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fadedrose

(10,044 posts) Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:06 PM Jul 2015

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Bourdain in Iran on CNN

Started out pretty good, should be repeated at midnight...

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Bourdain in Iran on CNN (Original Post) fadedrose Jul 2015 OP

Thanks for the heads up n/t flamingdem Jul 2015 #1

i think bourdain deserves some credit when it comes to public opinion JI7 Jul 2015 #2

The show he did on Haiti was a punch in the gut. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #7

It's my go-to link when people talk about development Recursion Jul 2015 #10

what year was this from ? JI7 Jul 2015 #12

It's from "No Reservations", his older cable show for Travel Channel. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #14

Glad this episode is being rebroadcast now, even more topical. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #3

We have plenty of Persian restaurants here ... kwassa Jul 2015 #4

And plenty of Chinese restaurants too Paulie Jul 2015 #5

Um, no. kwassa Jul 2015 #6

Several Iranians make it pretty clear you don't get truly authentic Iranian food in restaurants- KittyWampus Jul 2015 #8

Kebabs aren't labor intensive. kwassa Jul 2015 #9

There was a lot more food than kebabs featured in the program. And a lot more subject matter KittyWampus Jul 2015 #11

I saw that one when it was originally aired davidpdx Jul 2015 #13

flamingdem

(39,314 posts)

1. Thanks for the heads up n/t

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:14 PM

Jul 2015

JI7

(89,259 posts)

2. i think bourdain deserves some credit when it comes to public opinion

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:17 PM

Jul 2015

not just the iran one but the israel/palestininian one .

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

7. The show he did on Haiti was a punch in the gut.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:36 PM

Jul 2015

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

10. It's my go-to link when people talk about development

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:44 PM

Jul 2015

Amazing piece

JI7

(89,259 posts)

12. what year was this from ?

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 12:17 AM

Jul 2015

i haven't seen that one yet.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

14. It's from "No Reservations", his older cable show for Travel Channel.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 08:01 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/haiti

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

3. Glad this episode is being rebroadcast now, even more topical.

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 09:31 PM

Jul 2015

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

4. We have plenty of Persian restaurants here ...

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:10 PM

Jul 2015

Mr. Bourdain

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

5. And plenty of Chinese restaurants too

Reply to kwassa (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 10:24 PM

Jul 2015

That serve mostly American food dressed in Chinese.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

6. Um, no.

Reply to Paulie (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:35 PM

Jul 2015

You can find that type of Chinese restaurant of you wish to go to it.

I go to the one full of Chinese customers. Same with Persian restaurants.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

8. Several Iranians make it pretty clear you don't get truly authentic Iranian food in restaurants-

Reply to kwassa (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:37 PM

Jul 2015

it's too labor intensive.

You have to be invited to an Iranian's home for the real deal.

You'd know that if you watched this episode.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

9. Kebabs aren't labor intensive.

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:43 PM

Jul 2015

The stews might be another story. Those are usually the daily special.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

11. There was a lot more food than kebabs featured in the program. And a lot more subject matter

Reply to kwassa (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 11:45 PM

Jul 2015

than just food.

His show was about Iranians, mostly.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

13. I saw that one when it was originally aired

Reply to fadedrose (Original post)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 01:24 AM

Jul 2015

It is interesting to see things from the perspective of the people there in Iran. I have one friend (causal acquaintance) who I met through a MOOC class that lives there. When the deal was announced I posted it on Facebook and he replied that people in Iran were very happy about the deal.

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