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Anthony Bourdain in Beirut*

Looks like he’s out, thank goodness. Here’s a quote from India’s Daily News and Analysis:

“The embassy didn’t answer the phone for a week. At the checkpoints, it was like a Metallica concert gone terribly wrong. It was a mob scene.”
US television chef Anthony Bourdain, aboard the USS Nashville.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1042914

Thanks for the tip, James! I just added an item with the good news.

How about an Anthony Bourdain bumper sticker: “Peace, Love & Mojitos”

I dont believe the issue here is war and political gain the issue to me is about pain loss and sorrow.We spend our lives turning the other cheek so we dont have to feel the shame of our fellow man. I feel socially responsible for every action that I was to blind to act on, please believe in the human condition and allow yourself to feel hurt pain and joy, peace.

I would just like to say to Mr. Bourdain that I am thankful he and the crew are on home soil safe and sound.  I watch the one hour “Bourdain in Beirut” on the Travel Channel and I have to say it brought tears to my eyes.  I feel for all of those that lost everything with all of the violence and I was disgusted by the way Mr. Bourdain described the clip of the president of the united states eating a buttered roll while someone was trying to get his attention.  That totally turned my stomach. 
I have to wonder though if the Shiite man and his family, as if losing his house was not enough, made it through the distruction, I pray that he did.  I do however praise his willingness to stay with Anthony and the crew, it showed the upmost respect and honor I have ever seen in a Travel show.  Thank you Mr. Bourdain for you have in a twisted way may not have been able to show the food of Beirut, but you did without a doubt show the humanity and pride in the people that call that there home.

I was in Egypt at the time of the war. I was going to go to Lebanon but the war had began. I would just like to say that the show was great and shows that the Lebanese people have been thru this beofre. I was born in Lebanon my slef and moved to Canada because of the WAR this world needs to wake up and get along with each other. Also stop fighting for no reason’s.
The number of kids that died in Lebanon is to many to count. Let just hope it stops and Lebanon can go back to being the Paris of the middle east.

Here’s the thing.  Tony is unuaual in that he’s a chef with a bad habit, smoking.  An unbelievable humorist, unsettled, an explorer, curious, daring, he’ll eat just about anything.  the question is WHY???? He has a show I don’t wnat to miss and I am thankful that he is NOT on the cooking food network cause I get More of him.
Me?  I’m single, propbably his age, same humor, casual, crazy thinking and I am drawen to his style, I love his manner, he’s not too serious, and he dares to live.  I won’t miss a thing he does, Oh, can he some to the Marriott at Shadow Ridge and cook something up for me????  Nancee

oops, can he come to the Marriott at Shadow Ridge and cook something uo for me????

Newcomer, Nancee

I just watched “Anthony Bourdain in Beirut”. That was the best show Bourdain has ever done. It was excellent. I have never thought that he was a serious person, but rather flippant and arrogant in a light-hearted way. The seriousness of his manner during this show was impressive. I’ll never think of Bourdain in the same way. Good job, Bourdain!

Could you possibly have found some other host/show to take up this time space?  There was enough whining and moaning to take up a dozen baby nurseries. His arrogance really showed through on this one. What an ass.

i thought the beirut show was excellent shoud have been on prime time network tv