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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 3 Recap: City Boy in the West

Bourdain's insights on the relationship between food, culture, and politics hit close to home for many viewers Sunday. It's his ability to observe a destination with the same degree of truth and humor in Israel as in the U.S. that makes Parts Unknown such a rarity.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 8 recap: Pride on the Congo

Parts Unknown takes an honest and holistic look at the world and at travel, considering the impact politics, history, and location have on the people who call a country home and those that cover millions of miles to see it. We're looking forward to season two.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 7 recap: Peruvian chocolate

Parts Unknown has proved itself to be an insightful look at the world of travel and food, where the two intersect, and their very real socioeconomic impacts. Next week is the last season and we’ll be sad to see it end so quickly.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 6 recap: Peace signs in Libya

Parts Unknown has officially arrived. Giving insights into a country as unkown to the average American as Libya is feat unto itself, but making viewers feel connected to Libyans is an obstacle that few other than Bourdain would be able to achieve.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 5 recap: Imaginary Tangier

Bourdain compares the realities of a destination against its reputation built up by those that loved it best in Tangier, as well as indulges viewers with insight into Bourdain’s personal taste for literature, drugs, and travel.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 4 recap: Quebec is Canada’s culinary capital

It's hard not to focus on the gluttony in this episode (enviously, not judgmentally). But this was about Quebecois identity and the changing face of Canada as much as it was about delicious food.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 3 recap: Deep into Colombia

Episode three sets high goals for the rest of the season: Bourdain succeeds in dispelling myths about much discussed destination. This and similar episodes are not only important for each country’s people, but for Part’s Unknown viewers who are one step closer to understanding their complicated past.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 2 recap: L.A.’s Koreatown

This week Bourdain succeeded in telling a new and intriguing story to viewers about an under-apperciated culture and cuisine that exists in a major U.S. city; a discovery as valuable as insights into foreign destinations.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 1 recap: Tony goes to Myanmar

"Parts Unknown" brings the world to life in a way that CNN has largely ignored on its U.S. channel. Bourdain gets to do what the news programs on CNN can't do: Dive into how real people live without featuring the opinions of ridiculous talking heads.

Jason Clampet and Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

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Bourdain’s new CNN show promises to be edgier and go into “Parts Unknown”

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago