Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
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- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes aired
- 95
- Latest aired
- S12E07
- Total runtime
- 2d 23h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 2013 – June 2013 8 episodes
- Season 2 September 2013 – November 2013 8 episodes
- Season 3 April 2014 – June 2014 8 episodes
- Season 4 September 2014 – November 2014 8 episodes
- Season 5 April 2015 – June 2015 8 episodes
- Season 6 September 2015 – November 2015 8 episodes
- Season 7 April 2016 – June 2016 7 episodes
- Season 8 September 2016 – December 2016 9 episodes
- Season 9 April 2017 – July 2017 8 episodes
- Season 10 October 2017 – November 2017 8 episodes
- Season 11 April 2018 – June 2018 8 episodes
- Season 12 September 2018 – November 2018 7 episodes
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S02E01 Jerusalem
September 15 · 45min find the promo
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In the season premiere of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, the host and crew make their first trip to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. While the political situation is often tense between the people living in these areas, Bourdain concentrates on their rich history, food and culture, and spends time with local chefs, home cooks, writers and amateur foodies.
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S02E02 Spain
September 22 · 45min find the promo
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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown explores Andalucía during Semana Santa (Holy Week, leading up to Easter), a time filled with great pageantry and excitement. Featured in this episode is Bourdain’s longtime Director of Photography Zach Zamboni, who lives part-time in Granada and shows the host sights off the beaten path.
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S02E03 New Mexico
September 29 · 45min find the promo
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Parts Unknown takes a close look at the mash-up of cultures that comprise this uniquely American state by sampling its food – a combination of Spanish, Mediterranean, Mexican, Pueblo and even chuck-wagon influences. New Mexico is also a land of drugs, guns, monster vehicles, and possibly extraterrestrials. It may also be the perfect place to investigate the underside of the Western cowboy ideal.
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S02E04 Copenhagen
October 6 · 45min find the promo
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This episode explores the food and natural beauty of Copenhagen, the economic and cultural center of Denmark. Home to famed chef Rene Redzepi and his brainchild Noma – regarded by critics as one of the world’s best restaurants – Parts Unknown delves into the city’s cuisine and the new Nordic creativity that infuses Redzepi’s work at Noma.
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S02E05 Sicily
October 13 · 45min find the promo
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Parts Unknown explores the Sicilian way of life, which puts a premium on savoring family, life, and food. Bourdain travels in search of those foods as he eats his way around the island. He makes his home base at the Villa Monaci, on the outskirts of Catania with his enthusiastic, fast-talking sidekicks who counter the otherwise relaxed tempo and epic “food porn” of this episode.
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S02E06 South Africa
October 20 · 45min find the promo
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Once considered the most dangerous city in the world, Johannesburg now barely makes the top 50. But the end of the apartheid has led to vast changes in the city. In this episode, Bourdain visits the suburb of Hillbrow (which remains a dangerous locale), spends a day in the life of a taxi driver and discovers the culture and food that make up modern day Johannesburg.
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S02E07 Tokyo
November 3 · 45min find the promo
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Japan is a paradox. The low birthrate, the dedication, the conformity, and the life of a salary man are well known. There is also a competitive and rigid culture that gives way to some unique subcultures. Bourdain has traveled to Tokyo countless times, but on this trip he is in search of the city’s dark, extreme, and bizarrely fetishistic underside.
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S02E08 Detroit
November 10 · 45min find the promo
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Few cities have experienced such a dramatic economic rise and fall of Detroit. In this episode of Parts Unknown, Bourdain explores the past, present and future of the Motor City. He steps into the lives of Detroit natives and sees the glory days of the past at the famed Packard Plant, the current state of the city’s urban decay, and the promise of the future in the citizens who are rebuilding their communities.