The Layover

Host Anthony Bourdain shows you the best places to eat, drink, shop, and visit if you find yourself with a day or two to spare in some of the world's greatest cities.

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Anthony Bourdain , Eddie Huang , David Chang , April Brucker , Simon Yin , Russel Wong , Gabriele Bonci , Chris Garver , Martin Picard , Michael Schwartz , David McMillan , Doug Quint , Lucio Mollica , K.F. Seetoh , Matt Walsh , Luis Garcia , Jonathan Chung , Syed Arif Salahuddin

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Singapore

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

In Singapore, Tony hangs with legendary K.F. Seetoh and soaks in a pool.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ New York

Mon, Nov 28, 2011

Tony twitters Big Gay Ice Cream and reads the Bemelman classic, Madeline.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Rome

Mon, Dec 5, 2011

Via vespa, trolley tracks, and by foot, Tony dives into Roman culture.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Miami

Mon, Dec 12, 2011

Behind the wheel of his corvette Tony sees the best & seediest of Miami.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Hong Kong

Mon, Dec 19, 2011

A sharkskin suit & sweltering heat add a twist to Tony's Hong Kong layover.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Montreal

Mon, Dec 26, 2011

Local friends expose Tony to the wild, exciting, proud culture of Montreal.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Amsterdam

Mon, Jan 2, 2012

Tony discovers a layover in Amsterdam is guaranteed to lead to the unexpected.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ San Francisco

Mon, Jan 9, 2012

Tony finds you can get a meal of raw meat for under $20 in San Francisco.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ London

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Tony tests the mantra: "if you're tired of London, you're tired of life."

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Los Angeles

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

From Koreatown to the Chateau Marmont, Tony professes his love for L.A.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Chicago

Mon, Nov 19, 2012

Bourdain takes on Chicago, the city he deems to be "the only other true American Metropolis." This layover is all about cruising around the diverse neighborhoods that make up this great city in a rented old-school Cadillac. For a bit of off-beat culture, Tony checks out the International Museum of Surgical Science. He drinks in dive bars galore, samples hot dogs, Polish sausages and Italian beef sandwiches (he prefers them hot, sweet and wet), and conducts an informal poll on whether native Chicagoans really eat deep-dish pizza.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Paris

Mon, Nov 26, 2012

In Paris, Anthony Bourdain does as the French do with a coffee at Le Pure Cafe, a sit down at Le Dome for an enormous shellfish tower, a find in the lost art of bread baking and an indulgent in a guilty pleasure, a duck press.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Philly

Mon, Dec 3, 2012

Anthony Bourdain goes beyond the cheesesteak in Philadelphia. He dines on Israeli food with Marc Vetri, throws back the citywide special at Dirty Frank's and learns the story behind the Founding Fathers' drinking and carousing.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Sao Paulo

Mon, Dec 10, 2012

In Sao Paulo, Anthony Bourdain stays in an eccentric boat shaped hotel, dines with friends at Alex Atala's famous D.O.M., checks out the street graffiti with celebrated artist Speto and has nose to tail, broke-ass food at Mocoto.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Toronto

Mon, Dec 17, 2012

Anthony Bourdain finds that Toronto is more than what meets the eye. Best Mexican takeout in Canada, who knew? Amazing hand cut fries with cheese curds and a peameal bacon sandwich make for a great layover.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Dublin

Mon, Jan 7, 2013

In Dublin, Anthony Bourdain finds the food scene is keeping up with the famed drinking scene. From sweetbreads and lamb to a home-cooked bowl of pork stew, Tony covers all of what Dublin does best in a few short hours.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Atlanta

Mon, Jan 14, 2013

Anthony Bourdain heads to "The ATL" where he cruises around in a muscle car, shoots guns and experiences the famed 10 o'clock burger at Holeman and Finch, wrapping up his trip at the legendary adult Clermont Lounge.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Taipei

Mon, Jan 21, 2013

Taipei brings Anthony Bourdain to the second-tallest building in the world. There he discovers pork carved out of jade and learns he can't have a plan in a bar scuffle and why scantily clad women attend funerals.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ New Orleans

Mon, Jan 28, 2013

In the town of excess, New Orleans, Tony indulges in fresh crab and shrimp, drinks Sazerac with Davis Rogan (a Treme-inspired character), hits the Kingpin and tops off with tacos from one of the nation's top-20 foods trucks.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Seattle

Mon, Feb 4, 2013

Who doesn't love a layover in Seattle? Anthony indulges in runny and smelly cheeses at Calf and Kid, checks out the aerial view of the city from a seaplane and gets a not-so-family-friendly tour of Seattle's historical underbelly.