122I heart Anthony Bourdain. He has been coined “the bad boy of cuisine”. His views and commentary is blunt and not at all glossed over. To me, he is kind of like my idol – what I want to be when I grow up. (Minus of course, the whole being a guy thing, and of course the smoking).

But besides that Bourdain is everything an aspiring travel writer with a hunger for cultural exchange, like myself, could hope to be: witty, experimental, honest, and at times waxing philosophical. Through this medium he has a never ending chance to get up close and personal with foodies all over the world. What he really does is bridge cultural gaps through food. Anthony Bourdain will eat just about anything. He lives the phrase “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. I have never seen him refuse a morsel of food, which epitomizes cultural relativism and respect. The heart of a people is usually their food. Anthony Bourdain is able to get to the heart of a Country/City/ Destination through the food he eats there and the people he eats it with. He has learned through his career as a chef, that you essentially are what you eat. Through that he has come to acquire a piece of everywhere he has ever traveled and exchanged thoughts and ideas.
Way to go Tony!

In honor of Anthony Bourdain and my respect for the man and his travel practices, I want to dedicate part of this blog to him, by reviewing his show:
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations ………