Of all the people who watch NO RESERVATIONS, it’s been Filipinos who have been consistently among our biggest fans and most vocal about our having yet to film in their country.
-Anthony Bourdain on his blog 10/22
Finally. I’ve been watching No Reservations for a while now and following the exploits of Bourdain even longer. I mean, who doesn’t envy this guy. When I heard he was going to the Philippines I was trying to figure out how to get in on the action. Chances were slim seeing as I’m half a world away, literally. As it turns out, many in the Philippines are onto the whereabouts of Bourdain and bloggers are having a field day. Or at least they were. Seems that independent coverage (aka blogging) about Bourdain and the show in the PI was so robust, the producers are asking local bloggers to tone it down out of fears they will a.) create huge fan turnouts at the locations making filming near impossible, and b.) steal the thunder of the show before it even airs. Many bloggers have taken down photos, withdrawn posts, and altogether curtailed coverage of the show. After all, it’s been a long time coming and they probably don’t want to be bad guests. Needles to say, there’s still all kinds of information out there, so…
——SPOILER ALERT—–
If you prefer to remain completely unaware of the shows possible contents until it airs, stop reading now!
So in the few minutes I spent looking around for information I came up with the following:
-Tony and crew were staying at the Sofitel in Manila. Bloggers report he has eaten tapsilog at the breakfast buffet.
-In Manila they have eaten at Cafe Ysabel. See their own report. And here.
- Spotted in Binondo, a neighborhood that includes Manila’s Chinatown.
-They’ve been to Pampanga where he ate with Claude Tayag. Yeah, I’ve no idea who that is either :) But his place Bale Dutung, run out of his home, sounds amazing. Check this excellent post.
-They’ve also been to Aling Lucing’s for sisig. Sisig is pulutan – food that usually accompanies heavy drinking – that I had for the first time when I was in the PI this past summer. Yes, it is awesome.
-They then when to Cebu where I have stopped diggin for information.
Image lifted from Wiki, here.
1 Comment
October 29, 2008 at 3:36 pm
so excited!