''Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations'' is an American travel and food show that originally aired on the

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in the United States and on

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internationally. In it, host Anthony Bourdain visits various countries and cities, as well as places within the U.S., where he explores local culture and cuisine. The format and content of the show is similar to Bourdain's 2001–2002

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series, '' A Cook's Tour''. The show premiered in 2005 and concluded its nine-season run with the series finale episode (

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) on November 5, 2012. The special episode ''Anthony Bourdain in Beirut'' that aired between Seasons 2 and 3 was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming in 2007. In 2009 and 2011, the series won the Emmy for "Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming".

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Three special episodes were aired in 2006, one before the season, and two after.

Season 3

Season 3 was aired in two parts: six episodes in the winter of 2007, and nine in the summer and autumn of 2007. Two special episodes were also aired in 2007, book-ending the regular episodes.

Season 4

As with Season 3, Season 4 was aired in two parts: nine episodes in the winter of 2008, and ten in the summer of 2008. Various sources have referred to the summer episodes as Season 5, but in a post on his blog regarding the September 1, 2008 episode, Bourdain refers to it as the final episode of Season 4.Bourdain, Anthony (1 September 2008)
Goodbye to all that
Travel Channel. One special episode followed the regular 2008 episodes.

Season 5

Season 5 is another split season, with 10 episodes aired in the winter of 2009, and 10 episodes following in the summer.

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

After Bourdain announced in May 2012 that he would be leaving to do a new show for CNN entitled '' Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown'', the Travel Channel suspended Season 8 and repackaged the remaining seven episodes left to air as "The Final Tour" to capitalize on the publicity surrounding his departure. In addition to the seven episodes from Season 8, three episodes — "Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll", "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Off The Charts" — made out of old footage, were reedited to look like new and added to Season 9.

Distribution

Home video releases

As of March 2013, Travel Channel has released seven collections of the series on

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. Despite that the series has been shot mostly with high-definition video cameras, it is not available for purchase in high definition format like

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. In March 2013,

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canceled instant streaming of the show without explanation, but restored a 25 episode "No Reservations Collection" in October 2014. Hulu offers 5 episodes from season 7 and 8 The DVD releases do not have subtitles enabled for the hearing impaired. (Broadcast episodes do have closed-captioning available.) * Collection 1 (4 discs) (2005) ** Disc 1- Paris, New Jersey ** Disc 2- Sicily, Las Vegas ** Disc 3- New Zealand, Malaysia ** Disc 4- Iceland, Vietnam * Collection 2 (3 discs) (2006) ** Disc 1- Sweden, Puerto Rico, Quebec, U.S./Mexico Border ** Disc 2- India (Rajasthan), India (Kolkata/Mumbai), Korea, Indonesia, Ireland ** Disc 3- Ghana, Namibia, Lebanon, Pacific Northwest * Collection 3 (3 discs) (2007) ** Disc 1- Russia, Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong ** Disc 2- French Polynesia, Cleveland, Brazil, Argentina ** Disc 3- Singapore, South Carolina, Berlin, Tuscany * Collection 4 (3 discs) (2008) ** Disc 1- Vancouver, New Orleans, London/Edinburgh, Greek Islands, Jamaica, Hawaii ** Disc 2- Into the Fire, Laos, Tokyo, Uruguay, Colombia ** Disc 3- Spain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C., US Southwest, Bonus Features * Collection 5 - Part 1 (3 discs) (2010) ** Disc 1- Romania, So Long Summer, Mexico, Venice ** Disc 2- Azores, Chicago, Food Porn, Philippines ** Disc 3- Disappearing Manhattan, Sri Lanka, Sardinia, Chile, Bonus Materials (Alternate Universe) * Collection 5 - Part 2 (3 discs) (2011) ** Disc 1- Australia, Buffalo/Baltimore/Detroit, Down on the Street, San Francisco ** Disc 2- Thailand, Montana, NYC Outer Boroughs, Vietnam: No Place Like Home ** Disc 3- Brittany, Obsessed, Provence, Bonus Materials (Alternate Universe) * Collection 6 - Part 1 (3 discs) (November 29, 2011) ** Disc 1- Panama, Istanbul, Prague, New York Hudson Valley, Ecuador ** Disc 2- Harbin China, Maine, Food Porn 2, Caribbean Island Hopping, Heartland ** Disc 3- Bonus Features: Burning Questions, Techniques Special, Holiday Special * Collection 6 - Part 2 (2 discs) (2012) ** Disc 1- Where it all Began, Liberia, Dubai, Rome, Madrid ** Disc 2- Kerala, India, Paris 100, Back to Beirut, Bonus Features (What were we thinking, Making of India) * Collection 7 (3 discs) (2012) ** Disc 1- Haiti, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Vienna, Ozarks ** Disc 2- Brazil: The Amazon, Boston, Japan: Hokkaido, Cuba, Macau ** Disc 3- Naples, El Bulli, Ukraine, Kurdistan, Cajun Country

Broadcast syndication

In 2019,

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obtained broadcast and digital rights in the United States for seasons five through eight of the series, while season 9 has been released exclusively on the network's lifestyle and travel streaming service JOURNY and has yet to be aired on TV.

Notable guests

*On the Season 3 New York City episode,

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appeared in one segment. Bourdain appeared as a guest on the New York City episode of Zimmern's Travel Channel show ''

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'', which aired the same day. The two shows were edited such that one show led nearly seamlessly into the other. *Bourdain's wife Ottavia Busia, who is a native of

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, Italy, appeared anonymously on the Season 3

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episode, as one of the disgruntled diners eating the food he prepares. She is also featured prominently in the Season 5 episode when the Bourdains visit Sardinia. She was also featured in the Season 6 Rome and Season 7 Naples episodes. *Bourdain's brother Chris was his companion on the Season 4

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. ''No Reservations Crew blog''. Travel Channel. In addition, Chris and his family appears in the first Holiday episode. *Chefs who appeared on the program include Ferran and

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, Juan Mari Arzak and

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, Andoni Aduriz, April Bloomfield,

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, Chris Cheung, Michael Lomonaco,

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, Chef Wan, Matt Moran, Neil Perry, Luke Mangan and Emeril Lagasse. *Musicians who appeared on the program include

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. The show's holiday specials also included performances by Queens of the Stone Age,

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. *Authors who appeared on the program include

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, Chuck Palahniuk,

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. *Actors who appeared on the program include

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, Mammootty,

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. *Politicians who appeared include German politician Gregor Gysi and Sicily's governor

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. The Vancouver episode when Tony visits ''EA Sports Canada'' and NBA superstar

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can be seen getting his motion capture suit adjusted; in addition, professional snowboarder Ross Rebagliati gives snowboarding lessons to Tony's producer.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website

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Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

February 7, 2009.
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