Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Episodes

Hong Kong: "The show is paced, and looks, just as I'd hoped -- or better -- through shooting and editing."

Cleveland: "Rarely has a show worked out exactly as planned but this is a rare example."

Laos: "Can you smell Emmy? I did -- about 10 minutes into shooting in the mountains of Laos."

Spain: "I think this show has some of the best, most straight-up food porn we've ever shot."

Venice: "' another masterwork of fine shooting and masterful editing."

Food Porn 1 & 2: "Pretty groundbreaking stuff for food-and travel-related television. We pushed some serious boundaries."

Sardinia: "The camera work is awesome, the food looks just as delicious as it is '"

Provence: "This is an episode that looked perfect from the first rough cut."

Techniques: "' the most awesome `stand and stir' instructional hour in maybe ... the history of television."

Rome: "It's the most outrageous and creative and risky (and beautiful) episode to date."