1. WITH 007 ENDING
A PREVIOUS MISSION?Copy !req
2. THAT WAS COOL.Copy !req
3. BOURDAIN, TONY BOURDAIN.Copy !req
4. OKAY, MAYBE I'M JUST A CHEF
FROM NEW YORK,Copy !req
5. BUT THAT'S REALLY MECopy !req
6. FOR PURPOSES OF ENTERTAINMENT.Copy !req
7. NO STUNT MEN,
NOT EVEN AT THE TABLE.Copy !req
8. AFTER SPENDING 28 YEARS
IN THE KITCHEN,Copy !req
9. OKAY, NOT EXACTLY
JAMES BOND EXOTIC,Copy !req
10. BUT I DO HAVE A LICENSE TO EAT.Copy !req
11. BUT MY NEXT MISSION,Copy !req
12. THAN FICTION.Copy !req
13. I'M ANTHONY BOURDAIN.Copy !req
14. I WRITE.Copy !req
15. I TRAVEL.Copy !req
16. I EAT.Copy !req
17. AND I'M HUNGRY FOR MORE.Copy !req
18. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Copy !req
19. I STOOD ON MY FEET IN KITCHENS,Copy !req
20. FOR 28 YEARS.Copy !req
21. THAT'S WHO I AM,Copy !req
22. THAT'S THE WAY
I LOOK AT THE WORLD,Copy !req
23. AND THAT'S THE WAY I'M ALWAYS
GONNA LOOK AT THE WORLD.Copy !req
24. BONJOUR.Copy !req
25. MONSIEUR BOURDAIN? OUI.Copy !req
26. LATELY, I'M LIVING
A DOUBLE LIFE.Copy !req
27. ON MY PASSPORT APPLICATION?Copy !req
28. MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT — CHEF,
AUTHOR, TV TRAVEL KNUCKLEHEAD?Copy !req
29. TONY, GOT A PHONE CALL.
LINE 2.Copy !req
30. THANKS.
I'M ON IT.Copy !req
31. THESE DAYS, I GUESSCopy !req
32. FOR A LIVING.Copy !req
33. MR. BOURDAIN, PREPARATIONSCopy !req
34. ARE COMPLETE.Copy !req
35. IN 0800 HOURS.Copy !req
36. YOUR TRANSPORT IS WAITING,
SIR.Copy !req
37. GOOD LUCK AND GOD SPEED.Copy !req
38. HE'S AN OLD FRIEND.Copy !req
39. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN MY GUIDE
ON TRIPS TO VIETNAM.Copy !req
40. SO HE'S SOMEONE I OWE
GREAT LOYALTY TO.Copy !req
41. HELL, I'M GOING TO VIETNAM.Copy !req
42. THESE DAYS, BETWEENCopy !req
43. AND THE MARTINIS,Copy !req
44. I THINK — DAMN, I LIVING
A LIFE BETTER THAN JAMES BOND.Copy !req
45. NOBODY'S TRYING TO KILL ME —
YET.Copy !req
46. I DON'T KNOW, BOBBY FLAY
MIGHT BE A LITTLE PISSED.Copy !req
47. AND FUELED UP ON THE PAD,
PLEASE.Copy !req
48. THANK YOU.Copy !req
49. BY THE WAY, THIS CELLPHONECopy !req
50. IN ITS TRACKS.Copy !req
51. IT'S A PAYBACK MISSION.Copy !req
52. OKAY, LINH WORKS
FOR THE FOREIGN MINISTRY,Copy !req
53. AND, SURE, HE REPORTSCopy !req
54. PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE.Copy !req
55. BUT HE'S A FRIEND,Copy !req
56. WHO'S BEEN THAT GOOD TO YOUCopy !req
57. ASKS FOR A FAVOR,
YOU DON'T ASK, YOU GO.Copy !req
58. BESIDES, IT'S VIETNAM.Copy !req
59. VIETNAM...Copy !req
60. IT'S MYSTERIOUS,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL,Copy !req
61. IT'S UNKNOWABLE.Copy !req
62. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACESCopy !req
63. RELIGION, GOVERNMENT,Copy !req
64. HAVE, AT SOME POINT
IN HISTORY,Copy !req
65. BY A FOREIGN POWER.Copy !req
66. THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS.Copy !req
67. CULINARY INHIBITIONS,Copy !req
68. ENDLESS HOSPITALITY,
WITH A STRONG INNER IDENTITY.Copy !req
69. BUT THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE
LIKE IT.Copy !req
70. I'M STANDING OUTSIDECopy !req
71. IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF HANOI.Copy !req
72. IT'S WHERE WRITERS, SPIES,Copy !req
73. HAVE ALWAYS STAYED FOR DECADES.Copy !req
74. I'M WAITING FOR MY
ALWAYS-BUSY FRIEND, LINH.Copy !req
75. HERE HE IS.Copy !req
76. HE'S A MAN
WITH MULTIPLE AGENDAS,Copy !req
77. CAN KEEP A MAN BUSY.Copy !req
78. NICE RIDE, MAN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?Copy !req
79. TAKING RIDE IN HANOI.Copy !req
80. BORN TO BE WILD.Copy !req
81. HAS PLANNED FOR THIS TRIP.Copy !req
82. HERE WE GO.Copy !req
83. A MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.Copy !req
84. WHOA, DUDE!Copy !req
85. IT'S NO SURPRISE
WE'RE ON A MOTORBIKE.Copy !req
86. ALL AT THE SAME TIME, IT SEEMS.Copy !req
87. I'M REASONABLY CONFIDENT
IN LINH'S DRIVING SKILLS,Copy !req
88. WHITE-KNUCKLE MOMENTS.Copy !req
89. AND HELMETS ARE,
APPARENTLY, OPTIONAL.Copy !req
90. WHOA, RED LIGHT!Copy !req
91. NICE MOVE.Copy !req
92. WE'RE IN A GOD-AWFUL HURRY
TO GET SOMEWHERE.Copy !req
93. AH, THIS IS MY PLACE.
BUN CHA.Copy !req
94. I OFTEN COME HERE.Copy !req
95. AH, LUNCH.Copy !req
96. OKAY, EASING INTO THINGSCopy !req
97. AND SMELLS DELICIOUS.Copy !req
98. TONY, WE ARE THE LAST GUEST
OF THE DAY.Copy !req
99. THEN WE'RE VERY LUCKY.Copy !req
100. WE'RE ALSO LUCKY TO BE HERE
IN ONE PIECE.Copy !req
101. FOR LUNCHTIME AFTER WORK.Copy !req
102. YOUR OFFICE IS NEARBY?Copy !req
103. JUST ABOUT 10 MINUTES'
DRIVE.Copy !req
104. YOU CAN SEE BUN CHA,
TWO PARTS.Copy !req
105. "BUN."Copy !req
106. AND THEN "CHA."Copy !req
107. "CHA" IS THE GRILLING MEAT.Copy !req
108. FIRE.Copy !req
109. DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE.Copy !req
110. RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK.Copy !req
111. OPEN TO THE STREET.Copy !req
112. OF THE PORK...Copy !req
113. WITHOUT DRYING THE INSIDE.Copy !req
114. THE MARINATED PORK,Copy !req
115. WITH ITS OWN FLAVOR.Copy !req
116. WITH THE AID OF A TRUSTY FAN,Copy !req
117. IS FREE ADVERTISING,Copy !req
118. WITH ITS ALLURING SCENT.Copy !req
119. TWO TIMES LUNCH HERE.Copy !req
120. I GO IN AND COME BACK.Copy !req
121. A BUN CHA PROBLEM.Copy !req
122. CHA IS... IN THE SAUCE.Copy !req
123. THE SAUCE HAS PAPAYA,
WITH GARLIC,Copy !req
124. A LITTLE BIT SWEET,
A LITTLE BIT SOUR.Copy !req
125. SMELLS GOOD.Copy !req
126. SO, WE EAT LIKE THIS.Copy !req
127. PUT THIS IN HERE.
PUT IT IN HERE.Copy !req
128. AND MOISTEN IT IN THERE.Copy !req
129. OH, YEAH.
I SEE WHY YOU LIKE THIS.Copy !req
130. DON'T FORGET THE...Copy !req
131. PUT A LITTLE GREEN IN?Copy !req
132. INTO YOUR BUN CHA,Copy !req
133. AND HOT PEPPERS,Copy !req
134. PICKLED GARLIC AND LIME JUICE.Copy !req
135. I'M GOING TO WATCH YOU
DO YOURS FIRST.Copy !req
136. NOT SHY ON THE PEPPERS.Copy !req
137. IF YOU NEED MORE SOUR,
YOU PUT MORE.Copy !req
138. IF YOU NEED LESS SOUR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT MORE.Copy !req
139. EVERYTHING IS A MUST.Copy !req
140. ONE COULD SAY IT'S A
SUSPICIOUSLY DEMOCRATIC DISH.Copy !req
141. IT'S NOT BUN CHA WITHOUT
ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS.Copy !req
142. I'M GOING TO BECOME
VERY QUIET.Copy !req
143. WHILE YOU EAT.Copy !req
144. BECAUSE IT'S SO GOOD.Copy !req
145. NEARLY EVERY LUNCH,
AFTER WORK HOURS,Copy !req
146. SILENTLY.Copy !req
147. WELL, NOT EXACTLY SILENTLY.Copy !req
148. OF THE COOKING...Copy !req
149. THE CITY...Copy !req
150. AND EVEN THE MOTOR BIKES,Copy !req
151. BUN CHA FANS.Copy !req
152. TO THE VIETNAMESE,
AS WITH MANY ASIAN CULTURES,Copy !req
153. IS NOT RUDE AT ALL.Copy !req
154. IN FACT, IT'S A SIGN
YOU'RE ENJOYING THEIR MEAL.Copy !req
155. WITH THE BEST OF THEM.Copy !req
156. OH, THAT'S DELICIOUS.Copy !req
157. I'M TRYING TO THINK OF,
LIKE,Copy !req
158. COME TO NEW YORK,Copy !req
159. I BET YOU'VE NEVER HAD
A PASTRAMI SANDWICH.Copy !req
160. I'VE GOT TO HOOK YOU UP
WITH ONE OF THOSE.Copy !req
161. SEND ME ONE.Copy !req
162. I WONDER IF THEY'LL SHIP —Copy !req
163. FROM THE SECOND AVENUE DELI.Copy !req
164. TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.Copy !req
165. Code Pastrami.Copy !req
166. Repeat, Code Pastrami.Copy !req
167. A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.Copy !req
168. I STILL DON'T KNOW
LINH'S ULTIMATE PURPOSE.Copy !req
169. AND DISTRUSTED ETHNIC MINORITY,
THE MONTAGNARDS,Copy !req
170. THAT TIME NEARLY FORGOT.Copy !req
171. I'M UP AND OUT OF
THE METROPOLE EARLY,Copy !req
172. ARE LINH'S FATHER,
FATHER-IN-LAW, AND SISTER.Copy !req
173. ALL I KNOW IS WE'RE HEADEDCopy !req
174. THE WHITE TIDE.Copy !req
175. NOW, DON'T BE LULLEDCopy !req
176. PAST MY WINDOW.Copy !req
177. SURE, VIETNAM'S COUNTRYSIDE IS
BEAUTIFUL, PASTORAL, CHARMING.Copy !req
178. TO BE TAKING.Copy !req
179. THAT LINH HAS MY BACK.Copy !req
180. I'M PRETTY NERVOUS
ABOUT THESE PEOPLE.Copy !req
181. THEY DIDN'T LET AMERICANS,Copy !req
182. IN FACT, COME UP TO AREASCopy !req
183. OF COLLABORATING WITH AMERICANS,Copy !req
184. AND BEFORE THAT,
WITH THE FRENCH,Copy !req
185. OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.Copy !req
186. HIGHER AND HIGHER WE GO,
SOMETIMES ABOVE THE CLOUDS,Copy !req
187. CLOSED FOR BUSINESS.Copy !req
188. LINH SAYS NOT TO WORRY.Copy !req
189. AFTER ALL, HE'S GOT HIS
FOREIGN MINISTRY CREDENTIALS.Copy !req
190. WILL CLEARLY PAY OFF NOW.Copy !req
191. REMEMBER — TRUSTWORTHY, LOYAL,Copy !req
192. HELPFUL, FRIENDLY,
COURTEOUS, KIND,Copy !req
193. OBEDIENT, CHEERFUL, THRIFTY,
BRAVE, CLEAN, AND REVERENT.Copy !req
194. ALL WORDS THAT DESCRIBE ME,
I THINK.Copy !req
195. IT'S REALLY CUTE WHEN KIDS
RIDE BY ON THEIR BIKES,Copy !req
196. AND THEIR MOTORCYCLES.Copy !req
197. "HELLO."Copy !req
198. I THINK I'M EATING A SMALL
WOODLAND CREATURE FOR LUNCH.Copy !req
199. TO BE PREPARED,Copy !req
200. HAS TOILET PAPER.Copy !req
201. ON THE IMMODIUM.Copy !req
202. FOR BUSINESS.Copy !req
203. OKAY. SO, LINH,
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?Copy !req
204. FOR LUNCH,
WE HAVE SOME...Copy !req
205. OKAY. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL
COULD WE BE TALKING ABOUT?Copy !req
206. I GUESS IT'S A SQUEEZEL.Copy !req
207. SQUEEZEL?Copy !req
208. WHAT'S A SQUEEZEL?
I DON'T KNOW,Copy !req
209. AND LINH ISN'T TOO SURE,
EITHER.Copy !req
210. "FOREST CREATURE" IS THE BEST
I CAN GET OUT OF HIM.Copy !req
211. IT'S BIG, WHATEVER IT IS.Copy !req
212. NO, NOT A WEASEL.Copy !req
213. UH-OH, THIS DOES NOT
LOOK GOOD.Copy !req
214. FIRST OF ALL,
IT'S UNRECOGNIZABLE.Copy !req
215. SECONDLY, THE PLACE HAS
BEEN CLOSED FOR HOW LONG?Copy !req
216. HOW OLD IS THIS SQUEEZEL?Copy !req
217. TO PUT MY MIND AT EASE.Copy !req
218. IN THE RED ANYMORE.Copy !req
219. OH, IT'S NOT IN DANGER.Copy !req
220. WHEN YOU EAT IT.Copy !req
221. OKAY, GOOD,
MY CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR.Copy !req
222. WHATEVER IT IS, AT THIS POINT,
I THINK I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.Copy !req
223. MAKES IT HARD NOT TO WONDER.Copy !req
224. I TOLD HER,
IT'S NOT REALLY TO TRY OUT.Copy !req
225. IT'S A GOOD ADDRESSCopy !req
226. JUST AS FRIENDS THERE.Copy !req
227. ACTUALLY, I HAD TO
CONVINCE HER,Copy !req
228. TO OPEN NOW.Copy !req
229. IT'S NOT THE DAY
OF OPENING HER SHOP TODAY.Copy !req
230. OH, I'M GLAD SHE FIT US IN.Copy !req
231. THOUGH I SUSPECT IT'S LINH'SCopy !req
232. THAT GOT US THIS TABLE,Copy !req
233. TO SERVE US.Copy !req
234. HERE, THE ENTIRE MENU CONSISTS
OF LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTS.Copy !req
235. LOOK AT YOUR BASE.Copy !req
236. MAKE AN APPEARANCE,Copy !req
237. IN THE BEVERAGE SELECTION.Copy !req
238. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?Copy !req
239. "OH, YOU MUST TRY THIS.Copy !req
240. VERY SPECIAL,"Copy !req
241. SAYS THE PROPRIETOR.Copy !req
242. SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.Copy !req
243. WHEN I HEAR THOSE WORDS.Copy !req
244. THERE'S RICE WHISKEY
INFUSED WITH INSECTS,Copy !req
245. RICE WHISKEY WITH BIRD CARCASS,
WITH SNAKES,Copy !req
246. AND, OF COURSE,
THE REALLY GOOD STUFF.Copy !req
247. I'M HAVING SOME WHISKEYCopy !req
248. DINNER MOUSE.Copy !req
249. YES.Copy !req
250. SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED,
IF YOU WILL, MY GOOD MAN.Copy !req
251. UNFORTUNATELY,Copy !req
252. TO SPECIAL GUESTS.Copy !req
253. HERE FOR A LONG TIME.Copy !req
254. THE LONGER, THE BETTER.Copy !req
255. SAYS WHO?Copy !req
256. FOR THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.Copy !req
257. FOR YOUR STOMACHACHE.Copy !req
258. THE STOMACHACHE.Copy !req
259. CURE THE STOMACHACHE.
EXCELLENT.Copy !req
260. ALL IN ONE BEVERAGE.Copy !req
261. DRIED STOMACH — OH, YEAH!Copy !req
262. OHH, STRONG.Copy !req
263. AND BITTER.Copy !req
264. AND BITTER.Copy !req
265. FOR ME.Copy !req
266. TO TURN INSIDE OUT.Copy !req
267. THIS IS A FRIED ONE.
THIS IS A BOILED ONE.Copy !req
268. WHATEVER IT IS.Copy !req
269. OKAY, IT'S NOT THAT BAD,
I HOPE.Copy !req
270. WHAT DOES THIS TASTE LIKE?Copy !req
271. UH, WAITER, THERE'S SOMETHING
SHARP IN MY SOUP.Copy !req
272. THIS IS A HAIR OF THE ANIMAL.Copy !req
273. THE BODY.Copy !req
274. OH, A PORCUPINE.Copy !req
275. SO WE'RE EATING PORCUPINE.Copy !req
276. I FEEL BETTER NOW.Copy !req
277. NO PROBLEM.Copy !req
278. OKAY, MYSTERY SOLVED.Copy !req
279. WHAT SQUEEZEL IS NOW.Copy !req
280. IT'S GOOD.
YES.Copy !req
281. TO THE SAUTéED.Copy !req
282. I WISH I KNEW.Copy !req
283. MAYBE IT'S ALL THAT
STOMACH-INFUSED WHISKEY,Copy !req
284. TO LOOK FORWARD TO.Copy !req
285. FRESHLY FORTIFIED,Copy !req
286. ROAD TRIP THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.Copy !req
287. A VILLAGE OF AN ETHNIC MINORITY,Copy !req
288. MONTAGNARDS.Copy !req
289. BUT THERE'S A COMPLICATION.Copy !req
290. WE'LL HAVE TO MEETCopy !req
291. PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE.Copy !req
292. NO WAY AROUND IT.Copy !req
293. ON THE PARTY.Copy !req
294. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM.Copy !req
295. VIETNAM HAS OVER 50 DIFFERENT
ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS,Copy !req
296. MOUNTAINS.Copy !req
297. MONTAGNARDS,Copy !req
298. OR MOUNTAIN PEOPLE.Copy !req
299. THE CIA, WHO USED THEM,
JUST CALLED THEM "YARDS."Copy !req
300. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,Copy !req
301. OF VIETNAM.Copy !req
302. THEY'VE PREFERRED TRADITIONALLY
TO KEEP TO THEMSELVES.Copy !req
303. TROUBLE FOR THE COMMIES,Copy !req
304. IT'S ONLY A FAIRLY RECENTCopy !req
305. ALL THIS.Copy !req
306. SHOULDN'T WE BE TAKING THIS
A LITTLE SLOWER?Copy !req
307. THESE ROADS ARE TREACHEROUS.Copy !req
308. TALK ABOUT "A VIEW TO A KILL."Copy !req
309. HOW CAN THESE GUYS BE SLEEPING?Copy !req
310. ONE BAD TURN AND WE'RE TOAST,Copy !req
311. AND CRUSHED BONES.Copy !req
312. INTO A MINI AIRPLANE.Copy !req
313. ON THIS TWISTING ROAD.Copy !req
314. I'M GOING TO TOSS MY PORCUPINE
ANY MINUTE.Copy !req
315. I GUESS I'LL DIE ANOTHER DAY.Copy !req
316. HAIRIEST ROAD I'VE EVER DRIVEN.Copy !req
317. NICE SCENERY, HUH?Copy !req
318. LOK VILLAGE IN NORTH VIETNAM'S
MAI CHAU VALLEY.Copy !req
319. I'VE NEVER LAID NAKED EYES
ON ANYTHING LIKE IT.Copy !req
320. HAVE YOU?Copy !req
321. I HAVEN'T.Copy !req
322. LIKE 007 WOULD HAVE TO PAUSECopy !req
323. HE TRAVELED BACK IN TIME.Copy !req
324. AND IRRIGATION.Copy !req
325. AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S BACKBREAKING WORKCopy !req
326. DONE LARGELY BY WOMEN.Copy !req
327. AND LOWER THE WATER LEVELS,Copy !req
328. CENTURIES, CENTURIES OLD,Copy !req
329. AND STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL.Copy !req
330. SURROUNDED 360 DEGREESCopy !req
331. BY BREATHTAKING,
MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAINS,Copy !req
332. LOK'S RICE PATTIES ARECopy !req
333. FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.Copy !req
334. WE WOULD.Copy !req
335. LIKE IT MADE THEIR DAY.Copy !req
336. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD,Copy !req
337. EVEN BY VIETNAMESE STANDARDS.Copy !req
338. CIA OFFICERS,Copy !req
339. I WILL BE A HAPPY MAN.Copy !req
340. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
JUST BEAUTIFUL.Copy !req
341. NO.Copy !req
342. A LONG TIME AGO,Copy !req
343. THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMAL
FROM FOREST COME BACK,Copy !req
344. SO THEY DON'T WANT TO BE
DISTURBED BY TIGER, BY LION.Copy !req
345. ON THE SECOND FLOOR.Copy !req
346. ON THE DUPLEX.Copy !req
347. LIVESTOCK BELOW,
PEOPLE UPSTAIRS.Copy !req
348. WHEN DRUNK.Copy !req
349. OUR HOST, MR. NGUYEN,Copy !req
350. TO SEE WHAT'S COOKING
FOR DINNER.Copy !req
351. YES, I'LL WATCH MY HEAD.Copy !req
352. THE KITCHEN.Copy !req
353. IN THE KITCHEN, THE FEELINGCopy !req
354. CONTINUES.Copy !req
355. WINDOW.Copy !req
356. HEY, IRON CHEFS, TRY THIS.Copy !req
357. MILLENNIUM.Copy !req
358. THIS IS THE LEAF.Copy !req
359. WITH THE TREE LEAVES.Copy !req
360. WITH — IS THIS SALMON? —Copy !req
361. ON THE FAN.Copy !req
362. THERE'S LOCAL FRESHWATER FISH
STEAMED IN BANANA LEAVES.Copy !req
363. AND WHAT'S THIS,
THE STEAMER?Copy !req
364. LAMB.Copy !req
365. "LAMB RICE,"
SAYS MY HOST PROUDLY.Copy !req
366. AT HIGH ELEVATION.Copy !req
367. AND TEXTURE.Copy !req
368. TONIGHT WE'RE ENJOYING ITCopy !req
369. COOKED IN BAMBOO.Copy !req
370. A LONG TIME AGO,
WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO THE FOREST,Copy !req
371. A LOT OF WATER.Copy !req
372. INSIDE BAMBOO TREE,Copy !req
373. ON THE FAN.Copy !req
374. INSIDE THE BAMBOO.Copy !req
375. THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF FOOD
BEING PREPARED.Copy !req
376. IF WE COULD HELP OUT,Copy !req
377. HE REMINDS ME THAT WE'RE
NOT THE ONLY GUESTS OF HONOR,Copy !req
378. AND I'LL BE NEEDED ELSEWHERE.Copy !req
379. THE LOCAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE,Copy !req
380. OUR MAN IN LOK VILLAGE,Copy !req
381. OR, MORE ACCURATELY,
THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S MAN.Copy !req
382. TONY, HE HAS BEEN HERE
THIS MORNING WAITING FOR US,Copy !req
383. AND WE CAME LATE.Copy !req
384. THIS GUY IS NO BUNDLE OF FUN.Copy !req
385. IN FACT, HE'S SUCKING THE FUN
RIGHT OUT OF THE ROOM.Copy !req
386. CARE FOR A BEER?Copy !req
387. NO?Copy !req
388. WE'RE LATE.Copy !req
389. WORSE, FAR, FAR WORSE AND EVEN
MORE TERRIFYING DANGER LOOMS.Copy !req
390. PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE GUYCopy !req
391. WE HAVE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.Copy !req
392. TONY, YOUR FIRST TIME
TO MAI CHAU?Copy !req
393. YES.Copy !req
394. SO MAI CHAU IS IN THE...Copy !req
395. OF THE GOVERNMENT.Copy !req
396. SO I HOPE THAT,
THROUGH THE VOICE OF TV,Copy !req
397. WILL COME.Copy !req
398. WILL FIND IT IRRESISTIBLE.Copy !req
399. VERY BADLY.Copy !req
400. WITH US TONIGHT.Copy !req
401. OH, I WOULD BE HONORED.Copy !req
402. OKAY, LET'S SAY "CHEERS."Copy !req
403. FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE TOUR.Copy !req
404. WAS TO TAKE US TO DINNER.Copy !req
405. AND AFTERWARDS, HE ADDS,Copy !req
406. IN A TEST OF SKILL.Copy !req
407. LINH SAYS IT INVOLVES DANCING.Copy !req
408. DANCING? NO WAY.
I DON'T DO DANCING.Copy !req
409. DID SEAN CONNERY DANCE?Copy !req
410. HELL, EVEN ROGER MOORE
DIDN'T DANCE.Copy !req
411. THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS IS NOT GOOD AT ALL.Copy !req
412. AROUND LOK VILLAGE,Copy !req
413. HAVE EVER SEEN.Copy !req
414. AND WHEN IT'S NIGHT,
YOU CAN'T SEE A DAMN THING.Copy !req
415. OW, THIS IS DARK,
LIKE TOTAL FREAKIN' BLACKNESS.Copy !req
416. OH, EXCUSE ME, I DIDN'T SEE
MR. PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE HONCHO.Copy !req
417. INSIDE, DINNER IS READY.
LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED.Copy !req
418. TONIGHT'S PRIMARY MISSION —Copy !req
419. DRINK MR. JOY BOY
UNDER THE TABLE,Copy !req
420. AND QUICKLY.Copy !req
421. HE WON'T BE A RENT-A-BUMMER.Copy !req
422. THIS COULD TAKE SOME DOING.Copy !req
423. IT'S A RICE WHISKEY,Copy !req
424. AND IT'S PART
OF THE FERMENTATION PROCESS.Copy !req
425. GOES BACK A LONG, LONG TIME.Copy !req
426. LET'S SEE HOW GOOD
IT TASTES.Copy !req
427. CHEERS.Copy !req
428. I'M REALLY GOOD AT,Copy !req
429. BUT THIS I THINK I CAN DO.Copy !req
430. DRINK UP, DUDE.
Jell-O SHOT?Copy !req
431. JAGER SHOOTERS?Copy !req
432. WHOA, IT'S STRONG.Copy !req
433. OKAY.
THIS ISN'T GOING SO WELL.Copy !req
434. GENTLEMEN THINK?Copy !req
435. NOW, 007 WOULD PROBABLYCopy !req
436. WITH A TRANQUILIZER DART,
BUT THAT WOULD BE WRONG,Copy !req
437. AND I'M FRESH OUT.Copy !req
438. TALK ABOUT THE FOOD.Copy !req
439. CALLED "COMPREHENSIVE EATING."Copy !req
440. OF THE SENSES.Copy !req
441. APPEARANCE AND THE AROMA.Copy !req
442. OF THE CITIES OF AMERICA,
IN MORE RURAL AREAS,Copy !req
443. LIKE THE DEEP SOUTH.Copy !req
444. MUCH MORE VIBRANT,Copy !req
445. MUCH MORE SAVORY,
MUCH STRONGER.Copy !req
446. MUCH, MUCH MEANER.Copy !req
447. THIS IS ROCKET FUEL.Copy !req
448. ROCKET FUEL.Copy !req
449. HUNGRY AGAIN.Copy !req
450. I'LL BE UNCONSCIOUS
LONG BEFORE I'M HUNGRY AGAIN.Copy !req
451. I'M DOING OKAY, THOUGH,Copy !req
452. FROM PEOPLE'S COMMITTEECopy !req
453. THAN ME.Copy !req
454. I THINK HE'S GOT A...Copy !req
455. WHAT'S WITH THE HAND SIGNALS?Copy !req
456. OF VIETNAM.Copy !req
457. WHATEVER HE'S SAYING,
I'M EXACTLY THAT OBNOXIOUS.Copy !req
458. I'M EXACTLY THAT DRUNK,
OR I WILL BE SOON.Copy !req
459. DOING GOD'S WORK.Copy !req
460. MUST STAY RELATIVELY SOBER.Copy !req
461. MUST GET MR. PARTY PANTS
DRUNK.Copy !req
462. THIS GUY COULD PROBABLY GO,Copy !req
463. IN A RICE FIELD, LIKE TONIGHT.Copy !req
464. YEAH, DAMN RIGHT.Copy !req
465. YEAH.Copy !req
466. I AGREE WITH HIM.Copy !req
467. HE'S SAYING, AND I AGREE.Copy !req
468. THAT THERE'S NO PLACE ON EARTHCopy !req
469. RIGHT NOW.Copy !req
470. I FEEL 100 TIMES LUCKY
TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY.Copy !req
471. IN NEW YORK FROM BROOKLYN.Copy !req
472. "DAMN SKIPPY."Copy !req
473. DAMN SKIPPY.Copy !req
474. OKAY, MAYBE THE ENTERTAINMENT
WILL HELP LOOSEN HIM UP.Copy !req
475. LET THE MADNESS BEGIN.Copy !req
476. IT'S A SONG
ABOUT MAI CHAU.Copy !req
477. NOW, IF I WERE SOBERCopy !req
478. TO THE VIETNAMESE.Copy !req
479. I MIGHT MENTION HOW IT'SCopy !req
480. OF EVERYDAY LIFE.Copy !req
481. AND THIS PROVINCE.Copy !req
482. GRACE OF MOVEMENT,Copy !req
483. I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT IT.Copy !req
484. UNFORTUNATELY, BEING A GOODCopy !req
485. TO THE VIETNAMESE.Copy !req
486. WHICH MEANS, IF THE CHAIRMAN'S
POURING, I'M DRINKING.Copy !req
487. MAY BE BACKFIRING.Copy !req
488. OFF THE FIELD OF BATTLE.Copy !req
489. THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.Copy !req
490. THEY ANNOUNCE THE POLE DANCE.Copy !req
491. EMBARRASSMENT LOOMS.Copy !req
492. HUMILIATION.Copy !req
493. "EVERYONE MUST DANCE,"
