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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations : Season 8
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Air date: 09 Apr '12 - 18 episodesAnthony Bourdain: No Reservations was an American travel and food show on the Travel Channel; it also airs on the Discovery Travel & Living channel around the world. In it, 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 Travel Channel announced that season 9 will be the show's final season. Season 9 premiered on September 3, 2012 and concluded with its series finale episode on November 5, 2012. 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. In 2009 the series won the Emmy for "Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming".
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List of Episodes (18)
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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1. Mozambique
09 Apr '12Tony travels to Mozambique and finds himself in a mysterious, post-colonial Africa. From Portuguese ruins on Mozambique Island, to the vibrant metropolis of Maputo, Mozambique doesn't look like anyplace Tony has been so far.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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2. Kansas City
16 Apr '12Tony Bourdain travels to Kansas City, MO, the BBQ capitol of the world with pal Zamir Gotta in search of the best barbeque. While there, Tony meets up with musicians, Dan and Patrick of The Black Keys for some serious finger licking meat.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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3. Croatian Coast
23 Apr '12Croatia's Istria and Dalmatia regions are toured. Included: swimming with bluefin tuna; truffle hunting.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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4. Lisbon
30 Apr '12Once the center of the richest empire in Europe, Lisbon now faces one of the worst financial crises in the EU. But even as it struggles with rising debt and unemployment, Tony finds out that Lisbon is experiencing a cultural and culinary renaissance.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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5. Japan: Cook It Raw
07 May '12Tony heads to Japan for the gastronomic event that is, "Cook it Raw," which brings together some of the best chefs in the world and throws them into an unfamiliar environment with unknown ingredients.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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6. Finland
14 May '12Anthony Bourdain heeds the calls of his Finnish Facebook fans and takes a trip to Helsinki, Finland. Tony joins musician Sami Yaffa for a liquored-up tour of the world's only pub tram, a bloody sauna and an unexpectedly exciting dinner with a cabbie's mother.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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7. Baja
28 May '12In this episode of No Reservations, Tony Bourdain heads to Tijuana, Mexico and the Baja Peninsula -- a place he admittedly knows very little about.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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8. Penang
04 Jun '12In Penang, Tony Bourdain discovers a beautiful rice and shrimp dish wrapped in a banana leaf that he can't get enough of, then eats fresh snapper on Monkey Beach which surprisingly lives up to its name.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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9. Austin
03 Sep '12At the start of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony heads to Austin, TX, during South By Southwest: an international music, film and interactive festival. Tony looks to local chefs, BBQ Pit-masters and local bands that call Austin home, to guide him through the city.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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10. Sydney
10 Sep '12On the next leg of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony travels to Sydney for the sheep farms of the blue mountains to the chic innovative restaurants of the big city. He samples fresh seafood, old school charcuterie, and the ubiquitous Australian barbie.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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11. Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll
17 Sep '12In this special episode Tony dives into the holy trinity - Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, from recording music in the Mojave Desert with Queens Of The Stone Age to a tutorial on making food porn to burning cocaine in Panama.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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12. Emilia Romana
24 Sep '12Tony travels to Emilia Romagna, the "breadbasket of Italy," with acclaimed NYC chef Michael White. In a red Ferrari California, the 2 travel across the region, sampling the foods that make this part of Italy great.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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13. Burgundy
01 Oct '12"If this was a film I would tell you the story of a roadtrip!" Behind the wheel of a classic Citroen DS, Tony Bourdain coasts down a quiet road in Burgundy. Seated beside him is chef, television host and Burgundy native Ludo Lefebvre, who has joined Tony to rediscover the place of his birth.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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14. Seven Deadly Sins
08 Oct '12This special episode of No Reservations serves up a refresher course on the Seven Deadly Sins: lust over a simple plate of pasta in Rome, disturbing display of wrath in NYC, and a bloody example of sloth in Finland.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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15. Rio
15 Oct '12Rio, a perfect city that is almost impossible to not love. But Tony only wishes that he could enjoy his time more in this Brazilian paradise as he nervously awaits his wife's Jiu Jitsu battle.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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16. Off the Charts
22 Oct '12In this special episode, Tony experiences a Haitian cemetery on the Day of the Dead, has a humorously horrific Halloween party in Transylvania with Zamir, and heads to Iraq covered in body armor, prepped for minefields & death.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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17. Dominican Republic
29 Oct '12Nearing toward the end of his final tour, Anthony Bourdain travels to the Caribbean for fresh fish and more in the Dominican Republic.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)
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18. Brooklyn
05 Nov '12On the last leg of his final No Reservations tour, Tony travels just across the river to Brooklyn, a part of New York that he's barely visited. Tony explores the cutting edge food, music, and people that the area offers, but also meets the nostalgic characters and stalwarts of the old days who co-exist with the new Brooklyn.
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