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Articles tagged “parts unknown”

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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 7 Recap: Sushi and Sex in Tokyo

This is not the Tokyo that the city's Olympic committee wanted anyone to see before or after it was selected as the 2020 host. Bourdain takes Tokyo's bizarre side culture and questions just how strange it, or each of us, are.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 7 Recap: Sushi and Sex in Tokyo

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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 6 Recap: Understanding Joburg

Old news reels intermixed with gorgeous images of local landscape and people, an open and honest conversation about socioeconomics and politics, and a plate full of food -- these are the ingredients to one of this season's best episodes yet.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 6 Recap: Understanding Joburg

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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 4 Recap: Meats in Sicily

Viewers are able to see a destination through Parts Unknown's honest and cadid lens, which means that amazing meals are grounded in conversation about locals' everyday reality and the most beautiful vistas are given context through history. Any other travel show would highlight the food without any talk of politics, pig blood, or scheming tour operators.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 4 Recap: Meats in Sicily

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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

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

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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 2 Recap: Living the Dream in Spain

Viewers are a fly on the wall of Bourdain's visit with an old friend in Spain. Surprisingly, he skips over any questions of Spain's hurting economy and instead focuses on the beauty of a lifestyle that seems rare today.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 2 Recap: Living the Dream in Spain

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Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 1 Recap: First-Timers in Israel/Palestine

"Parts Unknown" is back and with two Emmys in its pocket. Season two's strong start in a challenging location highlights all the reasons that it stands out among travel and news TV: It uses a meal as the entry point to a deeper honest conversation about culture, politics, and people.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 1 Recap: First-Timers in Israel/Palestine

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Skift Q&A: How Zero Point Zero Makes Television’s Best Travel Shows

Parts Unknown takes an honest and holistic look at the world and at travel, considering the impact politics, history, and location have on a destination. It takes strong personality, vision, and team work to pull off the feat in today's media environment and ZPZ continues to raise the standards of production, travel focused or not.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Q&A: How Zero Point Zero Makes Television’s Best Travel Shows

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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