Comments on: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Beirut)

By: paul

paul — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:17:54 +0000

hey tony ,im from South America and i like ur show very much even though sometimes i dont understand what u saying, being a writer and all when u are narrating what u are experiencing in a country about the food , the people etc. it sounds like poetry or something like that.. the way u express ur self is a bit complexed. anyway tony i think u are like one of the rolling stones of the food network .it cracks me up coz u eat anything u want and lots of it, drink lots of booze ,smoke 2 packs of cigarrets a day i also heard some of that mother nature , dont know if is true, but hey.. cool if u do . and , u dont even gain a pound, that is awsome. in your show you travel around all these crazy cities.. like in thailand looking for some new exotic dishes. it cracks me up the feeling i get from u, a 6″6 american guy walking around like you just dont give up damm ,its like u own the place , no fear ,no resevations. tony i think u are one cool cat and the coolest chef in the food network , keep up making good interesting NO RESERVATIONS tv shows .

By: Andy Onufrak II

Andy Onufrak II — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:16:54 +0000

I just watched this episode and I want you to know that to me this is the best show and most real world show I have ever seen. I want to thank you for this amazing episode.

By: Mathew

Mathew — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:45:29 +0000

Mr. Bourdain,

I am a new watcher to your world of No Resrvations via Netflix, and moments ago finished the original Beruit episode. While I have appreciated the shows to thos point, this episode had me riveted the entire time. Gone was the normal New Yorker, and I felt connected by the realism and truth that you gave us. It was touching in an extreme sense, and I wanted to say thanks to you and your crew for sharing. Very inspiring, thank you!

By: Stoned Chef

Stoned Chef — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:10:12 +0000

I enjoy watching the different cultures food customs and traditions..

By: aeschbach daniel

aeschbach daniel — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:12:47 +0000

hi chef. i just finished your books; kitchen confidential and a cook`s tour. I am a chef myself and have worked in vietnam, russia, the middle east, africa and so on as executive chef and have visitet some/ most of the places you have been describing and it was for me like somebody wrote a part of my life. it is great, the way you describe food!!! i do enjoy your episodes on food, which i see on youtube! really inspiring and great stuff. i just love the whole thing about you. Gongratulations! who knows, we might meet someday, somewhere, as the culinary world is very small! one you visit switzerland; let me know!! take care.

By: James

James — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:59:51 +0000

Bourdain is a backstabber and no longer a chef but an entertainer. I never comment on anything but he’s made my list of people that should be ashamed of himself. He just dropped of my instant queue. Why attack another chef on you’re own network? He’s obviously surrounded himself by sharks and worthless people. All food is in all forms is sustenance. You insult the intelligence of people when you tell us that we don’t know what is in a chicken fried steak. I know a number of dishes on you show that you’ve recommended that are worse than fast food. Keep your mouth shut about other chefs and food lifestyles and concentrate on lining your pockets by pretending to be an acutal doctor or probably in your mind the Surgeon General.

By: Rich Gold

Rich Gold — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:52:48 +0000

You have been Beirut Saudi Arabia Egypt how about coming and doing a show on Israel only not the Palestinians in the PA but Israel only and keep the politics out of the show for once have a show on Israel that does not have a political slant to it.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:12:15 +0000

Hi Tony, it is weird to call you by your first name when you don´t even know who I am. But, I have become very fond of your programs for the last years and I enjoy them a lot. So, I feel close to you somehow as to call you by your first name. I live in Costa Rica, a small country in Central America. We have no army since 1948. Therefore, when I watched your Beirut episode I was touched by the scenes you provided. At the end of that episode you talked about all of those ideals you had come to believe in through your experiences when traveling. I want to tell you: You are not wrong. What you believe is true. It has to be true. The bad ones are the less and the good ones are all over the place. I still believe in human kind. Hope is the last thing we can lose.

Thanks for your programs,

Cynthia

By: Denise B

Denise B — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:01:16 +0000

Dear Anthony, I don’t watch TV. It is so boring, and so full of crapitude, I can’t bear it. So I check out the series at the library. Sweet! I love your show because it is LOL funny, down-to-earth, visits many of my fave locales, and rarely have I gone to any of the places you describe except in Mexico and South America. Street Food rules—also in the middle east. The roasted fish stands in the Arab Gulf are TD4! Which brings me to the Beirut episode. I was so bowled over by the sensitivity, compassion, dare I say tenderness you exhibited towards the situation, the people, the Marines. It wasn’t for ‘TV’, or ratings, it was real, and real people dealing with the craziness of war. Thanks for an episode that brought me to tears, which were followed by laughing out loud to the consternation of my dachshunds in the Mexico episode. The toothless Mexican poet was hysterical, and I’ve met many like him. Loved you going to the Les Halles chef’s home, touching, tender, respectful. If immigration came down on all the illegal immigrants, the restaurant industry in America would fold overnight! Love your articles, and the show and crew.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:46:35 +0000

Anthony, cast and crew,
Your show is fantastic, but the Beirut episodes have been by far the best to date. I love your honest take on things and feel you successfully navigated and portrayed an emotionally charged situation with humanity, kindness and balance. Kudos to you! You see a beautiful culture and wonderful people in Lebanon. Your candor and fairness through a very difficult situation was heartfelt and touching.
Any way you can do the West Bank or East Jerusalem? (just don’t go around Nakba / the day Israel celebrates it’s formation).