SAYS THE CHAIRMAN.Copy !req
494. "EVERYONE."Copy !req
495. BAMBOO RODS?Copy !req
496. IT'S DIABOLICAL!Copy !req
497. NEVER HAD TO DO THIS.Copy !req
498. NOT EVEN GEORGE LAZENBY,
FOR GOD'S SAKE.Copy !req
499. ALL VESTIGES OF COOL, GONE.Copy !req
500. DEATH SEEMS SUDDENLY INVITING.Copy !req
501. OKAY.
THAT WASN'T SO BAD.Copy !req
502. FRED ASTAIRE.Copy !req
503. SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GOT, LINH.Copy !req
504. APPARENTLY, LINH ISCopy !req
505. OF POLE DANCING.Copy !req
506. NOW I'M HAVING FUN.
I LIKE THESE PEOPLE.Copy !req
507. THIS IS A GOOD TIME.Copy !req
508. BUT BY NOW, I'M FEELING
ALL THAT LIQUOR,Copy !req
509. REALLY FEELING IT.Copy !req
510. SO IT'S TIME TO HIT THE SACK
IN A DIGNIFIED WAY.Copy !req
511. TOMORROW, LINH SAYS, WE HAVE
SOMEPLACE VERY IMPORTANT TO GO.Copy !req
512. IN HALONG BAY,Copy !req
513. IS ANXIOUS FOR MY ARRIVAL.Copy !req
514. I'VE NEVER SEEN LINH
LIKE THIS.Copy !req
515. HE'S NERVOUS AND EXCITEDCopy !req
516. JOURNEY THROUGH NORTH VIETNAM.Copy !req
517. I THINK BEER'S PERFECT.Copy !req
518. OMINOUSLY, HE EVEN INSTRUCTED
ME TO WEAR A SUIT.Copy !req
519. WE'VE LEFT THE COAST OF VIETNAM
ON A PRIVATE CHARTER.Copy !req
520. OR PERSONAL?Copy !req
521. CHEERS.Copy !req
522. WE'RE GOING TO MEETCopy !req
523. ON AN ISLAND IN HALONG BAY,
AND WHAT DOES HE WANT WITH ME?Copy !req
524. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE STAYINGCopy !req
525. IN AN OPEN AIR, HOT —
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WITH THE TIE?Copy !req
526. WE'RE GOING SOMEPLACE
PRETTY FANCY, I TAKE IT.Copy !req
527. WE'RE GOING TO THE COMPLEX
THAT IS NEWLY OPENED.Copy !req
528. JUST COMPLETED.
SMALL ISLAND OVER THERE.Copy !req
529. WE'RE MEETING A FRIEND
OF YOURS?Copy !req
530. YEAH. MR. SANG.Copy !req
531. AND HAVE DINNER WITH YOU.Copy !req
532. IN THE NICEST WAY POSSIBLE,Copy !req
533. I'M IN A "BOND" MOVIE.Copy !req
534. I'M VISITING DR. NO
AT HOME.Copy !req
535. MR. SANG.Copy !req
536. OKAY, I GET IT.Copy !req
537. MR. SANG.
MR. SANG.Copy !req
538. WHO ARE THESE GUYS?Copy !req
539. LINH CALLS THEM ESCORTS,Copy !req
540. SOMETHING ELSE.Copy !req
541. I MEAN, DO I NEED PROTECTION?
I DOUBT IT.Copy !req
542. AND WHY ARE WE ALL
STANDING HERE LIKE THIS?Copy !req
543. UH, EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN,Copy !req
544. GET A LITTLE ROOM?Copy !req
545. JUST SEEM TO GO ON FOREVER.Copy !req
546. THEY JUST GO ON AND ON.Copy !req
547. MORE THAN 3,000,
OF CLIFF AND ROCKS.Copy !req
548. MANY YEARS AGO,Copy !req
549. THERE'S A DRAGON,
WHICH WAS LANDING ON THIS BAY.Copy !req
550. LANDING DRAGON.Copy !req
551. IT'S A BIG DRAGON, MAN,Copy !req
552. BEAUTIFUL.Copy !req
553. ON BOATS?Copy !req
554. YES.Copy !req
555. FINALLY, AFTER HOURS
OF ZIGZAGGING,Copy !req
556. TO THE BOW.Copy !req
557. THROUGH THAT PASS,Copy !req
558. I'LL ACTUALLY GET TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HOTEL?Copy !req
559. I'M PRETTY EXCITED.Copy !req
560. BY THIS BOAT.Copy !req
561. THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.Copy !req
562. OUR MAIN DESTINATION,Copy !req
563. ALMOST, ALMOST...Copy !req
564. WHY, IT'S A SECRET LAIR
IN A VOLCANO.Copy !req
565. OKAY. NO, IT'S NOT.Copy !req
566. TINWAT ISLAND — I'M TOLD
IT'S HALLOWED GROUND.Copy !req
567. ONCE THE SITE OF HO CHI MINH'S
MODEST PERSONAL VACATION HOME,Copy !req
568. BUT WHAT IS IT NOW?Copy !req
569. OUT OF NOWHERE,Copy !req
570. ON EITHER SIDE OF US.Copy !req
571. THEY'RE EMPLOYEES,Copy !req
572. IN THE SUNGLASSES,Copy !req
573. OF MR. SANG, OUR HOST
AND A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON.Copy !req
