Bourdain and Zimmern at Kabab Cafe, Astoria, Queens

Posted by admin on November 27th, 2009 and filed under neighborhood cafe | 19 Comments »

On the New York City edition of “No Reservations,” Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern visit Ali El Sayed’s famous Kabab Cafe on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, for a meal of sweetbreads, a puff at the hookah, and some chat about food and world politics. Ali upstages both of them demonstrates why he’s known as the “Mayor of Astoria.”

Duration : 0:6:52


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19 Responses

  1. fire1202 Says:

    “Hey! Telly Savalas …
    “Hey! Telly Savalas (referring to Zimmern)! It’s my show!!! Alright?!”.

    ROFLMAO!

  2. PhillipThunderGrunge Says:

    Why..(i’m just …
    Why..(i’m just expressing my opinion)..is Anthony (especially on the UK episode)..does he seem pedantic and grandiloquent?…he just comes off like that….a good chef and good TV personality..but he just gives off a pompous or pretentious attitude…well that’s just me…i only see what’s showed to me on the TV ..so i really don’t know him personally…

  3. orionbassmaster Says:

    The chef clearly …
    The chef clearly mentions Hibiscus tea its a red flower which u dry first then boil to gain a red berry flavored liquid . used in the middle east as a warm beverage and in Europe to flavor schnapps^^

  4. RinniHasCoolShoes Says:

    I live in Astoria ny
    I live in Astoria ny

  5. Rourba Says:

    Best Arab food is …
    Best Arab food is at Decalb ave, Brooklyn.

  6. draculareloaded Says:

    im seeing this …
    im seeing this shows on discovery travel and living,here are on travel channel,so bizare:)

  7. MsRosiePerez Says:

    agreed.
    agreed.

  8. MsRosiePerez Says:

    bourdain is the …
    bourdain is the best. zimmern is alright.

  9. darvey1979 Says:

    i love the gordo …
    i love the gordo tragon

  10. Rehabilitator Says:

    LOL OMG these two …
    LOL OMG these two are hilarious together xDD

  11. libertarianjury Says:

    howya like deez …
    howya like deez nutz? LOL

  12. pedrofaba Says:

    this guys rock
    this guys rock

  13. cookiecooksable Says:

    I love both these …
    I love both these guys but I feel the chunks rising in my throat!!

  14. miarena111 Says:

    i love you tony but …
    i love you tony but i am a vegetarian, is that ok ? LOL no seriously i think you are great

  15. jenhrocks Says:

    i seriously love …
    i seriously love andrew zimmern.

  16. qtster Says:

    I love listening to …
    I love listening to these guys talk together. Zimmern is awesome but I LOVE Tony. He is just too cool.

  17. infinitidoug Says:

    the ultimate travel …
    the ultimate travel channel tag team…awesome!

  18. Snarflington Says:

    WTF?! ‘hard like a …
    WTF?! ‘hard like a 10 year old boy’?? What the hell’s wrong with you? Hopefully you’re registered as a sex offender so people can keep their children away from your house. pervert

  19. legendkiller649 Says:

    thats the kinda …
    thats the kinda stuff men have to eating to keep the muscles in the penis strong, stoping buying this “viagra shiit”. imagine being as old as 75 and your dick is hard like 10 year old boy!!! that would put a scare in the young boys soul

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