I'm a big Anthony Bourdain fan, and on my trip around the world, I tried to make it to some of the places where I had known him to eat/drink in his books or on No Reservations.

Here's my record:

- Blue Ribbon - NYC (one of his old TV shows)
- Ben's Chili Bowl - Washington, DC (No Reservations)
- Raffles Hotel bar - Singapore (No Reservations) - I think the cocktail ran me a hefty $18
- Sin Huat Eating House - Singapore (No Reservations) - surprised to find the big crab/noodle dish he ate would cost me $30!!
- Fresh oysters - Arcachon Bay, France (A Cook's Tour) - I discovered I actually ENJOY fresh oysters!
- Quimet & Quimet (tapas) - Barcelona, Spain (No Reservations)
- Brasarepa - Envigado, Colombia (No Reservations) - typical Colombian food....but in Pablo Escobar's old barrio

Any other foodie fans out there who've made it a point to eat at the same place? If so, I'm curious to hear where and what it was like for you?

Ironically....I don't even care too much for crab!!

He was recently in SF...and though he said he ate at "local" places, most locals (well, those of us who aren't paid a ton/on expense accounts) go to the places he visited. They were all pretty high-end, which is too bad...I think the one place he got a burger may see a little pick up, and the place he got that bacon latte. It was too bad, because there are fantastic places locals do go, that won't break the bank...

I do find his shows entertaining, though.

I've walked into Raffles, but the prices on the menu sent me to MCdonalds or perhaps one of the very good cafeteria style chinese food places that are all over the place.

I need to see just where he's been, since I haven't seen the entire series.

Note: One place he would have gone to, or one similar, was a Venezuelan roasted meat place. They take whole sides of beef and put them on stakes against a roaring hot fire, turning them when needed.
It was exquisite. The Gran Sabana area is full of cattle farms, and beef is a local specialty there.

Yeah, I know sometimes he's eating in more high end places, and other times not. That's what I appreciate about the show - he'll go eat at America's (arguably) best spot - The French Laundra in California....and then here in DC he ate at (famous) Ben's Chili Bowl. On the Colombia espisode, I couldn't find the Cartagena restaurant where he ate, but in Medellin he ate at Brasarepa which I visited and was surprised to find it was simply a typical Colombian restaurant - same food you could get at all of them, and cheap for only a few bucks. But the neighborhood was significant - Pablo Escobar's old barrio. And then he ate a local homemade dish on a rooftop with people. I think they do a good job of mixing it up.