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Episode 2 of this new series is Bourdain in New York, where he lives. He gave himself 34 hours to see and eat his way around Manhattan. He recommends taking a Yellow Cab in to Manhattan from JFK, LaGuardia or Newark airports. This will cost $45 flat rate plus tolls (about $7) and a tip, or a total of $60. Here are some of his eating recommendations:

Betelman's Bar at The Carlyle Hotel

For a reasonably priced burger, Burger Joint at the Parker Meridien Hotel in Midtown.

For an expensive burger, Minetta's Tavern in the Village.

Overall, his favorite restaurant is Takashi, which combines Japanese and Korean culinary traditions.

For some expensive but exquisite sushi, either Yasuda's or Masa.

tony is pushing his list of "what you need to be a home chef":
offset knives, cutting board, etc.
For a hotdog, Papaya

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Tony was off to Rome. On arrival, he stated that he hates Termini Station (crossroads for train, bus and, tram and subway lines) yet he took a train that went from the airport to there for $20. An express bus was $16 and a taxi $60. A $1 transit ticket in the center city gives you 1 hour's worth of bus, tram and subway rides.

Tony stated that the ideal breakfast was to avoid all hotel buffets and have cappucino and a corneto pastry, saving one's appetite for lunch.

He recommended these types of local food:
supplo
polpete meatball
creptella - heart, liver, lungs
suppetta ("little shoe") - Shrimp, Mussels, Clams and Scallops in Red or White Sauce Over Linguine
caprese salad - including tomato, basil, aspic, mozzarella, salt olive oil
lamb a la cacciatore (hunter style)

Rome is famous for "pizza by the cut", cold pizza cut to the weight the customer wants

One district of Rome that kept coming up over and over from a culinary perspective was Prati.

Gelato is famous throughout Rome, but actual quality varies widely.

Tony had a friend Bonci who owns a pizzeria and took him on a culinary tour.

Italy has many bars which offer free buffets for Happy Hour.

Bonci made Tony a pineapple pizza judged delicious (which tony thought impossible). Bonci has created about 1500 new pizza types in his career.

A local on camera stated "Watch out for any restaurant that has a menu in English and another in Italian", the assumption being that these are tourist traps.

The last restaurant Tony visited before going to Rome airport was Cacio e Pepe in the Prati district for his last breakfast of wide pasta noodles with pecorino cheese.

So you can see that Tony is very much culinary. The major sights of Rome were only mentioned in passing.

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I thought I had written this recap, but I don't see it in this thread so I am redoing it:

The Layover - Miami

Tony has 46 hours in Miami. He recommends either a shuttle bus to downtown for $19 or a taxi to Miami Beach for $32. Once he gets to South Beach, he checks into the Raleigh Hotel, one of many Art Deco hotels on the beach.  He highly recommends renting a convertible to drive around in.

For food he likes La Perrada de Edgar, where he orders "the Colombian," a hot dog with many garnishes and potato sticks. At las Olas Cafe in South Beach, try the rice and beans. He also mentioned spots in Little Haiti and Little Havana. At the S&S diner downtown, try grits and gravy. He strongly recommends that Cuban Sandwich at Grillmaster.

For ambiance he likes Mac's Club Deuce bar.

An unusual sport to watch is jai alai.

He recommends getting out into the sea on a tour or a charter boat.

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The Layover - Hong Kong

Tony has 48 hours in Hong Kong. What will he eat and what else will he do?

He takes the 24 minute train from the airport to Kowloon (the mainland side of Hong Kong) for $13.

He checks into the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, frequently found in the "Best hotels of the World" Guides. I believe rooms start around $500 per night but I could not find out since all the pricing attempts I tried showed it sold out.

He starts eating at Joy Hing, Wanchai District, pork, roast goose and beef.
For breakfast the next morning he goes to Ling Hsing Yuen in Central District for its macaroni, tomato sauce and meat soup.

His next stop is at Simpson Sin Tailor for a custom-made suit. Years ago these were in the $100 price range, but inflation has driven that up a bit. Tony gets one for $400 and there are 2 fittings (including one just before he leaves HKG).

He went to a live fish market just to check it out. I guess there were no onsite dining establishments.

For bars, he went to the Wai Discovery Bar, Central District.

Fuk Lai Kei in the Prince Edward district has outstanding oyster omelets.
For squid and other comfort foods, he went to Tsu Wah in Lan Wai Fong.

He meets local expats in Rack's Bar in Lan Kei Fong, Central District to play pool.
The telecast shows the Ozone Bar, a modern one with really upscale tapas, but there is no visual evidence that
Tony actually went there.

the expats invited him to host them at Lancombe Seafood Restaurant off the dock at Lamma Island.

slayton:
The expat in the reddish/pinkish shirt eating with Tony at the Lancombe Seafood Restaurant reminded me of Vince from The Amazing Race Asia 3.

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