Meet the "No Reservations" crew of Zero Point Zero Productions, that has filmed Anthony Bourdain traveling around the world for the past several years.
Lydia Tenaglia, Executive Producer Director/Zero Point Zero Productions, Inc. I'm the Executive Producer and co-creator of "No Reservations," which basically means that I'm the person who Tony gets the most agitated with. But at the end of the day ... I still love the bastard.
Christopher Collins, Executive Producer Director/Zero Point Zero Productions, Inc. In another life I worked for Coca-Cola in Papua New Guinea, as a stockbroker in Washington, D.C., and with Cirque Du Soleil as a tent pitcher (actual career path order). This is the guaranteed route to a successful film and television production career.
Diane Schutz, Producer
Diane has been eating and drinking on the road with Bourdain since 2002, back when the show was on that “other” network. Adventures with Tony have included freezing in a lavvu above the Arctic Circle in Sweden, getting stuck in wartime Lebanon, trekking through the jungles of Malaysia and contracting cutaneous larva migrans in the deserts of India. She finds it ironic that her only bout of food poisoning occurred in Ireland.
Tracey Gudwin, Producer
Tracey Gudwin has been wandering the earth and producing TV with Zero Point Zero Productions since the "No Reservations" Paris pilot episode in December 2004. She currently lives and works from Berlin, Germany and is always excited to go meet the crew anywhere in the world. Favorite moment from "No Reservations": paragliding with Tony in Buenos Aires, though leech removal in Malaysia is a close second.
Tom Vitale, Producer Tom Vitale was raised on a poultry farm in South Bend, Indiana. Deathly afraid of flying, it was while producing an episode of "No Reservations" that he first saw the ocean. In addition to launching chickenfootfetish.com, a highly popular nsfw blog site, Mr. Vitale has also produced quality television programs for PBS, A&E, Bravo, Discovery and MTV. Oh, and he has webbed feet.
Rennik Soholt, Producer It was March of 2005 when I got the call: "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" had been green-lit and the executive producers needed a human to travel with Tony -- I thought, "Well, I'm a human and I can travel," and I've basically been on the road with Tony ever since. I'm sure my background in food service and mental health has helped immensely.
Alexandra Lowry, Producer
Alexandra was raised in the United Kingdom where after getting a degree in neuroscience she seamlessly transitioned into the world of television. She is currently a producer on Season 5 of "No Reservations" where she has traveled to an array of exotic locations including Mexico, the Philippines, Australia and Detroit. She doesn't like cilantro or raisins.
Nari Kye, Associate Producer
Nari Kye is an associate producer for the Travel Channel series "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations." She is truly blessed to have been born Korean since Korean cuisine is by far the greatest in the world. She loves her job and eating Korean food.
Emily Mraz, Segment Producer Emily Mraz began her “No Reservations” escapades for the Romania episode. After making a blood pact with producer Tom Vitale, agreeing to never leave him alone again in the Carpathian Mountains, she has been traveling with Zero Point Zero productions ever since. Emily lives in Brooklyn with her husband Zach Zamboni (bio coming soon), one of the show’s cameramen. Traveling with Tony and the crew is always an adventure and by far the best job she's ever had! Some of her recent shows include Hawaii, Spain and Australia. Her favorite moment on the road so far -– spending Halloween night in a Transylvanian forest.
Jared Andrukanis, Segment Producer
Making the jump from the service industry to film/TV production, Jared got his first job in television by comparing a film set to a busy restaurant. He joined the "No Reservations" team in the summer of 2007 and is acutely aware of the irony of being surrounded by food, working with a chef and more often than not, reeking of fish and kitchen grease after a shift.
Eric Lasby, Editor and Post Producer I've been editing for Tony since cavemen first sliced sushi with sharpened flint. Downside? Editors don't travel. Upside? No embarrassing international incidents like with Liebler. Well, I did go on the Pacific Northwest shoot (look for my Hitchcock moment where I’m -double-fisting lattes). Trouble is that's where I'm from!
Adam Lupsha, Visual Effects/GRFX I spent much of my sophomore years moving from place to place with my Bounty Hunter parents. Initially, my adolescence curdled in Northern Illinois until I moved to Maui, then Georgia, then San Francisco and finally, NYC. Having come out of a rough urban high school with a GPA of 2.1, I was saved from a life of street crime by a dark room and punk rock.
Chris Martinez, Editor Christopher Martinez has edited “No Reservations” from its inception. He enjoys having people go to foreign lands at great expense to bring him interesting stuff to work with in the comfort of his edit room. He likes buying guitars and reading history. His pet peeve is having his picture taken.
David Robinson, Editor Just like Jesus Christ, David is a Capricorn. When he isn't making television, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter at their sprawling Hudson County, NJ, estate.
Jerry Risius, Cameraman Jerry was born and raised on a pig farm in Iowa. He loves working with cameras and eating pork. He also likes to eat anything that comes across Tony’s plate (including live squid legs, raw seal organs and roasted, un-cleaned wild boar sphincter); he has only been sick once working on this show: eating soft cheese on Uzbekistan Airways. He lives in Brooklyn in a house with three women.
Todd Liebler, Cameraman Todd’s been shooting with Tony and the gang since the first season. An indispensable part of the crew due to his command of over 79 languages including Pig Latin, Ubbi Dubbi and his own private language, Toddish. He loves walks on the beach, a kick-ass margarita and collecting fresh pottery shards. Todd hopes to work with the "No Reservations" crew until the End of Time.
Zach Zamboni, Cameraman This is my camera. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My camera, without me, is useless. Without my camera, I am useless. My camera is my best friend.
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