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Did anyone else catch Tony Bourdain's No Reservations last night? I did. He went to Korea and I was slightly disappointed.

First, let's do a little recap of the episode.

Tony has been to several places in Asia, both for the show he did for the other network, and for No Reservations. He's been to Vietnam, Japan, China, and India. Nari Kye, a producer on the show, has been hounding Tony about going to Korea, her Mother Land, so he decided to go, and takes her along as his tour guide.

I admit that this isn't a cookbook, but The Nasty Bits, Anthony Bourdain's newest book, is worth a look if you are a fan of his culinary adventures and up-front tone. Officially released today, it is a collection of essays and articles by Bourdain and each one is a stand alone piece, like a separate menu item. Many, if not all, of the pieces have previously been published, but that didn't take anything away from Steingarten's essays and it shouldn't diminish the entertainment value of Bourdain's forays into the various forms of gastronomy, from "the nether regions of unusual beasties" to celebrity chef-owned Vegas venues.

If you're looking for a cookbook, try Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook, which is full of classic French bistro recipes and pick up a copy of The Nasty Bits for some entertaining reading the next time you travel.

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The Epi-log, at Epicurious, has a lead on what music celebrity chefs are listening to. Chef and author Anthony Bourdain has a No Reservations playlist that you can download from Rhapsody. The mix is described as being "a dash of classic soul with some tasty pre-punk nuggets and flavorful jazz pieces" and includes songs like David Bowie's I'm Deranged, William S. Burroughs' The Last Words Of Dutch Schultz, and Memo from Turner by the Rolling Stones.

I'm not all that surprised to see the picks from Tony Bourdain, but it does make me wonder what other chefs listen to. Of course, I start to wonder about that only after I wonder how a chef got a playlist up alongside the ones from celebs like Ashlee Simpson and Lindsay Lohan.

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As many of you know, I am not shy about my lusty chef crushes, and Tony Bourdain could tie me up with his apron strings any day. I absolutely love his fast-talking, four-letter-word spewing, smoking, drinking personality, and the fact that he cooks? Well, let's not get me all worked up now, okay?

We have been afforded the rare opportunity to exchange a few questions and answers next week with the celebrity chef, writer, traveler, and king of all food media (at least in my eyes) as we await Season Two of his show, No Reservations on the Travel Channel.

We may be able to slip a few questions in at the end from readers, so if you have any burning questions you want to ask my dream chef dinner date, leave us a comment, and we'll do our best next week.

The two-hour season premiere of the show airs this coming Monday, March 27, 2006, with Tony traipsing through China and Japan. Please, don’t call me between the hours of 9 and 11 pm, because I won’t answer.