That is really what you want from your viewers? Did you see how many negative comments you had? Your answer is even more ignorant and obnoxious than the show. At list the show could have been a mistake but your comment after the show are so arrogant. If you did not want to be there your shouldn’t have gone to begin with.

You made a trip to one of the most exiting culinary cultures and you took a no-educated not Romanian guide that shows you nothing. And even you did not like him! I am terribly sorry for you lack of sense and lack of traveler spirit and sense and finding the right people to travel with, in a country that was for 3000 years in between so many cultures and Empires and worlds that left the best: FOOD. Nobody talk with "Comrades" in Romania is fake and stupid! You are just made fun of yourself! It seams that even your self did not like this guy! You could have had so much good time! And learn so much more! To your reputation I expected much more. You could get a normal Romanian culinary educated tour guide. All you showed is fake and horrible and untraditional (most of the time). You missed to show all the millions of vegetarian dishes and kosher dishes and you also missed that the kosher kitchen has a very much originated in Romania. Each region specific many dished that as a culinary “expert” I guess you will never taste.

You disappointed so many people that where expecting a great show. my boyfriend, that is not Romanian specially made sure for weeks that I am going to watch because the great Anthony Bordain will be fantastic, Shame on you, as a journalist, human been, culinary expert and tourist, Anthony Bordain, if you where close by I would have punch you in the nose and I am only a very gentle woman, doctor. What a job badly done! The reason I came to America is because this country is honest and fair and have some how a way to repair itself in its own systems. I love you guys. You are great! But Bordain sucks badly!

Nobody from Romania is upset with you, Anthony, either Romanian or not. The positive comments on your discussion site look really made up. We just want you to see real and tell the truth and to be a good journalist and chef and be clear real! You are a fine man. So when you go again there, get a nice shave, haircut and put your nicest jacket and most respectful face! People from all over the world, enjoy that place.
Is not point to fabricate for yourself positive remarks about the show!? Just do the great job apparently you always did before. I am sure a lot of people would be more than happy to give you the greatest of time
With much love
New York Girl

I don't understand anymore what Anthony Bourdain show is really about?! It seems to me that lately it's about his own personal frustrations and not about traveling the world and discovering new cultures, traditions and culinary wonders. I thought that this show was supposed to reveal the unknown secrets of each country, but instead, it seems that it's all about Anthony Bourdain's mood. First of all it's obvious at this point that he is taken away by the Asian culture, so why not stick with that and forget about Europe and all the other continents. Second, why do we have to wait so long to see something new about a country like Romania, or Greece (where civilization was born) and in stead all you get is the Russian version of the Muppets Show.

Last night watching Romania was painful, Bourdain's remarks and swears to some ignorant Russian (his buddy) made the show look like a cheep dark comedy. So again what was this show about? It was definitely not about Romania!!! Is Bourdain depressed I wonder? If he has a miserable life maybe he should make a show about it, but on a different channel. I choose to watch Travel Channel because it "takes" me places and hopefully where it took me last night it was "just a bad dream".

It's a shame when an ordinary man believes he can make extraordinary shows and he presents in one hour his point of view about an entire country like Romania, and what point of view? !! This is NOT what we want to see on Travel Channel !!! Not Anthony 's comments and swearing, his arrogance and lack of intelligence. I watch Travel Channel because it gives me an idea about all the beautiful places around the world and this way I can travel and feel the taste of that part of the world. But now I wonder after what I saw last night about Romania, if all I have seen before about other countries is just a false image that was given to me by this guy. He should have stayed in the kitchen in NY because he still has a lot to learn about food and definitely a lot to learn about people. His ego is so big he doesn't even care to educated himself a little bit about the specific country he does his show in so he can offer respect to the those people and their culture.

It's like a recipe Mr. Bourdaine, every country has its own ingredients and it's own flavor you just have to find out what was put in that "pie" that it made it so special and unique. But it seems that you forgot how to taste a real pie …all your knowledge at this point stays in how to eat a pig next to a Russian pig who dragged you in his mud . You forgot where you came from and you seem to think that one man like you can judge and make fun of a whole nation with hundreds of years of history.

You are a disappointment and The Travel Channel should really think about this. I feel sorry for us, the viewers, we are the victims of one of the most popular channel in the world that produces such miserable false image shows.

HOW TRAVEL CHANNEL CAN APPROVE THESE KIND OF SHOWS? We don't want to watch the remarks of an unhappy miserable guy. So Travel Channel what you are going to do about this? Or we are just wasting our time writing here? If I will be YOU , I would never replay the show from Romania again and apologies to the many viewers who were insulted last night.

Ioana

Question:
What happened with the trip in Romania?

Choices:
Very bed intentions and no professional
Modesty, Poorelly prepared
A joke

 

Yes Joana say the true , we need the Travel Channel to explain about this Person call Anthoni Bourdain they pay for I understand ,do it so horible doc about a country call ROUMANIA that got a wonderful tradition and they culture is one of the oldest in Europe , people of this country its faimous about they hospitality all over the Europe , how a man that I can call now (after all happen)trash can do so horible Documentary about Roumania and add to this stupidity that hire a Russian ,that ever speak our language and even din't know anythink about this country , that mean this Bourdain got a very limited mind in all his action ,and never I we like to see his stupid shows because his is a very uneducated person from the dirty ghetto of New-York , where the life is extrem miserable , how people like him got the credit to show they are the best , wrong ,very wrong when people like him got on this job that not deserve ,shame to Travel Channel hire this person that any one now is calling a trash .

Read this http://mturism.ro/fileadmin/mturism/PublicitateAchizitiiPublice/vizita_sua.pdf in order to understand the whole AB story.
Unfortunately, AB's smart fans cannot understand Roamanian, to see that the whole No Reservation show is a fake one, as any Hoolywood movies. Mr. Cooker had reservations and stayed at 5 stars hotels in Romania provided by Romanian officials, but he pretended his Romanian bad "experiences". Maybe our officials forgot to give him a "bonus"(tips) for promoting local Tourism, as in other countries, and so he didn't add Romania in his top 40.
Good job Mr. Cooker!

Please post threads under the proper topic.

And give it a rest already! It's a TV SHOW.

Integrity, integrity, integrity.

OK, admittedly I have seen that particular episode. Nonetheless, wanting Bourdain to bury his honesty and integrity is elminiating his raison d'etre.

The most compelling food/travel shows share many qualities .... what sets No Reservations apart is if Bourdain believes something is aweful he will say it, whether he is commenting as a chef, as a trvel show host, as a standard human being.

The moments of Bourdain I will remember most (probably for the rest of my life) are when Bourdain has been utterly honest (with a food or even himself) .... and sometimes it is not always positive. He's not going out trying to wreck the cultural image of various countries.

I recall one time in S.E Asia he pulls up on a boat to someones grass hut on stilts, and asks the old POOR woman there for some of the food the old woman is cooking there .... she gives him a small bowl of rice and minced pork. You, me and everyone else knows that's all it was (probably akin to prison food in the 19th century) and something you would not ever pay for, food that a globally renowned show host could have shot down as shit food. Instead, NO, he comments on the intergrity of the food, that this is as much about simplicity as love for that woman's family.

Now if this same man was able to comment so positively on such plain food, then if he tells me a situation is bad I am as convinced as I can be without being there myself.

How can you watch his show and not appreciate the fundamental integrity this show is based upon??