I’ve also included a personal Reflection & Dedication to Anthony Bourdain. I was (I am) just a fan of Bourdain and his work. My reviews are entirely subjective: I didn’t know Bourdain personally and I can’t claim to have any special knowledge of him or his TV productions. For each of Bourdain’s eight Vietnam episodes, I’ve included some production details and written a synopsis and review. If, like me, you love Vietnam and admire Bourdain, I can’t recommend highly enough watching all eight episodes in the order in which they were produced: it’s a vicarious odyssey – fascinating, fun, enriching, charming, and also at times very moving. I never receive payment for anything I write.īelow, I’ve reviewed all eight Vietnam episodes from Anthony Bourdain’s TV career in chronological order, from oldest to most recent. Vietnam Coracle is totally free & independent. Make a donation or become a patron if you enjoy this website.

I’ve also written a personal Reflection & Dedication to Bourdain. Therefore, it seems to me that the best we can do is to pull together all of Anthony Bourdain’s Vietnam episodes from his entire TV career into a compilation spanning over a decade, from 2002 to 2016, and produced across three different shows: A Cook’s Tour, No Reservations, and Parts Unknown. Indeed, I always hoped Bourdain would some day devote an entire series to Vietnam, during which he could really dive deep into the food, culture, history and landscape of the country he loved. Following Bourdain’s death, there were many retrospectives of his life and work, but none that were dedicated solely to his coverage of Vietnam, a country for which he felt a special attachment. This week marks 5 years since Anthony Bourdain took his own life at Le Chambard Hotel Restaurant Alsace in Kaysersberg-Vignoble, France, on June 8, 2018. Read more about Tom on the About Page, Vietnam Times and ASE Podcast. Now, whenever he has the opportunity to make a trip, he rarely looks beyond Vietnam’s borders and his trusty motorbike, Stavros. Born in London, he travelled from an early age, visiting over 40 countries (he first visited Vietnam in 1999). He’s lived, travelled and worked in Vietnam since 2005.

Tom Divers is the founder and creator of Vietnam Coracle.

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