"Anthony Bourdain is man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of understanding the appetites of others. These days, however, if he's cooking, it's for family and friends. Appetites, his first cookbook in more than ten years, boils down forty-plus years of professional cooking and globe-trotting to a tight repertoire...

A New York City chef who is also a novelist recounts his experiences in the restaurant business, and exposes abuses of power, sexual promiscuity, drug use, and other secrets of life behind kitchen doors.

"A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain"--

This multi-cultural city is explored through its traditional food.

Anthony goes to St. Martin to visit with the Freedom Fighters and learns how to cook simply with Rastafarians. Caribbean flair is also featured.

Anthony's tip is to get far away from the hotel to try authentic food in Chiang Mai, Thailand

BBQ is the classic American food that's featured in Kansas City, Houston, and North Carolina.

What makes a great bar? Anthony is in New York to show you how to choose one that's perfect for you.

Anthony learns about yabbies and does some outdoor cooking in Sydney, Australia.

San Sebastian, Spain: Tony explores the food-crazed Basque culture. Tony's guide, Chef Luis Irizar, takes Tony into the underworld of Basque gastronomic societies. Later, Tony explores the cities tapas bars.