Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Hanoi
TV Flash files “Hanoi” as the first listed hour of season 8 — Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013–2018) on CNN, season 8, episode 1, aired 2016-09-25, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E01: listed hour 56 of 95 in the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown guide, first listed hour of season 8. It aired 2016-09-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cologne, Germany” (S07E07). Next is “Nashville” (S08E02).
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Inspired by Graham Greene's words "... whatever you're looking for, you will find here..." Bourdain joins the throngs of locals as he motorbikes through Vietnam's capital, traverses its rapidly changing cityscape, and indulges in its singular cuisine with President Barack Obama, who, over a dish of Bun Cha, shares personal stories and reflects on his own international travels.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hanoi sit in the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown guide?
S08E01 is listed hour 56 of 95 — first listed hour of season 8, season 8 episode 1.
When did Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown S08E01 air?
Hanoi aired 2016-09-25 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need to watch in order?
Each episode is a place. Jump by curiosity — Iran, Libya, Congo, or a city you think you already know. The ethic is consistent; the map is not a serial plot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Anthony Bourdain sits at tables through conflict and history, eating without tourist gloss. CNN as unlikely prestige: food as politics, loneliness, and grace. Travel television with literary soul — curiosity as ethics — and a body of work that rewatches now as both journalism and a decade's memorial.
The first look is a table without tourist gloss. Anthony Bourdain sits with people around the world, eating through history and conflict — CNN series premiered **2013**, an unlikely network turned prestige destination: food as politics, loneliness, and grace. Multiple Emmys. Episodes in Iran, Libya, Congo and more became teaching texts. Curiosity as ethics. Travel television with literary soul — the table as journalism, the plate as pretext for who gets to be seen. Tessa's tags will rank a "best bite." Let them.…
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Anthony Bourdain sat at tables through conflict and history on Parts Unknown — CNN as unlikely prestige, food as politics, loneliness, and grace, travel television with literary soul. Curiosity as ethics. TV Flash files him as the 2010s…