Anthony Bourdain

Parts Unknown uses eating as an opening into conversations about work, memory, migration and belonging. Bourdain's interest in the person across the table is the reason to follow him beyond the tempting dishes. His voice can be caustic, but the strongest encounters leave him listening and reconsidering rather than delivering the final word. Try the Queens episode for an example close to his own home: a place can become unfamiliar and absorbing without being far away.