Anthony Bourdain in Cuba!


Recommended Posts

Suckling!!?? LMAO!! that was great.. I was kinda disapointed over all in the show, I am sure they had very tight restrictions on what they could do, but not even one trip to a LA casa or El lagito Factory??? BOOOOOO....

I thought it was great showing all the old ladies smoking massive cigars. Did anyone notice an old man on the street smoking a cigar with a Blue Band? Any guesses what it was??

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Anthony does shows about food, not cigars. The baseball guy was smoking cigars & Anthony did mention cigars at the beginning of the show. I thought it was very enjoyable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Anthony does shows about food, not cigars. The baseball guy was smoking cigars & Anthony did mention cigars at the beginning of the show. I thought it was very enjoyable.

Well, that show was mainly about Cuban baseball, not so much about food. He could have thrown a short segment about cigars in with as much time as he talked about baseball.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, that show was mainly about Cuban baseball, not so much about food. He could have thrown a short segment about cigars in with as much time as he talked about baseball.

+1 His shows go far beyond food in most cases...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I enjoyed the show, but was disappointed as well that there wasn't really anything mentioned about cigars. The part about the guys gathering in the park--with permits nonetheless-- to argue baseball cracked me up! The food looked incredible!! Hopefully I'll get to experience it sometime soon.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That was one of the worst episodes. I understand they were probably limited as someone mentioned earlier, but I don't give a **** about kid's baseball or even professional baseball. I wanted to see hotels, restaurants, bars, discos, resorts, factories etc... I was pumped to watch with my wife in order to help sell her on the idea of one day taking a trip there. Those plans are out the door!

-Patrick

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Have to confess I was a tad let down in that the whole show was about food and baseball. I know we were all looking forward to his coverage of at least the famous Partagas cigar factory :perfect10:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Cuba is a lot more than just cigars. Baseball is HUGE in Cuba. I believe he mentioned that the show was going to be about the Cuban people and what they do. Although they smoke cigars, they very rarely smoke Habanos and rarely go to LCDH's. I thought the show was really good. I watched it with my wife and it pumped us up for our 2nd trip to Havana in October. I think since we have such a love of cigars here on FOH, anything less than 59 minutes of the show focusing on cigars would have been a disapointment. My sister that is going to Cuba for the first time with us loved the show and is more excited to go now.

If you want to watch one on that did have cigars included Andrew Zimmerman went to Cuba in 2009.

Jose

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Off topic, Compitaveggie, glad to see you on FOH! did not knwo you were a member here!..back to topic yes baseball is HUGE in cuba, and i'm going to have to download this episode.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

. Although they smoke cigars, they very rarely smoke Habanos and rarely go to LCDH's.

Wow thats a very interesting point, do they roll and make thier own? Are there smaller stores/markets they can get them? All the quick shots of women and men smoking, they cigars looked custom, but I noticed an older man smoking a cigar with a Blue Band, no idea what it was.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Cuba is a lot more than just cigars. Baseball is HUGE in Cuba. I believe he mentioned that the show was going to be about the Cuban people and what they do. Although they smoke cigars, they very rarely smoke Habanos and rarely go to LCDH's. I thought the show was really good. I watched it with my wife and it pumped us up for our 2nd trip to Havana in October. I think since we have such a love of cigars here on FOH, anything less than 59 minutes of the show focusing on cigars would have been a disapointment. My sister that is going to Cuba for the first time with us loved the show and is more excited to go now.

If you want to watch one on that did have cigars included Andrew Zimmerman went to Cuba in 2009.

Jose

Thanks, Jose. Will try to find and check that episode out if I can find it somewhere on the net!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

His show always does a good job of showing the imperfections (sometimes downright atrocities) of a place while still leaving me wanting to visit badly. Bourdain also has a way with words that far surpasses most dull/smiling/good-looking/failed-actor hosts in reality tv.

Just saw this one, and I really felt they captured the enormous untapped potential of Cuba, wow. Pretty overwhelming when you think what that country could be.

I call BS on the no-cigars-at-all, producers prolly not wanting to promote smoking, especially not illegal smoking.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Overall it was a good show....i kinda figured he wouldnt spend to much time on cigars......

I will say they spent Waaaaaay to much time on James Sucksling......atleast we didnt have to hear his phony accent....

LOL. Yah, his accent is kinda funny for someone who comes from Los Angeles.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have wave cable in California and there is a channel called Wealth TV. They have been show documentaries about Cuba all week. The was a show called Forbidden Fruit: Cuban Cigars, which was excelllent. Thay also got a show called Smoke and they will be highlighting Cuba on July 29, 2010. The main show is a three part series called, Cuba: An Island Apart. http://www.wealthtv.com/programming/cuba.php

Thanks for the heads up puros! The Tivo is all set up for recording!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have wave cable in California and there is a channel called Wealth TV. They have been show documentaries about Cuba all week. The was a show called Forbidden Fruit: Cuban Cigars, which was excelllent. Thay also got a show called Smoke and they will be highlighting Cuba on July 29, 2010. The main show is a three part series called, Cuba: An Island Apart. http://www.wealthtv.com/programming/cuba.php

Thank you for that clip, Puros71. I love that accompanying tune played during it. Had to watch it again and again just to hear it :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Watched the show and enjoyed it for what it was. I thought it fairly typical for this show, and these type of shows in general - not overly in depth, kind of a

snapshot, which is understandable given time constraints, etc.

I think my favorite line was Roberto Salas: "the camera is one of the worst liars in the world".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

Community Software by Invision Power Services, Inc.