Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
West Virginia
TV Flash files “West Virginia” as the first listed hour of season 11 — Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013–2018) on CNN, season 11, episode 1, aired 2018-04-29, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E01: listed hour 81 of 95 in the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown guide, first listed hour of season 11. It aired 2018-04-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Southern Italy: The Heel of the Boot” (S10E08). Next is “Uruguay” (S11E02).
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Bourdain digs deep into the proud, often misunderstood culture of West Virginia, as he traverses a 5,000-foot mine, observes the demolition derby–like sport of rock-bouncing and dines on signature Appalachian dishes. Bourdain's own preconceptions are dashed as he finds the West Virginian attitude to be a remarkable dichotomy, both resolute and open-minded. Over an assortment of local dishes – snapping turtle patties, squirrel gravy, pawpaw ice cream, spaghetti pie, and bear meat – residents candidly discuss their staunch views on the second amendment, Donald Trump, life beyond the coal industry, and the reclamation of West Virginian cuisine.
Viewer FAQ
Where does West Virginia sit in the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown guide?
S11E01 is listed hour 81 of 95 — first listed hour of season 11, season 11 episode 1.
When did Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown S11E01 air?
West Virginia aired 2018-04-29 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.
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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…