parts unknown

It turned out to be a love letter to the Lower East Side, with lots of interviews with his friends, peers and heroes from the late '70s/early '80s.

His intoxicating tales of the intense, debauched life in NYC restaurant kitchens turned the chef into a global sensation.

On his latest episode of CNN's 'Parts Unknown,' travel enthusiast Anthony Bourdain journeyed across the East River to the myriad flavors and ethnic communities of Queens, where "every stop can seem like another country, another region."

The site offers guides to cities the TV host has traveled to on his show Parts Unknown, with video clips, essays and fact sheets about each.

The chef and tv personality made good on his promise to highlight the wonderful culinary and cultural highlights of the borough.