Bourdain actually listens to my advice!

Why? Because after my post calling for him to return to Malaysia to eat real Malaysian food instead of the weak-sauce version found in Singapore, Tony went to Penang. (He didn't heed my request to hit up my mother-in-law to show him around the food courts, though). Alright, alright, in all seriousness, I doubt Tony even knows about my blog and it's fairly certain that the episode was shot during Chinese New Year and planned some months before that, at least.

Here is a link to a video recap of his trip.

The hawker center he was at, gorging on snails, was the one I also similarly gorged at while in Georgetown. (See said hawker center on the left.) Or maybe I'm just grasping at whatever vapid, ephemeral connections possible to associate myself with Tony, the Man when it comes to wondrous travel, kooky left-wing politics and exotic eating.

Whatever the case, one thing we do share is our love for assam laksa. (See said dish to the right.)

Here are a few more links to clips of the No Reservations Penang episode:

Monkey Island (no, not the game, nerd.)
Bah kuh teh
Um ... random, obscene comments about monkeys
Snake Temple (this one is pretty damn funny)