The 11 Best Episodes of Bourdain’s Parts Unknown
| January 14, 2019
7. 2.05 “Sicily”
Another reason that people came to idolize Bourdain as a maverick chef and TV host is that he never let the cameras affect his life — even when he was in the middle of filming.
During the season two episode in Sicily, Bourdain’s darker side comes out when he realizes that his local guide is taking him to only the most touristy part of the region, and is setting up staged events like a fishing trip where their entire catch came from a store. In typical Bourdain form, he got wildly drunk, then woke up the next morning determined to salvage the experience, even if he had to do it himself.
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