Wherein I sat down with my dear friend and (former) fellow member of The Nerdologues, Alex Talavera.  I've never seen No Reservations, but I want to start after hearing Alex talk about it for a little under an hour (even though it seems like most of what Alex gets from the show is rage jealousy).  I'd take hanging out with Alex and/or watching him eat and drink things in cool places over Anthony Bourdain personally.

Notes:

• Anthony Bourdain's current wife's name is Ottavia, and she and Julie Klausner have TOTALLY gotten into it on Twitter.  I AM JUSTIFIED.
• It would appear this is probably the first show Alex saw Anthony host: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cook%27s_Tour_(TV_series)
• This MIGHT be the Izakaya Alex went to in Arlington Heights: http://www.yelp.com/biz/kayaba-arlington-heights#query:Izakaya