Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Anthony Bourdain's travels have brought him around the globe, this time to Russia, the homeland of Tony's friend Zamir, his guide for this leg of his journey. Remembering his massage torture in Uzbekistan, courtesy of Zamir, Tony has revenge on his mind.

The life and pathos of Los Angeles is one that Anthony Bourdain is all too familiar with, however, he's come this time to prove that there are many dignified and exciting cultures living right outside the fringes of the Hollywood strip.

Chef Tony Bourdain is a New Yorker at heart. He loves the energy and the soul of New York but lately, detests the touristy amusement park that New York City is becoming. So he sets off on a quest to rediscover why he so loves this concrete jungle.

Anthony Bourdain has a fondness for China. He's back, and this time in Shanghai, an exploding economic superpower -- where buildings go up as old ones go under, where the history gives way to what appears to be a future capital of the world.

Hong Kong is a wonderland of colors, lights, and speed. A marriage of modern and traditional. It is also a mecca of food in Asia, and Tony arrives in Hong Kong, ready to take the plunge into all things edible.

Tahiti evokes imagery of paradise, but there's more to Tahiti than meets the eye. Tony arrives in French Polynesia to seek out its lesser-known attributes: legends of cannibalism, a subsistence of transvestites, and much more.

Tony gets a call from his old friend and nemesis Michael Ruhlman, who convinces him to visit Cleveland, Ohio. Despite his initial cynicism, Tony admits to liking the city, particularly for its tone, to which he closely relates.

Although Tony once considered Sao Paolo, Brazil, an "ugly" city, he has since changed his mind thanks to his "Paolista" friends. Moreover, the mix of backgrounds and ethnicities prove the city to be a culturally rich stew of the rich, poor, young and old.

Patagonia, Argentina, lies at the lower tip of South America. Amid a white abyss of ice caps and glaciers, Tony has arrived at "the end of the world," but chooses to begin his journey in colorful Buenos Aires.

Singapore is a country devoted to food. Located in the midst of a gastronomical crossroads, Singaporeans have adapted Chinese, Indian, Malaysian and Indonesian cuisines into plentiful, cheap but exquisite foods that can be found everywhere you look.

South Carolina is a state filled with culture, history and delicious cuisine. It is also a state Anthony Bourdain has never visited before. He has decided it is time for a visit of a discovery of Southern hospitality.

Tony Bourdain finds himself in Berlin, a city that is both good and evil, eastern and western, repulsive and appealing.

Anthony Bourdain is in beautiful Tuscany, Italy, exploring this contrasting land of heaven and hell -- heaven because of its breathtaking scenery, hell not only because of Tuscany's famous native, Dante, but because of the hellish trip to get there.