574. Welcome, Mr. Bourdain.Copy !req
575. THERE'S SOMETHINGCopy !req
576. ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.Copy !req
577. I TRUST MY FRIEND, LINH.
I TRUST MY FRIEND, LINH.Copy !req
578. I TRUST MY FRIEND, LINH.Copy !req
579. BOURDAIN, TONY BOURDAIN.Copy !req
580. SO FAR, THIS PLACE
LOOKS VERY RELAXING.Copy !req
581. AH, STRIKING TROPICAL VIEWS.Copy !req
582. GENTLE, SANDY BEACHES.Copy !req
583. QUIET ISLAND-RESORT ATMOSPHERE.Copy !req
584. NICE.Copy !req
585. WHAT'S THAT?Copy !req
586. KUNG FU DUDES HERE?Copy !req
587. NOW, GRANTED,
THROUGH THE CENTURIES,Copy !req
588. ACROSS THE BORDER INTO VIETNAM.Copy !req
589. CASE IN POINT, KUNG FU.Copy !req
590. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIMECopy !req
591. ON PUBLIC BEACHES.Copy !req
592. THIS CONSTRUCTION?Copy !req
593. WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING?Copy !req
594. A TRACTOR BEAM?Copy !req
595. A GIANT SATELLITE-BORNE LASER?Copy !req
596. IN THE HALONG BAY AREA...Copy !req
597. ISLAND OF MR. SANG...Copy !req
598. I'M BEGINNING TO WORRY THAT THEYCopy !req
599. ON ME SOME TIME REAL SOON.Copy !req
600. I TELL YOU, IF I SAW
THIS EPISODE, I WOULD.Copy !req
601. OH, YEAH.Copy !req
602. OKAY. MOVE ALONG.Copy !req
603. FOR YOUR KUNG FU.Copy !req
604. Mr. Bourdain, your
presence is requested at dinnerCopy !req
605. in 10 minutes, 10 minutes.Copy !req
606. RESERVATIONS POLICY HERE.Copy !req
607. "SORRY YOUR PREDECESSOR
WAS LATE, MR. BOURDAIN.Copy !req
608. "HE WILL NOT, UNFORTUNATELY,
BE JOINING US.Copy !req
609. HE'S INDISPOSED."Copy !req
610. FINALLY, TIME TO MEET
MY MYSTERIOUS HOST.Copy !req
611. TONY, THIS IS THE PLACE.Copy !req
612. OFFICIALLY, SANGCopy !req
613. OF THE ISLAND.Copy !req
614. BUT WHAT ABOUT UNOFFICIALLY?Copy !req
615. NO ARGUMENT HERE.Copy !req
616. WOULDN'T WANT TO STUMBLE
INTO THE CYBERNETIC SHARK TANK.Copy !req
617. MAN, THIS GUY
HAS A HUGE STAFF.Copy !req
618. OKAY, VALET PARKING,
MAîTRE D' — SURE,Copy !req
619. WHAT DO THEY DO?Copy !req
620. SO FAR, LINH HAS SHOWN ME
AN AMAZING TIME.Copy !req
621. BUT MAYBE NOW'S A GOOD TIME
TO SLIP AWAY QUIETLY.Copy !req
622. BOURDAIN TO HQ.Copy !req
623. HQ, come in.
HQ, get me out of here.Copy !req
624. TOO LATE.
EVERYTHING IS SET IN MOTION.Copy !req
625. I'M ABOUT TO HAVE MY CAMERASCopy !req
626. BEHIND THE ISLAND.Copy !req
627. AT OUR HOST TABLE,Copy !req
628. OSTENSIBLY FOR DINNER.Copy !req
629. BUT BELIEVE ME, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT MR. SANG HAS IN STORE.Copy !req
630. WITH SOME TUNES.Copy !req
631. FOR THE IMPERIAL COURTS.Copy !req
632. 18th CENTURY?Copy !req
633. SHOULD BE OLDER.
SHOULD BE OLDER.Copy !req
634. I SAY 13th CENTURY.Copy !req
635. APPARENTLY WE'RE BEING TREATEDCopy !req
636. VERY PRIVATE.Copy !req
637. THIS IS A RESORT.
WHERE ARE ALL THE OTHER GUESTS?Copy !req
638. SO FAR, MR. SANG
SEEMS FRIENDLY ENOUGH.Copy !req
639. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.Copy !req
640. OKAY, HE GOES TO THE
SAME TAILOR AS ROY ORBISON,Copy !req
641. BUT HE'S BEING
VERY HOSPITABLE.Copy !req
642. PRODUCTION.Copy !req
643. AND IT ALL SEEMS TO BE FOR ME.Copy !req
644. TO BE A LOT OF TWINS.Copy !req
645. TWINS, BASIL, TWINS!Copy !req
646. I DON'T HATE THIS.Copy !req
647. 10 BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
DANCING FOR ME?Copy !req
648. I CAN LIVE WITH THIS.Copy !req
649. THIS GUY, SANG, IS ALL RIGHT.Copy !req
650. JUST GOES TO SHOW,Copy !req
651. RIGHT NOW.Copy !req
652. THAT'S WHEN SANG'S PEOPLECopy !req
653. THEY'RE TAKING CONTROL
OF OUR CAMERAS.Copy !req
