French Alps

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on 2022.01.109 Places
Bourdain braves the slopes, works up a sweat, and declares this the “worst episode ever.” Then, in a fit of gastronomic frenzy on CNN’s dime, he “blows up the budget,” ordering some of the finest foods the region has to offer. We’re talking killer cuts of meat, fine wines, and—perhaps obviously—cheeses of all genres and temperatures. Bourdain waxes pensively on the nature of veal: “We wallow in blood,” he says. He also overcomes his fears and milks a cow. “Oh, that’s strangely satisfying,” he says, when he rolls up his sleeves and really gets into it.