Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

“Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” was a popular American travel and culinary show broadcast on the Travel Channel and internationally on the Discovery Travel & Living channel. The program featured host Anthony Bourdain as he explored various countries, cities around the globe, and locations within the United States, where he was introduced to local cultures and cuisines. The show debuted in 2005 on the Travel Channel and shared a similar format and content with Bourdain’s earlier series on the Food Network, “A Cook’s Tour,” which aired from 2001 to 2002. The Travel Channel announced that the ninth season would be the show’s last, with the final season starting on September 3, 2012, and concluding with its last episode on November 5, 2012.

A special episode titled “Anthony Bourdain in Beirut,” which aired between the second and third seasons, received an Emmy Award nomination in 2007 for Outstanding Informational Programming. In 2009, the series was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming.