In the next to final episode, he FINALLY visits DR..I missed it. It's fitting that they saved my favorite vacation spot in the world for last! Has anyone seen it yet? Thoughts?
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on the Travel Channel
They will have it on Netflix streaming sooner or later. Also check on Hulu. It's not there yet, but it might pop up.
Looks like he's going truly Dominican on the food:
Looks like he's going truly Dominican on the food:
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/127760-anthony-bourdains-dr-trip-tonight.html
If you like the DR and are a fan of Bourdain it's a can't miss. I thought they did a fine job all in all.
If you like the DR and are a fan of Bourdain it's a can't miss. I thought they did a fine job all in all.
Barra Payan, now that is a late night sandwich!
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I found some Beef!!
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I watched the show, that place was SUPER BUSY,
Heard of it, but have never been.........
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I watched the show, that place was SUPER BUSY,
Heard of it, but have never been.........
I missed the show on the travel channel. I have direct TV and for some reason they stop featuring channels or they move them periodically. GRRRRR
Thanks to DR1 and Peterinbrat's link I got to watch it in segments. If you click on the link he posted you can view it from the travel channels website. Thanks Peter.
I have eaten at Barra Payan many times after late nights of dancing. Excellent sandwiches!
Thanks to DR1 and Peterinbrat's link I got to watch it in segments. If you click on the link he posted you can view it from the travel channels website. Thanks Peter.
I have eaten at Barra Payan many times after late nights of dancing. Excellent sandwiches!
Try this link: anthony.bourdain.no.reservations.s08e17.dominican.republic.hdtv.x264-2hd.mp4 | PutLocker It's very well done. I am looking forward to exploring these places.
I saw the show, it was good but I wish he would have spent more time traveling the country. Playa Rincon was good but there is so much more. His on screen "friends" a bit sketchy but well so is he. Sancocho looked good but we all know someone who can do it better. Nice show though..
The show was ok, but a lot was missed. Way too much of the show was devoted to Samana!
Since he had chivo, it should have been somewhere in la linea. No mention of Santiago, or any portion of the Cibao region for that matter. He should have gone to a mountain town like Constanza or Ocoa.
Higuey and the religious culture should have been included.
And the biggest omission...how can you possibly do a show about DR and not mention baseball? He should have gone to San Pedro de Macoris and stopped at Restaurant Amable for pasteles en hoja, which would have satisfied the baseball and food angle.
I know that it's a one hour show, so it's hard to get everything in, but they could have switched some segments/locations around and made the show better. My 2 pesos!
Since he had chivo, it should have been somewhere in la linea. No mention of Santiago, or any portion of the Cibao region for that matter. He should have gone to a mountain town like Constanza or Ocoa.
Higuey and the religious culture should have been included.
And the biggest omission...how can you possibly do a show about DR and not mention baseball? He should have gone to San Pedro de Macoris and stopped at Restaurant Amable for pasteles en hoja, which would have satisfied the baseball and food angle.
I know that it's a one hour show, so it's hard to get everything in, but they could have switched some segments/locations around and made the show better. My 2 pesos!
The show is primarily about food and drink and is only an hour long as you mentioned minus commercials. They pick a couple of places to visit in each show and that is it.
If you look at when he was in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Cuba he seemed more at ease. I have watch almost all of his shows, but he seem a little off IMO. I think it was when that Dominican said he " thought he was arrogant" I could not believe he said that to Tony.
I have probably seen 80% of the episodes of No Reservations during the past 8 years. Like I wrote before, the show was ok.
They hit some must places if you want to experience the food and drink of DR. Samana and the coconut laced cuisine, chicharron in Villa Mella, puerco en puya at Lechonera el Monumento, and Barra Payan.
Where they missed, was in showing more of the country. They could have done the same segments at different, more traditional locations. The chivo should have been somewhere in la linea, as opposed to Samana. The sancocho should have been cooked with le?a at some family gathering in some campo near Santiago. And again, he should have gone to San Pedro and featured baseball and the typical, local cuisine; which is unique to that area. Nothing is more Dominican than baseball, and although the show is about food and drink, it is also about the local culture, as was shown in the Cuba episode, where they did dedicate a good portion of the show to the importance of baseball in the country.
They hit some must places if you want to experience the food and drink of DR. Samana and the coconut laced cuisine, chicharron in Villa Mella, puerco en puya at Lechonera el Monumento, and Barra Payan.
Where they missed, was in showing more of the country. They could have done the same segments at different, more traditional locations. The chivo should have been somewhere in la linea, as opposed to Samana. The sancocho should have been cooked with le?a at some family gathering in some campo near Santiago. And again, he should have gone to San Pedro and featured baseball and the typical, local cuisine; which is unique to that area. Nothing is more Dominican than baseball, and although the show is about food and drink, it is also about the local culture, as was shown in the Cuba episode, where they did dedicate a good portion of the show to the importance of baseball in the country.
Maybe it's me, but didn't you say most of this stuff in your previous post at 12:32 AM....Post #14??
Carry on, your excused. It's Election day,
So I understand pounding home your view and take on the show......