Anthony Bourdain

Hurrah for the James Beard Book, Broadcast and Journalism Awards Winners!

The James Beard Book Broadcast and Journalism awards were held this past Saturday night, and a whole new crop of book authors, TV and radio folks and food journalists were honored with what is still considered the food world's greatest honor -- a James Beard medal. You can see the full list of win ... More >>

For Once, Someone Got An L.A. Food Show Right: Bourdain's Parts Unknown Koreatown Episode

For the second installment of his new CNN show Parts Unknown, which aired last night, Anthony Bourdain explored L.A.'s Koreatown. The show was insightful, revealing and pretty much spot-on, giving an accurate depiction of both the fraught history of K-Town and its current status as one of our city's ... More >>

6 Lessons From "Guts and Glory": Anthony Bourdain and Roy Choi on Paula Deen, The Taste Authentic Food

Anthony Bourdain greeted a packed house at the Pantages last night. The Los Angeles installment of Bourdain's "Guts and Glory" tour took place in the opulent 1930 theatre with a crowd that was more academic than hip, and fiercely local as demonstrated by any reference to L.A. -- and especially durin ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Debuts Parts Unknown on CNN

Anthony Bourdain's new CNN show Parts Unknown debuted last night on CNN. The show, which is very much like his Travel Channel show No Reservations, which ended in November of last year, took us last night to Myanmar, a country that only recently began allowing outsiders in, let alone western film cr ... More >>

Badass Chef, Meet Badass Chef

Anthony Bourdain is Giving Sex and Dating Advice in Cosmo

Last week during Anthony Bourdain's Reddit Q&A, when someone asked him why he decided to do The Taste, he responded "I liked the idea that it was the most unlikely thing I could do." At the time I thought, "hmmm ... not really the most unlikely thing you could do." And now that point has been proven ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Reddit Q & A

A little over an hour ago, Anthony Bourdain jumped on Reddit to answer fan questions. A lot of familiar territory was covered -- why he left the Travel Channel for CNN, why he decided to do The Taste, what his favorite thing to eat in a multitude of places was.

Tour Thai Town Just Like Anthony Bourdain: Jet Tila's Melting Pot Food Tours

Want to fantasize that you're Anthony Bourdain, slurping up the same boat noodles that he did when No Reservations explored Hollywood's Thai Town? Now you can, because the same guide who took Bourdain around will take you too. L.A. chef Jet Tila, long the go-to person for visiting chefs wanting to ... More >>

Is There a Place for Vegan Cooks on The Taste?

We're guessing there won't be many vegan dishes featured on ABC's new show, The Taste. On last week's episode, three vegan cooks got a smackdown when the judging panel sampled the non-meat offerings. "I suspect vegetarianism," intoned Anthony Bourdain, as if someone had just served him a dirty soc ... More >>

A Recap of The Taste: We Took a Bite. Did You?

Well, kids, The Taste premiered last night on ABC with much fanfare. We sat, we watched, we followed the (trending!) tweets and we're here to recap. Just in case your DVR didn't work, or you just want to relive it all in print. The premise -- as previously mentioned -- is a mash-up of The Voice and ... More >>

The Taste Debuts Tomorrow with Judges Bourdain, Ludo, Nigella Lawson Brian Malarkey

When a chef sees something he likes, he inevitably wants to make it, but better and with his own twist. Perhaps that was the rationale behind culinary luminaries like L.A. favorite Ludo Lefebvre and Anthony Bourdain of Travel Channel fame, hitching their wagons to The Taste, a new reality competitio ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Is Not Selling Out, Even if The Taste Is a Little Cheesy

Anthony Bourdain describes himself as an "enthusiast," though strangely, as we watch him globetrot across our televisions eating some of the world's most exotic and delicious foods, living a life many would trade their first born for, his demeanor is rarely all that enthusiastic. Known well for his ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Coming To L.A. for Show At Pantages Theater with Roy Choi

As part of his "Guts and Glory" tour, Anthony Bourdain will be coming to Los Angeles for a show at the Pantages Theater on April 16 of next year. L.A. chef Roy Choi will join Bourdain on stage for an evening of (according to the press release) "candid, often hysterical insights about their life's wo ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Top 10 No Reservations Episodes

Today on his blog, Anthony Bourdain pens a long and thoughtful piece about his 10 favorite episodes of No Reservations as the show's run comes to an end. Bourdain will be leaving the Travel Channel for CNN, where he will host a similar show that will launch next year.

