I'm watching Bourdain's show, and, surprisingly, it's a tour of New Jersey (repeat from 2006). As I grew up nearby (Philly), and spent a lot of time in NJ, I'm not one of the many who mock it. But, wow, this show has been a relatively bleak take on the state. JV, have you seen this? Curious as to your take.
The culinary highlights so far were a sub at the real life Bada Bing (called Satin Dolls), and a grilled processed cheese sandwich at HoJo's in Asbury Park (which he seemed to enjoy less than the warthog anus in Namibia). I'll brook no slam of HoJo's, however, as my five-year-old self loved their fried clams. I don't care how disgusting they may have been in retrospect. When Bob's Big Boy took over the HoJo's in my neighborhood, I raged against the dying of the HoJo's light and tried to get a petition going to stop it. When Dr. Evil used a BBB as his ship in the Austin Powers movie, it struck me as perfectly apt.
Anyway, what's the general view of Bourdain on OTF? I like his show (and the book), although I find that his I'm-the-culinary-Keith-Richards act can get old over time.
Edit: The second half of the show was less bleak, and ended on a parody of the "leave the gun, take the cannollis scene from The Godfather.
The culinary highlights so far were a sub at the real life Bada Bing (called Satin Dolls), and a grilled processed cheese sandwich at HoJo's in Asbury Park (which he seemed to enjoy less than the warthog anus in Namibia). I'll brook no slam of HoJo's, however, as my five-year-old self loved their fried clams. I don't care how disgusting they may have been in retrospect. When Bob's Big Boy took over the HoJo's in my neighborhood, I raged against the dying of the HoJo's light and tried to get a petition going to stop it. When Dr. Evil used a BBB as his ship in the Austin Powers movie, it struck me as perfectly apt.
Anyway, what's the general view of Bourdain on OTF? I like his show (and the book), although I find that his I'm-the-culinary-Keith-Richards act can get old over time.
Edit: The second half of the show was less bleak, and ended on a parody of the "leave the gun, take the cannollis scene from The Godfather.
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