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  • Bourdain’s Shows
    • A Cook’s Tour
    • No Reservations
    • The Layover
    • Parts Unknown
  • Explore the World
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • North America
      • United States
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • Spin the Globe
  • The ELB Shop
  • Anthony Bourdain in Venice Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Venice: 7 Spots Where Tony Ate

    August 29, 2023 / No Comments

    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 Florence:
    Where Tony Ate & Would Have Loved

    December 8, 2022
    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 13, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna: 6 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 21, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Sicily Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sicily: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    August 25, 2023 / No Comments

    "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 Rome: 18 Spots Where Tony Ate

    February 14, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Naples Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Naples: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate (& Amalfi Coast, too!)

    August 15, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Italy Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Italy:
    The Compete Country Guide

    October 6, 2022
  • Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023 / No Comments

    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 Puglia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Puglia: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate

    October 3, 2022
    Anthony Bourdain in Florence Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Florence:
    Where Tony Ate & Would Have Loved

    December 8, 2022
    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 13, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Naples Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Naples: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate (& Amalfi Coast, too!)

    August 15, 2023 / No Comments

    "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 Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Puglia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Puglia: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate

    October 3, 2022

    Anthony Bourdain in Rome: 18 Spots Where Tony Ate

    February 14, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    July 25, 2023 / No Comments

    "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 Alsace: Where We Know Tony Ate

    February 1, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Paris Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Paris: 40 Spots Where Tony Ate & Drank

    December 26, 2022
    Anthony Bourdain in Provence Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Provence: 6 Spots Where Tony Ate

    March 10, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna: 6 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 21, 2023 /

    Some destinations are known for their great food; others were put on the map by the likes of food personalities, chefs, and influencers like Anthony Bourdain. Emilia-Romagna is a bit of both: anyone who loves good ingredients likely knew the region long before Bourdain visited, but his visit certainly helped spur a wave of new food tourism to the region too...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 13, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Naples Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Naples: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate (& Amalfi Coast, too!)

    August 15, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 13, 2023 / No Comments

    Close your eyes and imagine Tuscany. Vines laden with grapes bake under a pleasantly hot sun; the smell of hay and grass drift by on the breeze, and you're comfortably full after a long, multi-course meal of simple but exquisite Italian dishes. Sounds idyllic, right? That's what Anthony Bourdain was going for when he decided to visit Tuscany – but as usual, the final product looks a bit different than he imagined...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023

    Anthony Bourdain in Rome: 18 Spots Where Tony Ate

    February 14, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    July 25, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Rome: 18 Spots Where Tony Ate

    February 14, 2023 / 10 Comments

    "I love this city. Middle of tourist season and you can still walk right back in time." So says Anthony Bourdain during his first visit to Rome; unlike some destinations that he only visited once during his television career, Rome kept calling out to him – and he kept returning to discover more of the true Rome, with all its beauty and despair, each subsequent visit...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Venice Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Venice: 7 Spots Where Tony Ate

    August 29, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna: 6 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 21, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Florence Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Florence:
    Where Tony Ate & Would Have Loved

    December 8, 2022 / 6 Comments

    In the whole wide world, there is perhaps no place on earth that people are more curious to know where Anthony Bourdain ate than in Florence, Italy. You see, Anthony Bourdain visited Florence one, filming one of the final episodes of his career for Parts Unknown. But, it's the only filmed location in Season 12 of the show that was not aired by CNN after Tony's death...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Sicily Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sicily: 10 Spots Where Tony Ate

    August 25, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Puglia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Puglia: 3 Spots Where Tony Ate

    October 3, 2022
    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Sardinia: 4 Spots Where Tony (& Ottavia) Ate

    August 18, 2023
  • Anthony Bourdain in Italy Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Italy:
    The Compete Country Guide

    October 6, 2022 / 2 Comments

    In the entirety of Europe – and perhaps the world – there are few destinations more renowned for their food than Italy. From the continental flavors of the north to the seaside dishes in the south, it's impossible to encapsulate Italy in any one dish – or even one regional dish. There's just too much variety, in the best way possible, when it comes to eating in Italy...

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    Anthony Bourdain in Emilia-Romagna: 6 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 21, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany: 5 Spots Where Tony Ate

    April 13, 2023
    Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps Hero

    Anthony Bourdain in the French Alps: 4 Spots Where Tony Ate

    July 25, 2023
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About Your Guide


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. 
 
While most of the resources on this site were written by me, I’ve enlisted some fellow Bourdain enthusiasts and travelers to help share these resources.

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