So I get better at this blog I've decided to keep up with, I will try and set up weekly pieces. This first one I've decided on will be "Inspired By" which will highlight people that I truly admire or respect or has caught my attention.
Man of the Hour: Anthony Bourdain
I have become addicted to Anthony Bourdain's show on CNN called Parts Unknown.
For people not drooling over their TV sets and computers watching this great hour of entertainment, I'll sum it up quick. Anthony Bourdain goes around the world to places off the beaten bath or in political or social chaos. He usually ends up meeting five or six locals of the area and discusses the city or region while eating mouthwatering dishes.
Why I tune in every week is not to feed my wanderlust bug, ok maybe a little, but I really watch to see what Anthony Bourdain dares to ask the locals of the countries. Yes being a loud, world renown chef you have an easier time saying whatever you want, but Anthony goes in, asks the questions people are avoiding and we get the real answers from the ones amidst the chaos of it.
For example, in season one, Anthony traveled to Libya after the revolution. With the tool of sitting and having a meal with different men and women, Anthony was able to get first hand encounters of the up rise and hearing what the people want and dream of for their own country. Watching that episode was like seeing Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson seeing hope and a future they never dreamed was possible but in a current 2012 (when the episode aired) setting.
So I applaud Anthony for going to places unseen by many people, using food as a way to relate and converse with local citizens and daring to ask the uncomfortable questions we are all curious about.
Here's a clip from the Libya episode:
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