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Anthony Bourdain

The chef and storyteller went looking for the Tangier of the Beat writers.

  • From: United States
  • Known as: chef, tv
  • Their tie: told the story
  • When: 2013

The story

Anthony Bourdain gave Tangier a whole episode of CNN's Parts Unknown in 2013. He set the myths of the old international zone against the city of today, ate in the souk and talked about the books that first drew him there.

Anthony Bourdain explores the souk in Tangier, Morocco (Parts Unknown) · CNN on YouTube. It loads only when you tap.

Where in Morocco

  • Tangier: Parts Unknown episode on the old 'Interzone'
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. transcripts.cnn.com/show/abpu/date/2013-05-12/segment/02
  2. skift.com/2013/05/13/anthony-bourdains-parts-unknown-episode-5-recap-imaginary-t

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