'24-Hour Layover:' Details About Anthony Bourdain's New Show Emerge

No one can argue that Anthony Bourdain hasn't found his niche. Based on the success of No Reservations, Bourdain is now working on a semi-spinoff series set to debut in fall 2011 called 24-Hour Layover. The inspiration for the series came from the fact that Bourdain and his team realized that it is nearly impossible for viewers to duplicate the experiences in No Reservations (for example, eating at El Bulli). So, in some ways, 24-Hour Layover is basically a more approachable version. Bourdain explains:

The crew and I got drunk one night and said, “hey, let’s make Samantha Brown’s show! Only….different…and good!” Unlike No Rez, you will actually be able to do the stuff covered on the show. And unlike other shows of the genre, you might actually want to. We were very pleased with the techniques show—which was also a very classic, well travelled and restrictive format. We managed to make that fun and interesting and put our own stamp on it. So why not this? It’s faster, more democratic and more caffeinated than No Rez. But just as obnoxious.

Eater is optimistic and thinks the show has the potential to be "very, very good." The format, from the little we know, sounds a bit familiar. But hey, if anyone can revitalize the eat-and-travel-around-a-city genre, it's probably Bourdain.

Comments

[Quinny]

05:10 PM on 07/14/2011

Tony, we would love to have you visit Providence, RI.
You can not find a bad meal here.....I'll buy the drinks!

Ciao..!

[hundleybarb55]

01:56 PM on 07/14/2011

I like tony I think he is educational ,HE not only talks about food. but also tells the hisory of the people, he can teach us alot so I am looking forward to his newest adventure, and I hope people tune in to see him, watch and learn thanks tony we love you in buffalo, ny.We hope he makes another stop here, lots of great cooks and lots of great food, and the people are interesting,good luck again a resident of BUFFALO NY.

[Johnny Fruckles]

11:54 PM on 07/11/2011

bad idea. obviously the product of too much tequila. nobody wants to watch a show about the mundane and pedestrian, even if 95% of all television fare is exactly that. instead, bourdain should backtrack to all the places he's been and do a show on sex trafficking in different countries, and let viewers know where they can find experiences as unusual as the food he has eaten.

[primaorangina]

02:49 AM on 07/09/2011

Fossil fuels needed to produce meat-centered diet vs veg diet: 3 times more
Number of acres of US forest cleared to produce meat-centered diet: 260 million
Meat imported to US annually from South America: 300,000,000 pounds
Area of tropical rainforest consumed in every quarter-pound of rainforest beef: 55 square feet

Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat meat daily compared to less than once a week: 3 For women who eat eggs daily compared to once a week: 2: 8 times
For women who eat butter and cheese 2-4 times a week: 3: 25 times
Increased risk of fatal prostate cancer for men who consume meat, cheese, eggs and milk daily vs sparingly or not at all: 3 point 6 times
Average US man's risk of death from heart attack: 50 percent
Risk of average US man who eats no meat: 15 percent
Risk of average US man who eats no meat, dairy or eggs: 4 percent
Amount you reduce risk of heart attack if you reduce consumption of meat, dairy and eggs by 10 percent: 9 percent
Amount you reduce risk of heart attack if you reduce consumption by 50 percent: 45 percent
Amount you reduce risk if you eliminate meat, dairy and eggs from your diet: 90 percent
Average cholesterol level of people eating meat-centered-diet: 210 mg/dl
Chance of dying from heart disease if you're male and your blood cholesterol level is 210 mg/dl: greater than 50 percent

[Larz99]

06:37 PM on 07/11/2011

I know you think that getting people to stop eating meat is good. I'm not going to go into more about the good/bad debate...it's been pretty well hashed over and I'm sick of talking about it. I just want to ask:

Do you feel like Don Quixote tilting at windmills, or do you really think that people will go against 200,000 years of human evolution and millions of years of primate evolution to forgo the deliciousness of meat in the name of freeing animals?

Myself I doubt your campaign will ever get beyond the comment section oh huffpo. After all, we can't get people to quit smoking, drinking and doing drugs despite their cost and illegality. How do you think meat prohibition would go?

I'm looking forward to the meat speakeasies!

[middleoftheroad53]

11:22 AM on 07/07/2011

Love Anthony Bourdain! And who knew you could make a living out of Traveling, Eating, Drinking and Exploring!

I'm gonna kill my Guidance Counselor!

[TheKingElroy]

02:53 PM on 07/05/2011

What makes his shows is the writing - he is truly brilliant.

[Max Shaw]

02:41 PM on 07/05/2011

This guy is so awesome and quick-witted. He's like House and Hank Moody put together to make a travel/food show. Cant wait for the new show!

[CrankyGal]

10:03 AM on 07/05/2011

Tony is more fun to watch than just about anyone. He may not be the greatest chef, but who cares? He's smart and funny and willing to go to great lengths to try something new.

Love him and will definitely watch the new show.

[crom14]

07:09 AM on 07/05/2011

Why.... so he can eat three meals of meat in one show?

[chrissf4529]

10:47 AM on 07/04/2011

Hedonists have another cause to celebrate.Another travel show with Bourdains wit, candor and above all"in-correct"(from a political sense) observations and experiences. Setting up the dvr now. Can't wait.Funny thought, reading all of the praise heaped upon him, would make Tony cringe. As his biggest dislike is the "hero worship" many of his comtemporaries recieve.

[AngusC]

09:33 AM on 07/04/2011

I love Tony, but there was no need to attack Samantha.
She is awesome and nice and I love her shows too.

[rview]

11:59 PM on 07/03/2011

Tony must have some good genes. How does he drink and eat all that food and stay thin. It doubly amazing that does it with all the rich and fatty foods that he eats.

[Mrs Bell3211]

06:35 PM on 07/03/2011

Love Anthony! I think what made "No Reservations" so great was the fact that it showed you places the average person won't go. Sure I want to see a restaurant, or a bar, and one day decide I'm going to go there. But it's great to be shown places I don't have the resources (or the guts) to go myself! All in all though, I'm just excited to have Anthony back so I can get drunk vicariously through him!

[playsindirt]

03:04 PM on 07/03/2011

Tony is my fantasy. Whip smart, hysterically funny, and he can cook. He's a dreamboat.

[primaorangina]

02:30 PM on 07/03/2011

more democratic?...no freedom for the innocent animals Bourdain and his ilk eat

[adamben]

01:48 PM on 07/04/2011

they are free do go in my mouth! yum!!!

[primaorangina]

01:31 PM on 07/05/2011

selfish, greedy person...all that matters is you. No thought for others. How sad and unoriginal.

[exxman]

03:40 PM on 07/04/2011

Oh stop it!