Most people know Anthony Bourdain from his book, Kitchen Confidential, which jackhammered the restaurant world when it hit the shelves. The Bad Boy of the culinary world went on to create the television series, No Reservations, a fascinating jaunt around the cuisines of the world. To me, however, the show is much more than a look at cuisines — it is the most interesting travel show on television, and I think that Bourdain is one of the most interesting travelers I know of. Food — and its sources — is but a window for Bourdain on to the culture and life ways of the people he is visiting. The Argentinian asado is the necessary culinary result of the geography and geology of the country, of the gaucho temperament and lifestyle. Similarly, Singapore’s richly textured and diverse cuisine is the result of the country’s position at a geographical and cultural crossroads. Bourdain explores these strands with an anthropologist’s curiosity and a traveler’s passion.