It’s old news by now that Anthony Bourdain came to the Philippines to shoot an episode for his hit show “No Reservations.” You might have probably seen the episode too.
I love Anthony Bourdain. I love his rebel-without-a-cause personality. I enjoy learning from him. I watch his show on TV even if it’s a rerun. So how many times have I seen the Philippine episode online? Maybe twice. And I think I’ll watch it a lot more too.
The ironic thing is I AM in the Philippines and the food featured in his episode is quite accessible. I can go Chinatown anytime, have a Dampa experience, eat lechon. So why do I need to watch the show again and again and again? I really enjoy listening to Bourdain’s insights and perspective on Filipino food. He should come back to the Philippines and do a comprehensive regional culinary tour. 😛
And he did say we have the best pig in the world. Woohoo. He should come back for seconds. Go Marketman! And wouldn’t it have been great if Anthony Bourdain could have met with Doreen Fernandez? Oh, that would have been a wonderful moment. 
If you’d like to view Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” Philippines episode, read on. Thank you to ArcApex for sharing this videos.
And now I want some sisig and lechon. And crabs in coconut milk. And fishballs. And pinapaitan.
I LOVE Filipino food.
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
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rowie
March 9, 2009 at 10:06 pm (15 years ago)I’ve been wanting to do that Claude Tayag tour for a long time now. From what I hear he has two types: the first is one full day (from breakfast to midnight snack), sampling Filipino (mostly Kapampangan) dishes. Another is a shortened version where he feeds you for one extended lunch. My relatives who flew in from abroad last month did the shortened one. Maybe when Rafa can eat solids already, hehe!
Yah, it would’ve been nice if he had met Ma’am Doreen. Actually he also could’ve spoken to Dr. Zialcita; Dr. Z has a lot of really profound insight about Philippine food; he teaches a course about it in Ateneo.
Someone should do a TV segment on the different kinds of adobo around the Philippines. That would be cool.
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Lissa
March 10, 2009 at 3:14 am (15 years ago)Actually I thought about you when they showed the dampa scene. hahaha.. I would love to go there when we visit.
Boo
March 10, 2009 at 4:42 am (15 years ago)“And now I want some sisig and lechon. And crabs in coconut milk. And fishballs. And pinapaitan.
I LOVE Filipino food. ”
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! AKO DIN, TONI!!!
Jeanny
March 10, 2009 at 7:07 am (15 years ago)I love sisig and lechon. watching this made me crave more. Kanin please!!!!
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sheng
March 10, 2009 at 10:40 am (15 years ago)This makes me want to try sisig!
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watzabatza
March 10, 2009 at 7:15 pm (15 years ago)haha.. pinoy ako.. at alam ko na masarap talaga ang lutong pinoy.. even foreigners are coming here not only for tourists spots but many foreigners love our food… lutong pinoy ata yan… pang world record
JMom
March 12, 2009 at 2:21 am (15 years ago)I watched the whole episode at least 3 times! I love Anthony Bourdain too even though he talks bad about Rachel Ray 😛
…and right now, I don’t even want to think about lechon. *sigh*
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J.
March 12, 2009 at 7:50 am (15 years ago)Hi Toni,
I’ve been by but haven’t commented. Been so busy! Just wanted to let you know that me are my curls are bouncy-happy about your little bun in the oven!
God bless the rest of your pregnancy. 
As for this post, I was inspired to go hunting through my decades-old Nora Daza cookbook and will cook bistek tonight!
Hope to be by more often!
– J.
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earthlingorgeous
March 12, 2009 at 8:07 am (15 years ago)you can say that again our lechon is the best hahahaha
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JMom
March 13, 2009 at 4:43 am (15 years ago)He just has no love for Rachel Ray. It seems he drops an insult for here everytime he’s interviewed. Example, here’s what he said regarding her advertising Dunkin’ Donuts:
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