Tijuana Grub Crawl: Where To Eat, Drink and Walk on Your Tour of TJ

See also: Anthony Bourdain Told Me to Go to Baja. So I'd Be OK There. Right? See also: Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately See also: OC Weekly's Column Tijuana Sí! You're going to Tijuana, and you want to eat. That's a very good pla ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Told Me to Go to Baja. So I'd Be OK There. Right?

In our column First Person, L.A. writers tackle the good, the bad and the funny about life as they know it. Anthony Bourdain made it look so great. "Baja's like Tuscany!" he'd proclaimed to the media. And right in L.A.'s backyard. I'd never been, nor had my best friend, so we booked hotel rooms f ... More >>

Q & A with Anthony Bourdain: The End of No Reservations, CNN Throwing a Drink in Alan Richman's Face

See also: Anthony Bourdain: 5 Unexpected Lessons He Taught Us Last Night. See also: Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately. Anthony Bourdain has a lightness to his voice. It's jovial, almost, which is unnerving. "This is the longest I'v ... More >>

Read This Now, or Almost Now: Lucky Peach Issue 4

It is now time for your regular Lucky Peach update. Because we love David Chang as much as you do, perhaps even more so after his recent pit stop at UCLA. (Dinner afterwards? At A-Frame with Jonathan Gold, Peter Meehan, and Amy Rowat, if you keep track of these kinds of things). Because the next ... More >>

Vendimia: The Incredible Baja Wine Festival You've Never Heard Of

See also: Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately. See also: 'Stick a Fork In It' column Tijuana Sí!. Like many Southern Californians, and of course, Anthony Bourdain, we've been relatively obsessed with Baja lately, especially upon hea ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Joins CNN

If you had any last lingering doubts that Anthony Bourdain has conquered the world, this morning's news should put an end to them. CNN announced this morning that Bourdain will join the network as a weekend anchor. The host of No Reservations, writer of mystery novels, kitchen tell-alls and the occa ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/14 - 5/18

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Animals have been talking to me. And any shaman will say that that's not that weird." Q & A With Roy Choi: Slinging Tacos at Midnight, Calling Out Jamie Oliver Choi's Vegetable Moment. "After all, in Los Angeles, nothing ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Baja Episode of No Reservations Will Make You Want to Cross the Border Immediately

The Baja California episode of No Reservations begins with a soundtrack of gunshots and sirens peppering news reports of violence in Tijuana. But against this noise we see Anthony Bourdain strolling into town looking unafraid. He knows what you're thinking: "Wait, isn't Tijuana dangerous?" The shor ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 3/5-3/9

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Tommy's chili is a flame-orange concoction that, no matter how many napkins you have at the ready, will inevitably leave its mark somewhere on your face, shirt or shoes." 10 Best Hot Dogs in Los Angeles. ​"We've all wished ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain: Now Portable Via Travel Channel's New Layover App

We've all wished we could carry Anthony Bourdain around in our pockets when traveling to a new city, and now, the marketing geniuses over at the Travel Channel have figured out a way to make such a thing possible. In digital form, at least. Today they announced the new "Travel Channel Layover Guide ... More >>

Ecco Announces First 3 Bourdain Titles: Roy Choi and Some Other People

​Last September Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced that Anthony Bourdain (chef, crime novelist, No Reservations guy, friend-of-Chang, occasional writer of Treme episodes, etc.) would have his own line of books, one that would publish a small handful of titles every year. W ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain: 5 Unexpected Lessons He Taught Us Last Night

