Beirut 

Anthony Bourdain and his crew travel to Lebanon. They discover a beautiful country filled with proud, generous people and delicious food. However, they find themselves in the middle of a tense, uncertain, and violent conflict.

Stars:

Anthony Bourdain, Tracey Gudwin, Joe Kodeih

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Anthony Bourdain	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracey Gudwin	...	Herself
Joe Kodeih	...	Himself
Lena Lannham	...	Herself
Todd Liebler	...	Himself
Ali Obeid	...	Himself
Jerry Risius	...	Himself
Diane Schutz	...	Herself
Ramsay Short	...	Himself

Storyline

Anthony Bourdain and his crew travel to Lebanon. They discover a beautiful country filled with proud, generous people and delicious food. However, they find themselves in the middle of a tense, uncertain, and violent conflict.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 August 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Beirut, Lebanon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Travel Channel, Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

It really doesn't get any better than this

If you want to see how a 'food programme' (although no Bourdain programme could really be described as such) is transformed in to a war documentary, then you need to watch this. The best journalist is someone who makes you understand what it would be like if you were caught up in the madness, and Bourdain excels at that. His empathy with his entourage is deeply affecting, and his 'patriotism' is for me at least, totally excusable, for reasons that are blindingly obvious.

The prism through which Bourdain views and describes the world is unique yet totally accessible. Food is after all what nourishes us all, and the effect is to make everything seem entirely real.