7.2/1071 votes#1 - Mozambique
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2012
Tony travels to Mozambique and finds himself in a mysterious, post-colonial Africa. From Portuguese ruins on Mozambique Island, to the vibrant metropolis of Maputo, Mozambique doesn't look like anyplace Tony has been so far.
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7.4/1069 votes#2 - Kansas City
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2012
Tony Bourdain travels to Kansas City, MO, the BBQ capitol of the world with pal Zamir Gotta in search of the best barbeque. While there, Tony meets up with musicians, Dan and Patrick of The Black Keys for some serious finger licking meat.
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8.4/10120 votes#3 - Croatian Coast
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2012
Croatia's Istria and Dalmatia regions are toured. Included: swimming with bluefin tuna; truffle hunting.
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8.5/1099 votes#4 - Lisbon
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/30/2012
Once the center of the richest empire in Europe, Lisbon now faces one of the worst financial crises in the EU. But even as it struggles with rising debt and unemployment, Tony finds out that Lisbon is experiencing a cultural and culinary renaissance.
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7.6/1063 votes#5 - Japan: Cook It Raw
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 5/7/2012
Tony heads to Japan for the gastronomic event that is, "Cook it Raw," which brings together some of the best chefs in the world and throws them into an unfamiliar environment with unknown ingredients.
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7.9/1088 votes#6 - Finland
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2012
Anthony Bourdain heeds the calls of his Finnish Facebook fans and takes a trip to Helsinki, Finland. Tony joins musician Sami Yaffa for a liquored-up tour of the world's only pub tram, a bloody sauna and an unexpectedly exciting dinner with a cabbie's mother.
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7.6/1055 votes#7 - Baja
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2012
In this episode of No Reservations, Tony Bourdain heads to Tijuana, Mexico and the Baja Peninsula -- a place he admittedly knows very little about.
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7.3/1061 votes#8 - Penang
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2012
In Penang, Tony Bourdain discovers a beautiful rice and shrimp dish wrapped in a banana leaf that he can't get enough of, then eats fresh snapper on Monkey Beach which surprisingly lives up to its name.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Austin
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 9/3/2012
At the start of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony heads to Austin, TX, during South By Southwest: an international music, film and interactive festival. Tony looks to local chefs, BBQ Pit-masters and local bands that call Austin home, to guide him through the city.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Sydney
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/2012
On the next leg of his final tour with "No Reservations," Tony travels to Sydney for the sheep farms of the blue mountains to the chic innovative restaurants of the big city. He samples fresh seafood, old school charcuterie, and the ubiquitous Australian barbie.
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NaN/100 votes#11 - Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 9/17/2012
In this special episode Tony dives into the holy trinity - Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, from recording music in the Mojave Desert with Queens Of The Stone Age to a tutorial on making food porn to burning cocaine in Panama.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Emilia Romagna
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 9/24/2012
Tony travels to Emilia Romagna, the "breadbasket of Italy," with acclaimed NYC chef Michael White. In a red Ferrari California, the 2 travel across the region, sampling the foods that make this part of Italy great.
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Burgundy
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 10/1/2012
"If this was a film I would tell you the story of a roadtrip!" Behind the wheel of a classic Citroen DS, Tony Bourdain coasts down a quiet road in Burgundy. Seated beside him is chef, television host and Burgundy native Ludo Lefebvre, who has joined Tony to rediscover the place of his birth.
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NaN/100 votes#14 - Seven Deadly Sins
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 10/8/2012
This special episode of No Reservations serves up a refresher course on the Seven Deadly Sins: lust over a simple plate of pasta in Rome, disturbing display of wrath in NYC, and a bloody example of sloth in Finland.
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Rio
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2012
Rio, a perfect city that is almost impossible to not love. But Tony only wishes that he could enjoy his time more in this Brazilian paradise as he nervously awaits his wife's Jiu Jitsu battle.
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NaN/100 votes#16 - Off the Charts
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 10/22/2012
In this special episode, Tony experiences a Haitian cemetery on the Day of the Dead, has a humorously horrific Halloween party in Transylvania with Zamir, and heads to Iraq covered in body armor, prepped for minefields & death.
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NaN/100 votes#17 - Dominican Republic
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 10/29/2012
Nearing toward the end of his final tour, Anthony Bourdain travels to the Caribbean for fresh fish and more in the Dominican Republic.
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Brooklyn
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 11/5/2012
On the last leg of his final No Reservations tour, Tony travels just across the river to Brooklyn, a part of New York that he's barely visited. Tony explores the cutting edge food, music, and people that the area offers, but also meets the nostalgic characters and stalwarts of the old days who co-exist with the new Brooklyn.
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The Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8
Every episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 8!
Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst into life's colorful and rich pageant, bringing his intellectual curiosity,...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Travel Channel
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Mozambique" is the best rated episode of "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" season 8. It scored 7.2/10 based on 71 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Kansas City".