In a New York times interview Anthony Bourdain said quote I've been a chef for 22 years I work 14 hour days I had absolutely no socal life other than outside of the restaurant my whole entire life was just sleep and work
In an interview Anthony Bourdain said quote I totally respect chefs who have been In this industry for 25 or 35 years they work 16 hour days
After S1, S2-7 started in January or February each year on TravelChannel. yet, at the end of the run for 'No Reservations' S8 was first canceled/held on hiatus by TravChan, then shortened to 8 new footage eps starting in April and ending June 2012. the 7 extra new footage episodes from the end of the filming cycle of S8 were moved into S9 running September-November 2012.
this was done after Mr. Bourdain announced filming his next TravChan project 'The Layover' S1-2 would be his final project airing on TravelChannel. he was moving himself and all his staff at 0.0Productions to CNN to begin filming his new project 'Parts Unknown' in 2012-13.
to 'fill up timeslots' S9 contains three 'compilation' Eps. titled S9E3 "Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll", S9E6 "Seven Deadly Sins" and S9E8 "Off The Charts" which contain almost no new footage or commentary/monologues from Mr. Bourdain. each one uses cut and edited segments of earlier eps of 'NoRes' under the titular-themed mélange of content.
this was done after Mr. Bourdain announced filming his next TravChan project 'The Layover' S1-2 would be his final project airing on TravelChannel. he was moving himself and all his staff at 0.0Productions to CNN to begin filming his new project 'Parts Unknown' in 2012-13.
to 'fill up timeslots' S9 contains three 'compilation' Eps. titled S9E3 "Sex, Drugs And Rock & Roll", S9E6 "Seven Deadly Sins" and S9E8 "Off The Charts" which contain almost no new footage or commentary/monologues from Mr. Bourdain. each one uses cut and edited segments of earlier eps of 'NoRes' under the titular-themed mélange of content.