Is there anywhereAnthony Bourdainhasn’t been ? Apparently , therearestill a few street corner of the ball left undiscovered by the colourful celebrity chef and idiot box host , and he recently revealed on the button how he picks the destinations featured in his CNN seriesParts Unknown , which is now in its 11th season .

In an consultation withTravel + Leisure , Bourdain state he and his team of producers choose from a leaning of position he has always require to go , or blank space that he want to revisit and explore in a completely new Inner Light .

Aside from that , though , the chosen terminus require to be places that are worth explore for some reason beyond their culinary merit . In one instalment ofParts Unknown , Bourdain dine with President Barack Obama during his historical body politic visit to Hanoi , Vietnam , in 2016 . ( It does n’t hurt , though , thatVietnamese foodalso chance to be one of Bourdain ’s favorite culinary art . )

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He also finds breathing in in movies , newspaper publisher articles , and opportunity bump with the great unwashed he later on decides to get together with , according to an consultation he did last yr withEater . An example of this was when he decided to do an episode on Seattle establish on his conversation with former Screaming Trees conduct singer Mark Lanegan , who live there .

Once Bourdain has some idea of where he wants to go , he holds a brainstorming session with director to determine how to best present the episode .

“ That ’s honestly the fun part , when we are seat around verbalize about what we desire this show to await like and sound like , ” Bourdain toldTravel + Leisure . “ Often I ’ll have an approximation ahead of meter , a general stylistic skip over off point — that always comes from me — but other times I do n’t know yet . ”

In a moment of spontaneousness , Bourdain let cameraman Christopher Doyle ( who is best known for his collaboration with film director   Wong Kar - wai , includingChungking ExpressandIn the Mood for sexual love ) film most of an coming sequence about Hong Kong , congeal to melody on June 3 , 2018 . Bourdain reportedly said he study the installment a highlighting of his career .

Season 11ofParts Unknownkicked off on Sunday , April 29 with an episode about West Virginia and Appalachian culinary art . Other instalment this season will take viewers to Uruguay , Newfoundland , Armenia , Berlin , Louisiana , and Bhutan .

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