College of the Canyons/Jesse MuñozAnthony Bourdain, giving a rapt audience a window into making No Reservations.​We don't think any stone was left unturned by the end of Anthony Bourdain's speaking engagement last night at Santa Clarita's College of the Canyons. We know his new "death row" m ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's The Layover Uses Jonathan Gold as a Guide

The Travel Channel obviously saved the best for last. The season finale of Anthony Bourdain's The Layover airs tonight, in which Tony will enlighten viewers on how to get the most out of the L.A. food scene in a short period of time. Between cocktails at the Chateau Marmont and, we think, a peek in ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 11/7-11/11

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "In true Bourdain fashion, he gave us an straight answer. 'You know, I don't really care.'" Anthony Bourdain on The Layover, L.A. and Jonathan Gold. "The first thing you need to know about Attari ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain on The Layover, L.A. and Jonathan Gold

Via the Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain at the LudoBites truck.​We elbowed our way into the Travel Channel's crowded media conference call to speak with legendary chef, food writer and TV personality Anthony Bourdain about his new show, The Layover, premiering this month. When it was finally o ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Gets His Own Line of Books at Ecco

​ Anthony Bourdain can now add yet another title to the long list of those he has already: chef, crime novelist, non-fiction author, television host, HBO writer, and eater of odd foods. No, not political candidate, but publisher. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, today announced th ... More >>

Food News Roundup: President Obama's Eat Our Peas Moment, Brain Freeze Sang Yoon's Foie Ice Cream Sandwiches

-- Father's Office starts serving desserts. Not just any desserts, mind you, but foie gras ice cream sandwiches. [Grub Street] -- What Causes Brain Freeze? Which is a condition also called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. Who knew. [Food Republic, via food52] -- Marja Vongerichten's "Kimchi Chro ... More >>

Top 5 Natto Uses: A Love Letter to Fermented Soy Beans Happy Natto Day

Flickr/yoshing_BTJapanese fermented soy beans​ Boogers. Dirty socks. Puke. The only comparisons made to natto, or Japanese fermented soy beans, are unflattering ones. It's simultaneously sticky and slimy. When brought out of the freezer to room temperature and mixed, strings of what looks like ... More >>

Lucky Peach: The New Food Journal From David Chang & Friends Is Here

​Lucky Peach, the food quarterly from Momofuku's David Chang, debuted yesterday. It's an enormous amount of fun, as you would expect, kind of like Grand Street crossed with No Reservations. This makes sense once you run down the list of contributors: Anthony Bourdain, Harold McGee, Ruth Reichl ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Bourdain on Beard, Questions for Roy Choi The Online World of Cannibals

-- Anthony Bourdain on the James Beard awards ("I would sooner attend a Renaissance Fair in Hell"). [No Reservations, via The New York Times.] -- The Great Mayonnaise Debate. [Food Republic] -- Two words: Absinthe Cake. [Food Gal] -- A cup of coffee & illegal immigration. [Los Angeles Times] ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Joins Writing Team on HBO's Treme

Anthony Bourdain, no stranger to TV, is moving to the other side of the camera.​Under Anthony Bourdain's many writing credits - Kitchen Confidential, Bone in the Throat and Medium Raw, to name a few - we can now add HBO series Treme to that list. As the AVClub reports, via Nola.com, the sharp ... More >>

OCTOPI HAVE BALLS?

