The 11 Best Episodes of Bourdain’s Parts Unknown

11. 6.08 “Charleston”

Bourdain’s initial attempts to showcase the cuisine of Charleston were met with derision. His earlier episode of No Reservations which was filmed in the city was laughed off as being too touristy.

As such, he vowed to make up for it the second time around, and his adventures with Sean Brock on the season six episode of Parts Unknown were much more interesting. Brock, a well-known local chef, took Bourdain to a dive bar papered with dollar bills, and together they enjoyed plenty of barbeque, as well as chops, steak, and hash at a local Waffle House.

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