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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013TV-PG12 seasons7.7 / 10

Get hungry, get curious, get lost.

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

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Synopsis

Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 2

Los Angeles

Tony takes Los Angeles--but with a twist. No Hollywood sign, no Beverly Hills. Instead, he zeroes in on a three square-mile area of the city known as Koreatown, where he finds a tight-knit community still marked by the 1992 Rodney King riots.

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Episode 3

Colombia

The public face of Colombia has changed immensely over the past ten years and is still changing for the better. Tony will explore several regions of the country from the mountains down to the Caribbean coast to the coca leaf growing inlands formerly controlled by drug cartels.

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Episode 4

Quebec

Bourdain travels to remote areas within the province of Quebec where he samples local delicacies, explores ice fishing and beaver hunting and spends time with two of funniest and most brilliant chef/restauranteurs in Canada, Joe Beef's Dave McMillan and Fred Morin.

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Episode 5

Morocco (Tangier)

Tony explores the "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, and the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces.

Where to watch Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Episode 6

Libya

Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya. Bourdain looks at the country through personal stories, food--and the music of anti-Qaddafi rapper expats who returned to fight.

Where to watch Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Episode 7

Peru

Tony and his friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert, explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes in search of a rare variety of wild cocoa that is said to be the "best" in the world. They move from hip, modern Lima back in time into pre-Colombian Peru.

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Episode 8

Congo

Tony visits Congo, the setting of one of his favorite books, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and the basis for one of his favorite movies, the classic Apocalypse Now.

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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026

More about Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Cast

Anthony BourdainSelf - Host
Michael RuhlmanSelf
Penn JilletteSelf
Oscar GoodmanSelf
Daniel BouludSelf
Anabel HernándezSelf
Zamir GottaSelf
Dave McMillanSelf - Chef / Owner, Joe Beef

Credits

Written by
Anthony Bourdain

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
95
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • CNNUnited States
  • Zero Point ZeroUnited States
  • CNN Original SeriesUnited States

Themes

culinary artsculturefoodtravel