Bourdain to Attend San Diego Comic-Con to Promote His New Graphic Novel

In a two-part livestreaming session with Eater National yesterday, Anthony Bourdain announced that he will be attending San Diego Comic-Con in July to promote his forthcoming graphic novel, Get Jiro! Though the author revealed details of the project last October at New York Comic-Con, describing it ... More >>

Bourdain Talks "Homicidal Food Nerd" Comic on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Anthony Bourdain was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to promote his new book Medium Raw (the true follow-up to Kitchen Confidential), and was asked about a new graphic novel he is working on. Bourdain responded, of course, as only he could. "We're working on a ultra-violent food-based ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars Officially Announced With 18 Runner-Up Contestants

Bravo​ Ladies and gentlemen, it appears that the rumors of a Top Chef All-Stars season are true! TV Guide Magazine released an official report from Bravo that the upcoming eighth run of the Emmy award-winning competitive cooking show will include an all-star cast of eighteen runners-up from p ... More >>

Via Eater: Anthony Bourdian (Imagined) on Dancing With The Stars

This is beyond hilarious. From Eater, a post imagining an alternate universe in which Anthony Bourdain goes on Dancing With The Stars, which apparently premiered (again) last night. "During the show Anthony Bourdain's wife tweeted that a few years ago he was asked join the show (both Rocco DiSpirito ... More >>

Web Surfing: A Roundup of Posts from L.A. Food Blogs & Beyond

-- Maury Rubin's Birdbath Bakery not opening after all. [Eater LA] -- Cookware shops in Paris. [David Lebovitz] -- Supporting our local food trucks in the face of a call for increased regulations. [Eating L.A.] -- A review of Tacos El Rocky. [LA Taco] -- Geoff Nicholson reviews Anthony Bourd ... More >>

Bourdain at UCLA Tonight: No Tickets? Stake Out the Westwood In-N-Out

Amazon​As Anthony Bourdain fans have known for months now, the No Reservations guy is in town to give a talk at UCLA tonight. Bourdain has also been making the rounds, talking to Pat Morisson on KPCC this afternoon, during which time he heaped praise on local institutions In-N-Out, Philippe' ... More >>

MY DINNER WITH ARROGANCE

Anthony Bourdain Coming to Royce Hall: Yes, Reservations

The Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain, the hazard pay episode​ Tired of getting your Anthony Bourdain fix via the Travel Channel, your demi-glace-stained pages of Kitchen Confidential (or Bone in the Throat, circa 1995), or even, gasp, from the untangled threads of @ruthbourdain? The chef-author ... More >>

Bill Murray on No Reservations: Give This Man A Travel Show

Anthony Bourdain's traveling road show, No Reservations, is a meandering and often exhaustingly self-referential hour of television. Not so for the final 4 minutes of last night's show, when, after wandering up and down the Hudson River, Bourdain ran into and dined with Bill Murray. Bill Murray (Gro ... More >>

Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Jonathan Gold, Eric Alperin, Mark Peel and more on the best dining neighborhoods of 2009. [EaterLA] --Early '90s flashback for the LA Times Test Kitchen. [Daily Dish] --Anthony Bourdain pays tri ... More >>

Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Dosa, Lamb Soup and Squirming Tentacles

While New York and Los Angeles are clearly, very different cities, the outer reaches of both areas have something in common: terrific foods from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds. For this week's No Reservations, the crew was focusing on the outer boroughs of New York, and Bourdain seemed legitimat ... More >>

Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Wings, Polish Food and Lebanese Tartar

Another week, another episode of No Reservations. Bourdain, inspired partially by HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire", (a fact that seemed to concern some locals), set out on a Rust Belt episode, highlighting the local fare of Buffalo, Baltimore and Detroit. Baltimore "lake trout", which i ... More >>

Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Sichuan, Kebab, Brains & More

Anthony Bourdain was at it again this week, delving into the surprising culinary scene of Melbourne, Australia. But unless you have a bunch of highly-skilled chef pals with access to local Aussie ingredients, you're probably not going to be able to recreate that charming little rooftop potluck. Howe ... More >>

Eat What Bourdain Just Ate: Pastel de Choclo, Mote con Huesillo a Recipe for Pisco Sours

Want to eat like Anthony Bourdain, but can't afford to fly halfway down the globe for lunch? Well it's a good thing you live in one of the most diverse cities on the planet.