Matt Young
Matt Young is a street food fanatic and world traveler, currently splitting his time between Europe and South East Asia.
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Anthony Bourdain in Morocco: The Complete Country Guide
"Just like the movies, life finally lives up to the advertising," muses Anthony Bourdain during his early career trip to the Kingdom of Morocco. Picking chunks of roasted lamb off the bone with his fingers, beneath a starlit sky in a seemingly endless desert, Tony is living out a childhood fantasy – but Morocco has more to its food and culture than just roasted desert meats, as he finds out...
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Anthony Bourdain in Tangier: 7 Spots Where Tony Ate
As you've probably seen on Instagram, Morocco has become quite the tourist hotspot in the past decade or so. Globetrotter Anthony Bourdain was no stranger to Morocco, having visited the country previously for his first show A Cook’s Tour back in 2002. For his return trip, however, he focuses on the northwestern city of Tangier, as he follows in the footsteps of writers like Matisse, Delacroix, Kerouac, and William Burroughs, losing himself in the streets as he searches for his own personal Interzone...
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Anthony Bourdain in Egypt: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate
Think of Egypt, and you’ll likely think of the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx, and the remnants of one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. However, there is more to the most populous state in the Arab world than just its history, as Anthony Bourdain discovers when he skirts the main attractions, and instead indulges in the country’s rich food heritage...
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Anthony Bourdain in Oman: 2 Spots Where Tony Ate
Across the seemingly endless sea of sand, its contours whipped and sculpted by the winds, where meat roasts on an open fire under an obsidian sky, Bourdain discovers "Oman defies expectations; it shouldn’t, according to the cruel logic of the world, exist. But it does, and it’s incredible..."
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Anthony Bourdain in Saudi Arabia: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate
When asking for fan suggestions on where to visit, Anthony Bourdain didn’t take the easy choices, instead opting for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, stating “Of all the choices, Saudi would be the hard and challenging thing…[with] prejudice and misconceptions to overcome”. Upon arriving in the country, he finds a place ready to challenge him to see how regular Saudis live their lives, treat their guests, and (of course), eat their food...
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Anthony Bourdain in Beirut: 13 Places Tony Ate in Lebanon
For a small country, Lebanon packs a big punch: in flavor, hospitality, culture, and in so much more. It is, consistently, one of the places most travelers report being endlessly surprised and enchanted by – and one that is often embroiled in the tensions of its region...
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Anthony Bourdain in Iran: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate
Despite its mixed reputation on the international stage, ask anyone who has been and they'll tell you: Iran is a beautiful and beguiling destination. It's no surprise that Anthony Bourdain was drawn to visit, during the pinnacle of his career and at a time when the prospect of visiting Iran was as much a logistical challenge as a social statement...
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Anthony Bourdain in Israel: 5 Spots Tony Ate in Jerusalem
Referred to as “easily the most contentious piece of real estate in the world”, Anthony Bourdain discovers a beautiful and sophisticated place, packed with history and, of course, mouth-watering food. Where in the world could this be? Israel – of course, and unsurprisingly...
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Anthony Bourdain in Dubai: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate
Dubai looms large in the imagination of every traveler: the small Emirate has become known for doing everything bigger and wilder – even when nature says otherwise. It certainly doesn't seem like a place that Anthony Bourdain would have traveled... but always one to challenge our expectations, Tony did visit Dubai...
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Anthony Bourdain in Rajasthan: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate
Located in northwest India, Rajasthan is known as the land of palaces and kings. Along with the Punjab, it sits along the border of Pakistan, and looks like a storybook landscape of mountaintop castles and forts. Rajasthan is unique in both its culture and cuisine, and for this reason, Tony Bourdain was drawn to explore the history and sample the unique flavors of this Indian state...
