Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

For the first time in more than half a century, Cuba is on the verge of opening up to US citizens -- to ultimately be free to travel throughout as students, tourists, and explorers.

For this episode, Tony has once again invited his long time pal and Michelin-starred super chef of New York's Le Bernardin, Eric Ripert, to come along and help him get to the heart of Marseille, France.

In this episode of Parts Unknown we visit Okinawa, Japan. The Ryukyu Kingdom ruled these islands from the 15th to the 19th century before being annexed as the Okinawa Prefecture by Japan in 1879. But this isn't Japan. It's somewhere different.

In this episode, Tony will explore the Bay Area, old and new. But Tony will also embark on a wholly personal journey -- to train with legendary Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor Kurt Osiander.

Ethiopia: the name alone conjures images of the extremities of human suffering. Famine, drought, civil war, disease and despotism are the history here, or at least the part we have seen most predominantly in the West.

In this special episode of Parts Unknown, Tony travels to Malaysia to fulfill a decade-old promise to return to the Iban longhouse of Entalau deep in the jungles of Borneo.

In this episode of Parts Unknown, Tony visits the city of Istanbul. Like the rest of the country of Turkey, Istanbul is under construction.

When one thinks of great American food towns Charleston, South Carolina, is probably not high on the list. This is a mistake. For some time now important things have been happening there largely thanks to one man: Sean Brock.