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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013 · TV series · documentary · 42 min episodes · 12 seasons
Bourdain travels across the globe to uncover little-known areas of the world and celebrate diverse cultures by exploring food and dining rituals. Known for his curiosity, candor, and acerbic wit, Bourdain takes viewers off the beaten path of tourist destinations – including some war-torn parts of the world – and meets with a variety of local citizens to offer a window into their lifestyles, and occasionally communes with an internationally lauded chef on his journeys.
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I am a bit sad to see this as I was excited about CNN's library of excellent documentaries and past shows such as Parts Unknown and The Wonder List etc being available on CNN+. I also liked Chris Wallace's interviews with various personalities. I just hope that CNN+ content can be available when WB+Discovery(+CNN?) service launches.
Pine Street Market in Portland is a lot like what you envision. In typically Portland fashion it is a little on the fancy side and priced somewhere between fast food and pub fare but still reasonable in my book. Food cart culture in PDX somewhat emulates canteen style dining too.
http://www.pinestreetpdx.com/
The Parts Unknown Nashville episode also had a good look at cafeteria style dining that you may enjoy.
https://explorepartsunknown.com/nashville/when-all-you-need-is-a-meat-and-three/
I personally would love such an establishment in my small city.
In the Massachusetts episode of Parts Unknown, Bourdain talks to a general physician who explains how patients who were administered OxyContin for routine procedures & injuries quickly developed a habit for the drug and when they couldn't find it post-treatment moved to illegal variants like Heroin and now Fentanyl.[1][2]
Bourdain travels to Franklin County to explore the heroin epidemic that’s spreading throughout this and other New England towns.[1]
Dr. Ruth Potee of Greenfield, Massachusetts talks about how they were taught in their residency that their ER / Hospital performance was tied to their pain scores and the generous administration of pain medication to patients.[1][2]
Purdue Pharmaceuticals promotion from 1996 can also be seen.
[1] Video - Parts Unknown - Massachusetts
https://archive.org/details/AnthonyBourdainPartsUnknownMassachusetts
22:16 Purdue Pharmaceuticals Promotion from 1996
25:10 Dr. Ruth Potee of Greenfield, Massachusetts
[2] Transcript - Parts Unknown - Massachusetts -- CNN
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1502/20/abpu.01.html
Edit: Another link to the same Parts Unknown - Massachusetts video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x58d4ci
If you're having trouble relating to the numbers, here's a great episode of Parts Unknown that shows how bad Detroit is now, hosted by a guy who really likes Detroit. http://www.cnn.com/video/shows/anthony-bourdain-parts-unknown/season-2/detroit/index.html (not so much the videos, but the text below.)