Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - TV-PG
TV Rating: TV-PG
Network: Travel Channel Cast: Anthony Bourdain
Genre: Reality TV
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Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that the free-spirited Bourdain often mentions past drug use and sexual escapades during his conversations with locals. Other than that, the show does a good job of giving viewers an insider's look at new places and cultures.
Families can discuss how food is prepared by different cultures. How are cooking techniques passed down through the generations? What spices can you find in Chinese food? Indian food? What is prevalent in dishes made in Brazil, Ireland, or France?
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Lucy Maher
In ANTHONY BOURDAIN: NO RESERVATIONS, the chef and author (of Kitchen Confidential, The Nasty Bits, A Cook's Tour, and more) crisscrosses the globe in search of the food that typifies the world's cultures.
Each week, viewers tag along with Bourdain as he gets the inside dish on local eats in places from Beirut, Indonesia, and Korea to Miami, Sweden, and Puerto Rico. But it doesn't stop there. On each trip, Bourdain not only indulges in native flavors but also tags along with fishermen, farmers, and food merchants as they go about their daily business. He also takes in local customs and engages people he meets in conversation about their homeland and cuisine.
During his visit to Peru, for example, Bourdain visited a shaman when the altitude got to him, sampled homemade ceviche with a popular restaurateur, and hopped aboard a fishing boat to go in search of piranha.
Outgoing and wry, Bourdain does a good job of keeping the energy up and introducing viewers to cultures they might not have been exposed to before. But he often makes remarks that might give some parents pause (not to mention make them want to preview episodes before letting kids tune in). When sampling the ceviche, for example, he said that next time he should smoke a joint to counteract the dish's acidity. And when his local host gave him coca leaves to alleviate his headache, he made a reference to snorting cocaine in the '80s.
Fans might also like Roadtrip Nation or Take Home Chef.
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Sexual ContentBourdain is happy to talk to the people he meets on his travels about his sexual exploits. |
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Language"Hell" is used; "f--k" is bleeped out. |
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Social BehaviorEncourages broadening your mind through travel and learning about foreign cultures. |
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Drug/Alcohol/TobaccoBourdain samples local brews and cocktails and discusses past drug use. |
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