Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour (2002)

Name: Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Anthony Bourdain

Documentary

Bad-boy chef and author Anthony Bourdain goes off the beaten track in search of foods that are rare, highly esteemed and sometimes downright dangerous. The show, which aired for two seasons on the Food Network, was an offshoot of a best-selling book Bourdain wrote in 2001.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (1,139 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Anthony Bourdain Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

7.87 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.2 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Taste of Tokyo	7.9	83
2	Dining with Geishas	8.0	70
3	Cobra Heart - Food That Makes You Manly	7.6	63
4	Eating on the Mekong	7.8	62
5	Wild Delicacies	7.6	53
6	Eating on the Edge of Nowhere	7.6	52
7	Cod Crazy	7.9	59
8	San Sebastian: A Food Lover's Town	8.1	53
9	Childhood Flavors	8.5	53
10	Stuffed Like a Pig	8.0	45
11	Morocco: A Desert Feast	7.7	48
12	Traditional Tastes	7.8	42
13	The Cook Who Came in from the Cold	7.7	41
14	So Much Vodka, So Little Time	7.6	41
15	Tamales and Iguana, Oaxacan Style	7.7	39
16	Puebla, Where the Cooks Are From	8.0	37
17	Los Angeles, My Own Heart of Darkness	7.7	44
18	The French Laundry Experience	8.1	53
19	My Hometown Favorites	7.9	44
20	My Life as a Cook - NYC	8.0	42
21	Highland Grub	7.8	37
22	A Pleasing Palate	8.2	40

Season 2 (2003)

7.75 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Food Tastes Better with Sand Between Your Toes	7.6	34
2	No Beads, No Babes, No Bourbon Street	7.9	39
3	A Mystical World	7.6	31
4	How to Be a Carioca	7.8	32
5	Elements of a Great Bar	8.0	37
6	The Struggle for the Soul of America	7.4	36
7	The BBQ Triangle	7.2	35
8	Mad Tony: The Food Warrior	7.4	31
9	Down Under: The Wild West of Cooking	7.2	30
10	Singapore: New York in Twenty Years	8.1	32
11	Let's Get Lost	8.3	35
12	My Friend Linh	8.4	33
13	Thailand: One Night in Bangkok	7.9	37

Anthony Bourdain's a Cook's Tour (2002)

Cast

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