International Cuisine
Gone are the days when you had to be an urban sophisticate to have an international palette. Now every small town in America has Thai restaurants, wine bars and sushi. Ain't life grand?!
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Anthony Bourdain
(June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of a number of professional kitchens in his long career, which included many years spent as executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan. He first became known for his bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000). His first food and world-travel television show, A Cook's Tour, ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012) and The Layover (2011–2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on The Taste, and concurrently switched his travelogue programming to CNN to host Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
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Andrew Zimmern is a three-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher and is regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. He is the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel's hit series, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World and Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern. In Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, he travels the globe exploring food – from world-class restaurants to street carts and jungle markets, it's all about discovering and sharing the authentic experience. In Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern, he explores the unusual foods and cultures in America’s own backyard. In his latest series, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, the widely-recognized host continues his search for the most interesting dishes across the globe – taking viewers on an international journey to iconic cities for a taste of their quintessential, not-to-be missed dishes.
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”