Anthony Bourdain Challenge

Paying homage to the late Anthony Bourdain: travel to destinations he featured, recreate his adventures and eat and drink where and what he did.

Inaugural season 2027 · Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 · upcoming

Photo · David McKelvey from Brisbane, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Films

Watch, then go

Official-channel films only — embedded from YouTube on click, never re-hosted. Episode references are metadata.

Photo · Wenchao Wang · CC BY 3.0
Bourdain falls in love with Vietnam's street food (Parts Unknown)CNN · YouTube · official embed, never re-hosted
Photo · Andy Li · CC0 1.0
Anthony's Most Memorable Meals | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Travel ChannelTravel Channel · YouTube · official embed, never re-hosted

Honoring Anthony Bourdain

Eat where the city eats. Sit down with strangers. Order what the cook is proudest of.

Paying homage to the late Anthony Bourdain: travel to destinations he featured, recreate his adventures and eat and drink where and what he did.

Host names are used as tribute references only. Legal review is required before any commercial use of names or likenesses in marketing.

How it works

Four steps, one season

Dietary, cultural or religious opt-outs never reduce eligibility for the core experience count.

1
Travel there
Pick a destination the honoree featured. Any route, any budget — the challenge is the experience, not the spend.
2
Recreate the experience
Visit the place, take the walk, eat and drink what they did — dietary, cultural or religious constraints permitting, with no penalty.
3
Document it
Photos, video or a written entry uploaded to Sage. Tagging your own social channels is optional.
4
Verified, then scored
Editors verify each entry against the experience card. Points are awarded only for verified entries; ties go to the earliest.

Rules

How it works

Travel to a destination featured by the honoree.
Recreate a featured experience: visit the place, take the walk, eat and drink what they did (dietary, cultural or religious constraints permitting).

Featured destinations

An itinerary to start from

A Sage editorial route through catalog destinations the honoree's travels made famous — a suggestion, not an official list. Featured experiences with points are published after rights and legal review.