode of No Reservations, he sets off on "some unfinished business" to rectify that situation.

Video: Azores

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Having worked in kitchens alongside many generations of Azorean Portuguese immigrants, Tony decides it's time to find out more about their motherland, visiting 3 different islands where he samples the gastronomic traditions that make their culture so interesting.

Video: Venice

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony steps away from the Venice of tourists and into the Venice of the locals, visiting the famous Rialto Fish Market, experiencing Burano risoto and tasting "forbidden wine" on the island of Saint Erasmo.

Video: Mexico

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony heads to Mexico with Carlos, who took over Tony's old job as head chef at Les Halles. Carlos, one of many Mexicans who have crossed the border to achieve the American dream, gives Tony a tour of his hometown of Puebla and nearby Mexico City.

Video: Namibia

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Where will Anthony Bourdain end up next? Namibia, a country whose name means, roughly, desert and whose land is only 10% arable.

Video: Quebec