Anthony Bourdain Meets South Asia | Vidya Balachandar

A² The Show - Ep 410 Feat. Vidya Balachandar

"Hi! I am Vidya, a food and travel journalist and editor. My special interests are food, culture and travel — and how the three intersect. I was the Features Editor of BBC Good Food's India edition, before moving to Colombo in July 2014. In the last five years, my writing has appeared in a number of international outlets, including Saveur.com, CNN's Parts Unknown, Roads & Kingdoms, The Juggernaut and National Public Radio's The Salt, among others." - http://vidyabalachander.com/

0:00:00 Anthony Bourdain meets Sri Lanka
0:01:20 Food journalism
0:06:31 Meeting Anthony Bourdain
0:14:59 Privilege in journalism
0:21:13 South Asian cuisine
0:25:13 Sri Lanka president to resign amid protests
0:32:59 The best cuisine
0:36:06 McDonald's around the world
0:42:35 Where to find good restaurants

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