Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2019 (1)

ANTHONY

BOURDAIN:

PARTS

UNKNOWN

Thereareeight

seasonsandmanypriceless

momentsalongthewaywiththe

maverickchefandtravelguide,

whogoes– andeats– where

fewcelebritychefshavegone

before.Memorableepisodes

in thefinalseasonaresetin

LondonandJapan,and,evenif

you’veseenit before,watching

thelateBourdainsitdownto

bunchain HanoiwithBarack

Obamais alwaysworthrepeat

viewing.Binge,ordipinto

yourfavouritebits.

STREET

FOOD

Fromthe

creatorsof

Chef’sTable,

comesthefascinatingStreet

Food.It celebratesthemasters

ofthefoodcart,thosewho

elevatestreetvendingtoart.

Startingin Bangkok,wherewok

masterJayFai’spunishingwork

ethic,attentiontodetailand

obsessionwithperfectionhas

earnedhera Michelinstar,the

showtakesustoanizakayain

Osaka,andthroughthestalls

ofGwangjangMarketin Seoul,

withstopsin Singaporeand

Delhiontheway.

FLAVORFUL

ORIGINS

Thisseries

takesa deep

diveintothe

foodcultureofthepopulous

regionofChaoshan,inthe

south-eastofChina’sGuangong

province.Eachbite-sized

episodeexploresa key

ingredientofthecuisine,beit

marinatedrawcrabsorbraised

geese,stoppingoffatstreet

stalls,homesandfamily-run

restaurantsalongtheway.

Time-lapsephotographyand

close-upslingeroningredients,

andthesoundtrackenhances

theaction.Meditativeviewing.

TUCAAND

BERTIE

Andnowfor

something

completely

different:ananimationfeaturing

twooutstandingwomenof

comedy,TiffanyHaddishandAli

Wong.Theduovoicea pairof

bestfriendswhoonceshared

anapartmentbutnowWong’s

Bertiehasshackedupwithher

boyfriend,forcingTuca(Haddish)

toshiftupstairs.Alongwith

lashingsofabsurdisthumour,

thisflightoffancytakessure

aimatfoodtrends– starting

withthecrunt,a mash-upof

crullersandbundtcake.

THECHEFSHOW

Likea hottoddyona winter’snight,here’sa littlesomethingtomakeyoufeelallkindsofgood.Riffing

onhis 2014 filmChef, JonFavreaupresentsanunusualspin-offwithhiscookingmentor,food-truck

entrepreneurRoyChoi.Thepairconcoctrecipes,checkoutrestaurantsandevensprinklea littlestar

powerintothemix.GwynethPaltrow,forone,is treatedtoa pepperpotstew,a nodtoherIronMan

character.TheChefShowis aboutgoodtimesandpacket-mixbeignets– purecomfort-foodfun.

Curl up, turn on and binge

By DEBORAH GRUNFELD

PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS JANSEN (THROWS). STYLING HARRIET DAVIDSON (THROWS).

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