Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

- Season 4

(2014)

Anthony Bourdain explores Shanghai by savoring classic, home-style cuisine at restaurants that include Chun and Fuchun Xiaolong and converses with locals who give their take on their country's booming economy and expanding global influence.

Tony experiences the Bronx from a legendary collection of Bronx native - Hip Hop originators Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Melle Mel discuss the early years of hip hop.

Bourdain heads to Paraguay to track down the story of his great-great grandfather who moved from France to Uruguay and then to Paraguay. As a backdrop to that story, the viewers get to learn about the country's history, food and personality of its people.

Parts Unknown travels to the host's "first love," with a look at Hue, a city in central Vietnam, including excursions to the Dong Ba market, Vinh Moc tunnels, the Duyen Anh restaurant, and the Citadel. Sampled dishes include Com Hen, Bun Bo Hue and a special bird's nest soup.

Parts Unknown travels to Tanzania for an African safari adventure. Bourdain visits Zanzibar, a one-time slave trade hub and enjoys the island's famous foods, from mandazi to street food, including grilled seafood and the famous Zanzibari pizza. On an excursion to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, Bourdain comes face to face with lions, elephants, and the great migration.

Tony and his crew get a temperature gauge for what appears to be a changing and complicated Iran.

Tony looks closely at the 'other' Massachusetts - far away from the blue blood getaways of Nantucket or the urban sprawl of Boston.

Tony travels to the lesser known, North Eastern Coast of Jamaica, and the reality is - Jamaica is a divided country with new challenges emerging.

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