Anthony Bourdain visits Nicaragua

[Soundwave13]

Anybody catch this? I heard he was visiting Managua & Esteli & I had to stay up and watch!

In Tony's usual fashion he eats & narrates his way way through some interesting meals, but also gave a brief history on the country, his opinion on the current state of policy & politics and put a spotlight on the people: their hospitality, humility and passions.

I saw some familiar places from when I visited last March with some BOTL & some of the dishes prepared for the episode definitely left my mouth watering!

In the end it reminded me of our bitter-sweat adventure - despite the poverty & deprivation, the people were friendly, the food excellent & we were treated wonderfully (except for the one cat trying to pick-pocket Justin!)...

Any thoughts?

 

[AlohaStyle]

I didn't know it was on... will be searching for it now. Thanks for the post AJ!

 

[AlohaStyle]

Just found it... next time it's on DirecTV is Sunday at 8am Eastern. Tivo is set but I'll probably look online before then.

 

[Jadawin]

I watched it as well. I thought it was a great episode, I loved hearing the history about the area and seeing places and landmarks I recognize from my visit there last month. I liked how this episode focused on the people of Nicaragua and showed a few things that you are never going to see while visiting, such as the stuff at the dump. That part was depressing as hell, but a real eye opener as to what it takes for some of those people to survive.

 

[Soundwave13]

It looks like Anthony stayed in the same hotel that we did - I admit to getting a small charge seeing some familiar streets/murals/buildings. I felt the same way though - I felt bad for a lot of the people. On the other hand, I can understand why some people (like in the show No Reservations) WANT to live there - free & off the grid sounds very attractive to me sometimes.

 

[TreeFrog Frank]

I DVR all the new episodes, so I haven't seen it, yet. But looking forward to watching it this week. Thanks for sharing, AJ!

 

[Fitze55]

I watched it last night too. Actually, the whole time I watched it I kept on thinking "Maybe he'll visit a cigar factory".

It was really interesting to learn about a country where a lot of my cigars come from. I had idea Nic's past was so volatile.

 

[aquarich]

I would go back just for the bbq at Drew Estates!

 

[smokemifugotem]

I agree was very cool. Unfortunately a lot of it was Andrew Zimmermanesque with some creepy stuff being eaten....but I would go in a heart beat and just eat at that little chicken stand on the side of the road all day long!

 

[jmatkins]

I will look and see if it is on again, thanks for the heads up .

 

[iCraig]

Saw the previews, but didn't watch last night. I'll have to look for it online.