Anthony Bourdain is a chef, author and host of one of best programs on the travel channel. The program is called Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and documents Antony’s trips to various countries and cities worldwide to get a firsthand experience of the place, free of all the promotional hype. I like his program and although I don’t watch every episode I remember watching his episode on Paris and Russia. A program recently aired that has Tony visiting Jamaica and Tanya from Talk Jamaican sent me a message telling me how interesting it was and that I should check it out, I did and liked it very much and I recommend that you guys give it a watch as well.
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Jamaica is one of the best travel related programs covering Jamaica ever, although there are a few errors here and there and I don’t agree with the statements of one of the persons he interviewed I think it was overall a good program that displays a good representation of the culture and the everyday life of many Jamaicans, especially poorer Jamaicans.
The program starts off with Tony visiting Coronation market – the biggest market in Kingston, he tastes some jerk chicken, then on to Hellshire Beach – a popular weekend relaxing beach spot for Kingstonians and people of surrounding areas, then it goes into my two favourite and most lengthy sections of the program as he explores a cave and then has a multi setting interview with Mutabaruka – a well known dub poet, Rastafarian, talk show host and promoter of African culture. He explores the nightlife and Kingston’s dancehall parties a bit, talking to a young artist named Sanjay, he then learns about the best and most expensive coffee in the world – Blue Mountain Coffee (guess which country buys most of it) then has dinner on a coffee plantation.
The programs focuses more on the lower and middle class of Jamaica so don’t expect perfect views and travel catalog views here, watch it with an open mind and learn about Jamaica and the majority of it’s people. I don’t know when it next airs on the Travel Channel but Google search “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Jamaica” and there are more than enough sources to get it via torrents.
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Watched it the same day it was shown, pretty interesting.especially the muta part… "Off air, off air":P
Great! Finally a travel show that captures the real Jamaica! I’m tired of the perfect views and Jamaicans that haven’t even seen a ghetto.
Will keep an eye out for this episode.
That should be interesting to watch.
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It just makes me more interested to come and visit Jamaica.
Beaches, sun, herbal remedies… Sounds great!
Overall it was Jamaica. I disagree with Tony when he went to this messy cave. I am Jamaican by birth, not when I was living there or now on my visits would I have gone to that cave. Where is this place? He made a statement “I thought Jamaica had better caves for tourists then this” or words to that effect. Hellooo it’s called GREEN GROTTO CAVE! right there in Ocho Rios, down on the same road where Dunns River Fall is! I have been there couple of times, it’s tourist friendly, with a tour guide. The boat ride underground shows fishes that are blind, you are taught about the rock formations etc. and best of all it clean and no bat flith! I am surprised no one told him about Green Grotto. I am glad he went to Hellshire, I love the lobsters there, Red Lobster has nothing on them. Their lobster has no flavor and you get a container with melted fat. The seafood there is fresh off the boat. The caribbean water gives the seafood a distinct flavor that you don’t get anywhere in America. I am glad he got a chance to try the ackee and saltfish which is the national dish for Jamaica. Next time try the boiled crabs that they sell on the street corners. [shocked] He showed the poorer side to Jamaica, next visit try showing the more beautiful side of the country because it is indeed a beautiful country , one that I am very proud to say that is where I was born. .
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