Anthony Bourdain's very first show that launched his career as a food / world-travel show host on the Food Network - A Cook's Tour (2002-2003) - has recently been made available in its entirety (2 seasons, 35 episodes) for FREE streaming access on the GoTraveler.com website - [sources: openculture.com, outlookindia.com]
- Outside of the physical DVD release - and unless there is a current streaming service that allows users to readily access older Food Network programmes such as A Cook's Tour that I'm not aware of - then AFAIK, no other streaming content service/platform seems to have this particular show at this time
ALL 35 episodes can be played directly on the web browser whilst on the GoTraveler website:
- no user signup/login required
- no geo-blocking restrictions
- episodes are
only up to 480pviewable up to 1080p HD resolution (confirmed 21/07/2022) - NOTE: GoTraveler says that all of its content can be viewed on various devices/platforms e.g. Roku, Apple mobile devices, Apple TV, Android devices
Alternatives - Free streaming on GoTraveler's YouTube channel - but somewhat problematic [1] [2]
[1] GoTraveler's YouTube playlist #1 - Anthony Bourdain: A Cook's Tour - 480p
- These YouTube videos are up to 480p only
- As at July 2022, there are geo-blocking restrictions on 21 (out of 35) episode videos for Australian visitors to this YouTube playlist, meaning there are only 14 visibly selectable episodes for Australian viewers
- You may have to resort to using a VPN service with a non-Australian IP address (e.g. USA) in order to view all 35 episodes
[2] GoTraveler's YouTube playlist #2 - Anthony Bourdain: A Cook's Tour - 4K
- These are 4K versions of Anthony Bourdain: A Cook's Tour episodes
- As at July 2022, only the first 7 episodes of Season 1 have been uploaded (however S01E01 "A Taste of Tokyo" seems to be geo-blocked for Australian visitors)
- Hopefully the rest of the remaining Season 1 and Season 2 episodes will be uploaded (in 4K resolution) in the future
Rip