Seasons & episodes

A retrospective of season one highlights and preview of season two.

This live show features highlights from season 2 and a lively debate among the guests on subjects such as food sustainability and guns in America.

This one-hour special offers a preview of the new season of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.

Tony looks back on Season 3. Last 5 minutes looks forward to Season 4.

A retrospective of season four and preview of season five.

A look back at the previous season featuring recaps, out-takes and commentary; including a sneak peek into season 6.

A look back at the previous season featuring recaps, out-takes and commentary; including a sneak peek into season 7.

A look back at the previous season featuring recaps, out-takes and commentary; including a sneak peek into season 8.

A look back at the previous season featuring recaps, out-takes and commentary; including a sneak peek into season 9.

S0 · E10Prime Cuts: Through the Seasons 2017-10-01 · 45 min＋

Series executive producer Chris Collins asks Bourdain to reflect upon the 10 seasons of Parts Unknown.

A look back at the previous season featuring recaps, out-takes and commentary and including a sneak peek into season 11.

S1 · E1Myanmar 2013-04-14 · 45 min＋

With the slight relaxation of control by the government of Myanmar, Tony is finally able to explore one of the most fabled and beautiful areas of Asia.

S1 · E2Los Angeles 2013-04-21 · 45 min＋

Tony takes Los Angeles--but with a twist. No Hollywood sign, no Beverly Hills. Instead, he zeroes in on a three square-mile area of the city known as Koreatown, where he finds a tight-knit community still marked by the 1992 Rodney King riots.

S1 · E3Colombia 2013-04-28 · 45 min＋

The public face of Colombia has changed immensely over the past ten years and is still changing for the better. Tony will explore several regions of the country from the mountains down to the Caribbean coast to the coca leaf growing inlands formerly controlled by drug cartels.

S1 · E4Quebec 2013-05-05 · 45 min＋

Bourdain travels to remote areas within the province of Quebec where he samples local delicacies, explores ice fishing and beaver hunting and spends time with two of funniest and most brilliant chef/restauranteurs in Canada, Joe Beef's Dave McMillan and Fred Morin.

S1 · E5Morocco (Tangier) 2013-05-12 · 45 min＋

Tony explores the "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, and the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty spaces.

S1 · E6Libya 2013-05-19 · 45 min＋

Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya. Bourdain looks at the country through personal stories, food--and the music of anti-Qaddafi rapper expats who returned to fight.

S1 · E7Peru 2013-06-02 · 45 min＋

Tony and his friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert, explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes in search of a rare variety of wild cocoa that is said to be the "best" in the world. They move from hip, modern Lima back in time into pre-Colombian Peru.

S1 · E8Congo 2013-06-09 · 45 min＋

Tony visits Congo, the setting of one of his favorite books, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and the basis for one of his favorite movies, the classic Apocalypse Now.

S2 · E1Jerusalem 2013-09-15 · 45 min＋

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.

S2 · E2Spain 2013-09-22 · 45 min＋

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.

S2 · E3New Mexico 2013-09-29 · 45 min＋

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.

S2 · E4Copenhagen 2013-10-06 · 45 min＋

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.

S2 · E5Sicily 2013-10-13 · 45 min＋

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.