August 2009 Archive

The following posts were made in August 2009. You may subscribe to the RSS feed for this archive if you would like to take your time reading through our posts.

Is Dat an Island?

By No Reservations Crew on August 28, 2009 2:13 PM | Permalink | 7 Comments

by A.P. Wickersty, Production Coordinator

I'm a production coordinator for No Reservations. I spend most of my time in the office either kneeling on the floor in front of half-packed pelican cases surrounded by batteries, rolled up gels and scattered chunks of foam or sitting at a desk typing up logs and transcripts. I love this job, because I get to touch professional equipment all the time. I have the honor of helping talented, creative people make shows I am proud of, and because if Chris and Lydia had not decided to give me a chance, I might very well be working at Shop Rite right now. Or worse, on some really crappy show.

But there's something else about me that you need to know. Something ... unusual. Some have made fun of me for it. Some have pitied me, and some have simply recoiled in horror at the very mention of my condition. You see I am ... a Staten Islander.

Continue Reading Is Dat an Island?.

Me and The Big Guy

By No Reservations Crew on August 24, 2009 3:08 PM | Permalink | 5 Comments

By Eric Rivera

You know, being No Reservation's self-proclaimed #1 "FAN-atic" comes with its fair share of responsibilities...well at least I like to think so. Especially when the host of said show is Anthony Bourdain. It seems few people can inspire the sort of unruly, foul-mouthed, disturbing yet hilarious misbehavior that Tony seems to inadvertently incite from his fan base.

And if having unruly fans that worship him, while simultaneously shitting on every small mistake or misstep he makes, weren't bad enough for the big guy, he is then actually told that he has to share an entire episode of HIS show with one of these lunatics. Enter the concept of the "FAN-atic" special. I'm sure all of you know the story by now. Submit a video telling Tony about a place you would like to show him, why you want to take him there, and possibly win a chance to travel with him and his crew to some exotic destination

Out of thousands of submissions, four were selected. They were then invited to go to New York, where all four potential contestants would face off in a deadly Battle Royale-esque competition where the last one left alive would win the trip with Tony. Well... it wasn't that grim, although I'm sure Tony would have loved that. In the end Danya won the whole shebang and the 3 remaining contestants: Augusto, Nelson, and I were left in the cold. So sad.

Continue Reading Me and The Big Guy.

On Wheeled Meat Dispensers…and other things that don’t seem right but are ...

By No Reservations Crew on August 24, 2009 2:55 PM | Permalink | 1 Comment

By Jared Andrukanis, Segment Producer

If someone was to ask you if you preferred to see your steak wheeled out to you in a bizarre cart that is a cross between an aluminum mini-zeppelin and a tiny coffin, or, if you preferred to have it come out on a plate with veggies and a starch neatly spaced as per normal, which one would you choose?

Some (most) would think this a very bizarre query. But let's just say it is now an important query for me...and all it took was one night at House of Prime Rib in (kinda) sunny San Francisco to forever alter my ideals on proper steak service.

And this is a good thing.

Continue Reading On Wheeled Meat Dispensers…and other things that don’t seem right but are ....