CHESSNOID

I haven’t really been watching much TV since Dexter and Californication finished last season.  Bravo has a few series that I catch, but the one show I like is Top Chef.  It is like a combination of the Apprentice and Survivor combined, with food and cooking challenges.  That show was off during the holidays so I caught a bunch or reruns from the previous seasons.

Now, my wife has been putting this new travel and food show to fill up our empty DVR and every time I watch it, I just get hungry.  The show is called Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. In the last week, I have watch at least about 20 previously aired shows where he visits all these other countries and gets fed by all these amazing chefs making special culinary delights for him.

For all the food Anthony eats, I am surprised he is not a much bigger guy.  This guy seems to be eating all the time, but then again that could just be the edit.  It seems like everything he gets to eat is delicious.  No matter which country, he samples dishes with unique ingredients.  I think the weirdest thing I saw him eat was camel in Egypt or Saudi Arabia.  Definitely something I would not desire to eat, but after watching him do it and seeing the way the native people prepared it, I could see myself trying it if the opportunity presented itself.

Now the show isn’t like fear factor where he eats stuff to try and gross you out.  He actually gets to eat the best stuff, but is always willing to try new foods native to that country.  He definitely eats a lot of stuff that I want to eat, and usually crave for after I finish watching the show.  I think his show can basically make it hard for someone to diet.

I know this guy is a chef himself and seems to really enjoy food for what it is.  What I like about him is his sincere gratitude for the foods he eats and the people he meets.  Anthony also has this New York wise guy attitude and a sarcastic sense of humor that adds a lot of flavor to his show and makes it enjoyable to watch.  It is an hour long show about food but also blends in plenty of culture.  It usually goes fast because it covers so much and because I fast forward through the commercials.   I am very surprised I haven’t seen this show before now.