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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 1

8 episodes Premiered Apr 14, 2013 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown season 1 premiered on April 14. The season features Bourdain traveling to various locations, including Myanmar, Libya, Colombia, Quebec, Los Angeles' Koreatown, Tangier, Peru, and the Congo. These destinations provide an inside look at the local cultures and cuisines of these places.

Season overview

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown season 1 premiered on April 14. The season features Bourdain traveling to various locations, including Myanmar, Libya, Colombia, Quebec, Los Angeles' Koreatown, Tangier, Peru, and the Congo. These destinations provide an inside look at the local cultures and cuisines of these places.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Myanmar

Apr 14, 2013 · 45 min

With the slight relaxation of control by the government of Myanmar, Tony is finally able to explore one of the most fabled and beautiful areas of Asia.

S1·E2

Los Angeles

Apr 21, 2013 · 45 min

Tony takes Los Angeles--but with a twist. No Hollywood sign, no Beverly Hills. Instead, he zeroes in on a three square-mile area of the city known as Koreatown, where he finds a ti

S1·E3

Colombia

Apr 28, 2013 · 45 min

The public face of Colombia has changed immensely over the past ten years and is still changing for the better. Tony will explore several regions of the country from the mountains

S1·E4

Quebec

May 5, 2013 · 45 min

Bourdain travels to remote areas within the province of Quebec where he samples local delicacies, explores ice fishing and beaver hunting and spends time with two of funniest and m

S1·E5

Morocco (Tangier)

May 12, 2013 · 45 min

Tony explores the "Interzone", where artists like Burroughs, Bowles, and the Rolling Stones sought escape from Western moral prohibitions and the possibilities of great empty space

S1·E6

Libya

May 19, 2013 · 45 min

Libyan hip-hop, Italian restaurants, tribal allegiances and post-war uncertainty in Libya. Bourdain looks at the country through personal stories, food--and the music of anti-Qadda

S1·E7

Peru

Jun 2, 2013 · 45 min

Tony and his friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert, explore the far reaches of indigenous Andes in search of a rare variety of wild cocoa that is said to be the "best" in the wor

S1·E8

Congo

Jun 9, 2013 · 45 min

Tony visits Congo, the setting of one of his favorite books, Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and the basis for one of his favorite movies, the classic Apocalypse Now.