Episode
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Thailand
Overview
Bourdain and his crew head to the Chiang Mai province of Northern Thailand along with celebrated chef and Thai food specialist Andy Ricker (Pok Pok restaurants) to explore the country’s distinctive eating and drinking scene that varies by region and season.
Details
- Series
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2014-06-01
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Thailand is Episode 7 in Season 3 of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. It aired on 2014-06-01. The runtime is 45 min.
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