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    • A Cook’s Tour
    • No Reservations
    • The Layover
    • Parts Unknown
  • Explore the World
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • Spin the Globe
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    Anthony Bourdain in Sydney: 9 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 27, 2023 / No Comments

    Since Europeans first arrived on the shores of Australia, it has been the scene and setting for many fantastic and fanciful stories. From the coastal cities to the rugged inland Outback, they don't call it "Down Under" without reason – it is a bit otherworldly, and that unique perspective has permeated every part of the culture and cuisine...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Melbourne: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 26, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Melbourne: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 26, 2023 / No Comments

    Through his travels, Anthony Bourdain visited almost every corner of the globe. Some places he dove deep and visited repeatedly (like Vietnam, London, or Japan); others he only visited once and briefly at that. Luckily, Melbourne, Australia falls somewhere in the middle...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Sydney: 9 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 27, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Taipei, Taiwan:
    7 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 25, 2023 / No Comments

    Located just 100 miles off the eastern coast of China, Taiwan is understandably influenced by its large neighbor – but it is also a country with its own culture and cuisine that are deliciously distinct. It's no surprise that Anthony Bourdain loved Taiwan, which has the best of the region's food experiences and is a huge urban destination in the capital city of Taipei...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Huế: 3+ Spots Where Tony Ate

    October 13, 2022
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    Anthony Bourdain in Istanbul, Turkey: 12 Spots Where Tony Ate

    December 19, 2022
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    Anthony Bourdain in Kyoto: 2 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 18, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Kyoto: 2 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 18, 2023 / No Comments

    In the whole wide world, there are some places that Anthony Bourdain visited extensively and repeatedly – and some where he only began to scratch the surface, leaving us as the audience wanting more. Kyoto, the relatively small (by Japanese standards) city outside Osaka, is one of those places...

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    Anthony Bourdain in the Ishikawa Prefecture: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 17, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Hokkaido Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Hokkaido: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 16, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in the Ishikawa Prefecture Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in the Ishikawa Prefecture: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 17, 2023 / No Comments

    Many people are surprised to learn that while Anthony Bourdain loved Vietnam best among the many destinations he visited, Japan was the place he visited most. Over the course of his career, Tony filmed 10 episodes in Japan, from bustling big cities like Tokyo and Kyoto to places less populated and visited by most tourists, like Hokkaido, Okinawa, and the Ishikawa Prefecture. It is this last part of Japan that you might be interested in when reading this article...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Hokkaido: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 16, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Kyoto: 2 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 18, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Hokkaido: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 16, 2023 / No Comments

    Much like Hawaii across the Pacific, Japan is a country of islands – and each island is unique in what it has to offer visitors. Hokkaido is the northernmost and second largest of Japan's four main islands, but has managed to retain its uniqueness despite proximity to the others...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Kyoto: 2 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 18, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in the Ishikawa Prefecture: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 17, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Korea: 11 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 13, 2023 / No Comments

    Contrary to K-pop(ular) belief, Korea is not all catchy or kitschy music groups, fashion, beauty, and strange, sometimes unidentifiable foods. A lot has changed – well, maybe not the surplus of strange snacks – from Korea’s not-so-distant past...

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  • Anthony Bourdain in China:
    The Complete Country Guide

    January 12, 2023 / No Comments

    If you've ever been to China, you know this to be true: there's nowhere like China, nowhere as big or diverse or different as China – especially if you're traveling to the East from the Western world for the first time. But the reality is that China has shaped the world throughout history, and will shape the future too. Chinese culture and cuisine are part of our human heritage and offer an endless menu to choose from...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Harbin, China: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 9, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Shanghai: 11 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 10, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Sichuan: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 6, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Hong Kong: 31 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 11, 2023 / No Comments

    Anthony Bourdain said many wonderful things about the places he visited, but Hong Kong holds a special place in his heart, if his quotes about visiting and the themes he explored during those trips are any indication. From almost the first scene of his first episode there, Tony was equally transfixed and bewildered by the seemingly inevitable path of progress to rewrite what he discovered to be some of the best parts of Hong Kong's culinary heritage...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Shanghai: 11 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 10, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Beijing: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 5, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Sichuan: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 6, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Shanghai: 11 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 10, 2023 / No Comments

    Home to 25 million people, Shanghai is one of those inconceivably big cities in the world. It has become the symbol for China's economyc prosperity in the past few decades, and is home to every kind of experience you might expect – or find unexpected...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Hong Kong: 31 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 11, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Beijing: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 5, 2023
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    Anthony Bourdain in Harbin, China: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    January 9, 2023
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Hi! I’m Valerie, and like you, I love to travel and discover the world through food. I am inspired by Anthony Bourdain as a traveler, adventurous eater, and writer.
  
I started this site to help people follow in Tony’s footsteps, and to open our mouths, minds, and hearts to one another through culinary travel. 
 
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