The 11 Best Episodes of Bourdain’s Parts Unknown
| January 14, 2019
5. 1.08 “Congo”
There aren’t too many themed episodes of Parts Unknown. Usually, Bourdain lets the city or region set the tone, and the episode follows a straightforward exploration of the people, culture, and cuisine of that area.
In the first season episode where Bourdain went to the Congo, he went with one task in mind — to recreate the iconic voyage chronicled in Heart of Darkness. He doesn’t shy away from the realities either and was able to include his aborted attempts to kill a chicken with a dull knife on the final broadcast. His willingness to take personal risks in order to explore the sometimes-harsh realities of a region was beautifully showcased in this iconic episode.
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