Valerie Bailey
Valerie is a travel writer currently based in Cleveland, but her favorite destinations are Alaska, London, and Jordan – only one of which Bourdain ever visited! You can find her writing on Lonely Planet, Forbes, and her travel blog, Valerie & Valise.
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Anthony Bourdain in Venice: 7 Spots Where Tony Ate
Ah, Venice. As Anthony Bourdain describes it, it's "the most extraordinarily beautiful city in the western world." But also, Venice has changed – Venice is always changing – and it can be hard to find the true Venice, the one where Venetians live and work and eat...
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Anthony Bourdain in Sicily: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate
"Sicily is not exactly Italy," Anthony Bourdain says about a destination which beguiled him during the two trips that he made. Located just two miles miles off the coast of Italy, Sicily might be considered part of the Bel Paese from a bureaucratic standpoint, but both Sicilians and Italians agree that Sicily is a world unto itself...
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Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate
Located off the western coast of Italy, it's not surprising that many people assume Sardinia is as Italian as the mainland. However, you'll soon discover that Sardinia is a world unto itself, separate in almost all ways – even in the food you'll enjoy during your visit...
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Anthony Bourdain in Naples: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate (& Amalfi Coast, too!)
"To victory in our time, over mediocre food," Anthony Bourdain said, raising a glass of champagne above a table laden with fresh seafood dishes. His companion, a fellow chef, agreed and clinked glasses, and the two tucked into a meal of Italian food. As one might expect of Anthony Bourdain in Naples, the meal was unlike anything most of us in North America have ever had the pleasure to enjoy...
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Anthony Bourdain in Mozambique: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate
During his many travels on the African continent, Anthony Bourdain was always willing to try foods as they were in that place, showing off the incredible diversity of a place that many of us might think homogeneous. When Tony visited Mozambique in 2011, he found the former Portuguese colony to be a young nation, slowly rebuilding..
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Anthony Bourdain in Mexico City: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate
It's easy to forget sometimes: while we just call it "Mexico," the country is formally named the "Estados Unidos Mexicanos." The United States of Mexico. To say that any one region completely represents them all is a gross simplification – just as it would be to say that Mexico City represents Mexican food like Washington D.C. represents American food. (Spoilers – both are untrue!)...
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Anthony Bourdain in France: The Complete Country Guide
Anthony Bourdain visited France many times, partly inspired by his personal past as a child visiting the country as well as his love of culinary history and its deep roots in various parts of France. Along the way, he traveled with and met fellow chefs, gastronomes, and bon vivants who helped him discover – and show us – why the French lifestyle and cuisine contribute to the country's long lifespan and deep pride...
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Anthony Bourdain in Brittany: 8 Spots Where Tony Ate
Of the many places in France that Anthony Bourdain visited, perhaps none are as iconic as Brittany on the Northwest coast. Its is here that Tony buys – or is perhaps strongarmed into buying – his iconic striped Bretagne shirt, and here that he coins the phrase "I want my seafood tower" that many people repeat when visiting the region...
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Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate
"The French Alps: lovely Italians on one side, but the terrifying Swiss on the other. They're close – too close for me, a man with a neurotic childhood fear of alpine vistas, yodeling, [and] even cheese with holes in it." What better introduction can there be to a stunningly beautiful destination like the French Alps, than learning about the only truly bizarre traveling fear that our favorite chef has that prevented him from visiting an otherwise charming country...
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Anthony Bourdain in Lyon: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate
When it comes to French food, there's one city whose reputation rises above all others: Lyon. Situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region where the Rhône and Saône rivers meet, Lyon has been an important city since Roman times. Its place on the culinary stage dates to 1934 when food critic Curnonsky named Lyon the "capital of gastronomy," when some of the world's best French chefs were all cooking in Lyon including...
