🙂 The Dynamic Duo: Istrian winemaker Bruno Trapan and Dalmatian winemaker Alen Bibich.
I’m sure having the two of them in the same room would have resulted in a revolution of some sort.
His boundless energy, wild enthusiasm, intense passion and maturing skill as winemaker would have been quite a match for Bourdain. Which is too bad, because Bruno Trapan is quite a rock star among Croatian winemakers and has many admirers at home and abroad. While Bourdain had planned to visit Trapan winery, in the end he had to bypass it due to time restraints. In one scene at a seaside restaurant, Konoba Batelina, the wines of Bruno Trapanare on table, clearly being enjoyed by the group. Our friends at Taste of Croatia have graciously mapped out Bourdain’s itinerary for you here. Rather than repeat them here, many of the Bourdainisms from the Croatia episode have already been documented for your enjoyment in this post by .īourdain’s “Coastal Croatia” travels began in Istria, where he visits Rovinj and Motovun. 🙂īourdain is now famous for his often hilarious, sometimes offensive yet always entertaining one-liners. (Photo courtesy of the Travel Channel)Īnd over and over again I found myself cheering Bourdain on, perched on the edge of my seat in anticipation of his next move or discovery, and of course wishing I was there too. Often Bourdain could not contain his amazement and surprise, exclaiming over and over again, ”Holy s*** that’s good”.
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It is also quite infectious viewing I still find myself watching it over and over again. You can too, thanks to the Travel Channel, which now has the full episode online here.Ĭertainly Anthony Bourdain’s own reactions to his experiences in Croatia fueled much of the elation mirrored by his viewers as we watched him suck on briny oysters and garlicky mussels hunt for Istrian truffles with “Shotzy the Wonder Dog” skewer sashimi tuna gorge himself on shark liver pate, fish tripe and lobster drizzle “amazing spicy Croatian olive oil” carve succulent slivers of Paški cheese savor slow-simmered Skradin risotto and swirl and swallow several liters of local wine. Love him or hate him – Bourdain can be a divisive, acerbic personality with a raw, uncensored sense of humor – the “Coastal Croatia” episode is an extremely entertaining, informative, and well-produced piece of travel journalism.
Reaction to the episode, based on the early buzz and online chatter, has been ecstatic and overwhelmingly positive. The episode he filmed in Croatia, called “Coastal Croatia”, was shot over a week’s time back in October 2011 and made its world premier this week on the Travel Channel (Monday, April 23, 2012, 9pm EST). Unless you have been hidden away on one of Croatia’s many uninhabited islands (there are over 1,100 of them), by now you have probably heard that Anthony Bourdain of the widely popular Travel ChannelTV show, No Reservations, kicked off Season 8 by visiting Croatia. ”I can’t believe it took me this long….Season 8.
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