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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - The Final Tour' airs September 3

By April MacIntyre Aug 10, 2012, 5:52 GMT

Anthony Bourdain talks with Sleigh Bells production manager/cook Ryan Primack (on Tony’s left) at the Sleigh Bells Crawfish Cookout in Austin, TX.

Tune in alert for "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - The Final Tour" which premieres on Travel Channel September 3rd.

Travel Channel announced the ninth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series, “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.”

After exploring over 60 countries, traveling more than 716,000 miles (which is the equivalent of circumnavigating the globe over 28 times) and tasting the delicacies of hundreds of cities, villages and towns, the series will take its final tour beginning Monday, September 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. 

Fans can revisit their favorite episodes from the past eight seasons during a special nine-hour marathon featuring the best of the best episodes beginning at the same day at 12:00 p.m., ET/PT.  

Bourdain provides his unique point of view and biting observations in Austin, Texas, Sydney, Australia; the Emilia–Romagna region of Northern Italy; the Burgundy region of France; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Dominican Republic; and then back home to New York City. 

He heads just over the bridge to Brooklyn, for the final episode, where the melting pot of diverse cultures have all come together in one place they now call home.

“’No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain’ has been an iconic series for Travel Channel and will culminate with its final tour around the world,” said Andy Singer, GM, Travel Channel. “We look forward to introducing viewers to fresh POVs on travel entertainment through new and exciting programming and personalities, while satiating the appetites of our ‘No Reservations’ fans with encore performances of the acclaimed series.”

The one-hour season opener starts in Austin, where Bourdain soaks in all that is good in this hipster hotspot during the 2012 SXSW Interactive, Film and Music Festival.  Austin may be known for its weirdness year-round, but this event brings together the music, movies and mixed media of quirky indie fans from around the country.

Tony is here to figure out what exactly makes this event so crazy, so beloved and so unique. With legendary guitarist Alejandro Escovedo, and bands like Sleigh Bells, Neon Indians and The Golden Boys as his culinary and auditory Austin guides, Tony tastes some hardcore eats including offal tacos, dove enchiladas, fried shrimp heads, pork belly, foie gras and goat neck. Tony enjoys every moment in the city – a great week of music, fantastic food and partying with a bunch of cool new rock star friends.

The final season is packed with exciting adventures and culinary classics. Tony races a Ferrari around the Imola circuit in Emilia Romagna, dives with an 11-foot grey nurse shark in Australia and dines on the Dominican’s national dish, Sancocho (a stew with rice, beans and meat). He also rides the Cyclone roller coaster in Coney Island and drinks excessively with old and new friends everywhere he visits. New original specials that look back on some of the most dangerous, insightful and memorable moments will also be featured.

Launched in 2005, “No Reservations” features off-the-grid locations that challenge Bourdain to better understand the underlying stories behind a locale’s culture, people and traditional cuisine. Last month, the series was nominated for four 2012 Emmy® Awards in the following categories: “Outstanding Picture Editor For Nonfiction Programming;” “Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming;” “Outstanding Nonfiction Series;” and “Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.”