On the New York City edition of "No Reservations," Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern visit Ali El Sayed's famous Kabab Cafe on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, for a meal of sweetbreads, a puff at the hookah, and some chat about food and world politics. Ali upstages both of them demonstrates why he's known as the "Mayor of Astoria."
A glassblower in Cairo, Egypt, creates a perfume bottle before your very eyes. Recorded Friday, May 23, 2008. (For a terrific bang, fast-forward to about 3:15 and watch.)
Ella, a soft-coated wheaten terrier, spars around a Japanese maple with her arch-nemesis Nyla for four and a half tranquil minutes, accompanied only by the soft, soothing sounds of news radio. Pure Zen.
Driving across the Sinai Peninsula, we stopped at a remote filling station for petrol, only to have a family of camels wander up. One of our drivers tried to pet the baby camel, but only scared it away.
What else is there to do in Astoria, Queens, when your street is blocked off so ConEd can repair power lines during a week-long blackout? Play street hockey!
Ella the Wonder Dog saves the day again, this time warning the Invisible Hounds of Hell away from Astoria before they can instantiate a doorway into our dimension.
Laura Chavoen interviews William Shunn just as he emerges from the interior of the second pyramids at Giza, Egypt. Friday, May 23, 2008. Recorded with Flip Video.
Laura Chavoen and William Shunn on an overnight train along the banks of the Nile from Cairo to Aswan. This time, more in the bar car! Friday, May 23, 2008. Recorded with Flip Video.
Laura Chavoen and William Shunn on an overnight train along the banks of the Nile from Cairo to Aswan. Morning of Saturday, May 24, 2008. Recorded with Flip Video.
Laura Chavoen and William Shunn on an overnight train along the banks of the Nile from Cairo to Aswan. This time, the bar car and new friends! Friday, May 23, 2008. Recorded with Flip Video.
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