Anthony Bourdain tonight at 10
Jul 25th, 2005, 02:45 PM
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Anthony Bourdain tonight at 10
Chef/author of "Kitchen Confidential," is on the new travel series "No Reservations." Tonight he is in Paris. There's a review in todays NYTimes. "Where Absinthe Makes the Kitchen Grow Hotter."
Jul 25th, 2005, 03:47 PM
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Jul 25th, 2005, 04:37 PM
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Here's the New York Times review from this morning's edition.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/ar...rav.html?8hpib
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/25/ar...rav.html?8hpib
Jul 25th, 2005, 05:15 PM
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Thanks for the reminder... I've seen the ad when I've been on either Virtual Tourist or Trip Advisor, but I had forgotten. I've loved his travel food shows on FoodTV and look forward to this series.
Jul 25th, 2005, 07:34 PM
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Got caught up watching Law and Order then switched channels so I missed the first half, it is a one hour show. I enjoyed it, Paris was lovely. Rudolph sans head was less lovely. It will be repeated tonight so if you missed the 1st airing, you're not out of luck. In Texas it was on at 9 PM and will re-air at midnight.
I enjoyed his earlier show, don't recall the name, and I too wonder how he stays so slim when he appears to be eating, well, so often. Perhaps that's it, eat a real meal instead of snacking, ah but that's no fun.
I enjoyed his earlier show, don't recall the name, and I too wonder how he stays so slim when he appears to be eating, well, so often. Perhaps that's it, eat a real meal instead of snacking, ah but that's no fun.
Jul 25th, 2005, 07:47 PM
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What the heck channel is the Travel Channel in northern VA? I checked about a hundred channels and couldn't find it. And no way I'm paying Cox any more for some extra channels - I already have 117!!!!
Jul 26th, 2005, 05:06 AM
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I enjoyed it but not without reservations (duh....). The contrived changes in the plot are sort of corny, like a kind of seedy old uncle leading kids into a scary part of the cellar and going "boo!" and then taking them by an ice cream stand and saying, "how did we get here? Maybe we should get some ice cream!" And there's always an air of abiding decadence and, certainly, self-indulgence ("this is me, Tony Bourdain, being more 'in' than the 'in'"
. The whole absinthe thing (he and some special effects to create a Lucy-in-the-Sky-with-Absinthe experience) was kind of hokey, and I'm wondering what audience that was designed to target.
But when he's doing straight history or basic commentary explaining or illustrating, he's enlightening and entertaining. And lord knows it was a very different, pungent, and fascinating view of Paris.
I will watch it again at least one more time, for the unusual views and insights on the place he's visiting (Iceland next week), and hope that his intelligence and expertise will outshine his shtick.
. The whole absinthe thing (he and some special effects to create a Lucy-in-the-Sky-with-Absinthe experience) was kind of hokey, and I'm wondering what audience that was designed to target.But when he's doing straight history or basic commentary explaining or illustrating, he's enlightening and entertaining. And lord knows it was a very different, pungent, and fascinating view of Paris.
I will watch it again at least one more time, for the unusual views and insights on the place he's visiting (Iceland next week), and hope that his intelligence and expertise will outshine his shtick.
Jul 26th, 2005, 05:12 AM
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Still waiting to hear which restaurants he reviewed in Paris! I looked on the web site and read the NYTimes article, but no clues there. From what I read though, sounds like his target audience is alcoholics and aging hipsters.
