In this week's episode of Anthony Bourdain:No Reservations, Tony ventures off to Greece to face his irrational fears of the foreign land, and eats a truck load of lamb on the way. I may be a newcomer to the Anthony Bourdain world but let me tell you, his sarcasm was at it's peak tonight and I was absolutely loving it!
In a land where fish is a luxury and greens are essential, Tony's first meal consists of both accompanied by sweetbreads, chick peas, stewed wild goat, and I bunch of other native delectable's I'm sure I'm missing. This of course is before Tony starts hitting the bottle which slowly drifts him into a mildly drunken stupor. The result of this, one of my favorite quotes of the night! "I'd tell you about last night but I'd throw up in my month," I think I felt his pain through the screen.
Tony has the pleasure of spending his next day devouring a poor helpless lamb, shooting guns, and catching a live episode of Dancing with the Stars, front row seat of course. I'm not one to veer away from tradition folks, but I couldn't help but feel for that poor innocent lamb...and I'm ashamed that it happens to be one of my favorite things to eat.
Other important highlights include:
—Tony's visit to the Seaport — his efforts to saturate everything with Sea Urchin... Oh yeah, and he throws some other stuff in there too (i.e.) shrimp stewed with feta cheese, grape leaves, etc
—The traditional Greek breakfast
—Lamb guts wrapped in chitterlings stew (this is definitely NOT gonna help my already existing stomach issues) and tomato sauce — rabbit stew, spleen, quail, and a bottle of local wine
—Grilled Octopus — (which is pretty freakin tastey) and fisherman's stew
What did you think of tonight's tasty treats?
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