654. SON OF ACopy !req
655. IT'S "COOKING WITH MR. SANG!"Copy !req
656. HIGH-TECH ISLAND LAIR,Copy !req
657. COOKING SHOW.Copy !req
658. SO HE'S HIJACKED
AN AMERICAN CAMERA CREW,Copy !req
659. WORLD DOMINATION,Copy !req
660. AND NOW HE'LL SHOW YOUCopy !req
661. FIT FOR AN EVIL GENIUS.Copy !req
662. WITH THE SALMON,
WE MAKE THE...Copy !req
663. AND THE CHICKEN SALAD.Copy !req
664. HEY, IT WAS PRETTY CONVINCING.Copy !req
665. I GUESS I'LL TAKE
A SMOKE BREAK.Copy !req
666. I'M SHOWING YOU ALL THE MATERIAL
FOR THE SPRING ROLL,Copy !req
667. CABBAGE, BEAN-SHOOT,
PORK, STREAMS, AND CHICKEN EGGS.Copy !req
668. IN RICE PAPER.Copy !req
669. IT JUST TAKES FIVE MINUTES.Copy !req
670. IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.Copy !req
671. OVERLORD ON THE GO.Copy !req
672. BUT WHAT ABOUT SOME VEGGIES,
MR. SANG?Copy !req
673. CHICKEN, ONION, CHILI.Copy !req
674. THE STIR-FRY SQUID.Copy !req
675. YOU GO, SANG.Copy !req
676. AFTER ALL,
WHO'S GONNA STOP YOU?Copy !req
677. Shh!Copy !req
678. "NOT TO WORRY.Copy !req
679. "HAVE HIM TAKEN AWAY.Copy !req
680. YOU CAN DEAL WITH HIM LATER."Copy !req
681. A LITTLE SAUCE AND — BAM! —Copy !req
682. MR. SANG'S SQUID TREATS
ARE HARD TO REFUSE.Copy !req
683. YOUR HARD WORK.Copy !req
684. TO THROW A PARTY.Copy !req
685. YEAH.Copy !req
686. THAT WASN'T SO BAD.Copy !req
687. AND IT TURNS OUT,
SANG CAN ACTUALLY COOK.Copy !req
688. IT'S DELICIOUS.Copy !req
689. OH, SO GOOD.Copy !req
690. SANG TOLD ME THAT,
IN THE OLD DAYS,Copy !req
691. WHICH IS OFFERED TO THE KING.Copy !req
692. NOW YOU ARE THE KING.Copy !req
693. TONIGHT, YES.
EXCELLENT.Copy !req
694. OR A RESORT MANAGER,Copy !req
695. OR WHATEVER SANG IS,
THE DISHES KEEP ON COMING.Copy !req
696. CHARCOAL GRILLED CLAMS?Copy !req
697. OH, THIS IS GREAT.Copy !req
698. THIS IS THE WAY TO LIVE.Copy !req
699. WITH CHOPSTICKS?Copy !req
700. DON'T.Copy !req
701. SEAN CONNERY,
NOT ROGER MOORE, BY THE WAY.Copy !req
702. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.Copy !req
703. I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE FRIEND
LIKE SANG.Copy !req
704. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING.Copy !req
705. IS GOING ON HERE?Copy !req
706. INTO THE FUTURE,Copy !req
707. IN THIS WONDERFUL PLACE?Copy !req
708. YEAH, YEAH.Copy !req
709. NOT ME.
THIS IS PRETTY GOOD.Copy !req
710. "WHEN YOUR COUNTRYMEN COME,"
SAYS SANG,Copy !req
711. "THE MARTIAL ARTISTS
WILL HAVE SHOWS DAILY."Copy !req
712. THAT'S WHEN I GET IT.Copy !req
713. THE GOVERNMENT'S IDEACopy !req
714. OF A TOURIST'S WONDERLAND,Copy !req
715. LIKE, WELL, YOU AND ME,Copy !req
716. WORLD OF THE IMPERIAL PAST.Copy !req
717. C'EST LA VIE.
THIS IS LIFE.Copy !req
718. YEAH, THIS IS
PRETTY DAMN GOOD, YES.Copy !req
719. FREE-MARKET FUTURE.Copy !req
720. AND WHY NOT?Copy !req
721. OF STAGGERING BEAUTY.Copy !req
722. AND ABOVE ALL, IT'S A COUNTRY
FILLED WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE,Copy !req
723. LIKE MY FRIEND LINH,
WHO, ONCE AGAIN,Copy !req
724. I KEEP COMING BACK.Copy !req
725. EVEN MR. SANG TURNED OUT
TO BE AN OKAY GUY.Copy !req
726. I'M LIVING THE DREAM, MAN.
LET'S FACE IT.Copy !req
727. SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED.Copy !req
728. SO GOOD.Copy !req
729. THAT'S TRUE.Copy !req
730. YOU KNOW, BOND MAYBE SHOULD
TAKE A PAGE FROM MY BOOK.Copy !req
731. GIVEN DR. NO A CHANCE,Copy !req
732. A LOT OF EXPLOSIONS,Copy !req
733. AND EATEN A LOT BETTER.Copy !req
734. LOOK OUT, EMERIL.Copy !req
735. TO YOU, GENTLEMEN.Copy !req
736. FOR FRIENDSHIP, FOR GOOD FOOD,
FOR GOOD WINE.Copy !req
737. TOAST LIFE.Copy !req