"Anthony Bourdain is man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of understanding the appetites of others. These days, however, if he's cooking, it's for family and friends. Appetites, his first cookbook in more than ten years, boils down forty-plus years of professional cooking and globe-trotting to a tight repertoire...

From Japan where he eats traditional fugu, a poisonous blowfish that can only be prepared by specially licensed chefs, to a delectable snack in the Mecong Delta, follows the author as he embarks on a quest around the world to find the ultimate meal.

Sao Joaquim Market and Stella Marcs in Salvador da Bahia is featured as well as African culture.

Continuing his travels in Australia, Anthony finds himself in Melbourne to try local dishes and a cheese and sausage factories.

In Rio de Janeiro, Anthony learns how to be a Carioca and cook like one too. Feijoada, Brazil's national dish, is also featured.

What makes a great bar? Anthony is in New York to show you how to choose one that's perfect for you.

Anthony learns about yabbies and does some outdoor cooking in Sydney, Australia.

Anthony's tip is to get far away from the hotel to try authentic food in Chiang Mai, Thailand