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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Anthony Bourdain had no reservations about a move to CNN. Shortly after concluding an eight-season stint at the helm of his popular Travel Channel series, the equally popular Emmy-winning host came to the news network searching for "Parts Unknown." In the hourlong weekend series -- similar in premise to Travel's "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)" -- Bourdain explores the world to, he says, "eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice ... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get." Enticed by the opportunity to experience cultures rarely visited by American TV, such as in the Congo, Libya and Myanmar, the chef and best-selling author also takes viewers to Colombia, Peru, Morocco and, closer to home, Koreatown in Los Angeles.
- 2013-2018
- 12 seasons
- CNN
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
Anthony Bourdain had no reservations about a move to CNN. Shortly after concluding an eight-season stint at the helm of his popular Travel Channel series, the equally popular Emmy-winning host came to the news network searching for "Parts Unknown." In the hourlong weekend series -- similar in premise to Travel's "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)" -- Bourdain explores the world to, he says, "eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice ... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get." Enticed by the opportunity to experience cultures rarely visited by American TV, such as in the Congo, Libya and Myanmar, the chef and best-selling author also takes viewers to Colombia, Peru, Morocco and, closer to home, Koreatown in Los Angeles.
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Season 12 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Kenya
Sun, Sep 23, 2018 56 mins
Bourdain takes his CNN colleague, comedian W. Kamau Bell, on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, a place Bell always wanted to visit. They learn about its secondhand clothing industry, struggling poor, colorful minibus culture, and nature reserves.
Awards
- 2013 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Winner
- 2013 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming - Nominated
- 2014 - PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television - Winner
- 2014 - Eddie - Best Edited Non-Scripted Series - Winner
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