Tony traveled to Tahiti researching the life of Paul Gauguin, the great painter. Bourdain found out that the famous Post Impressionist painter was not a sympathetic character. He deserted his wife and five children. He was first in Tahiti, later returning to the Marquesas, where he is buried.
I could not help but envy Tony's trip. I dream of travels to tropical locales. I recall the gusto that Tony had eating the crabs that ate coconuts. The meal prepared by the grandmother with food from the land around her house was astounding. I was chagrined to hear Tony speak the language of his father, as he declared the meal magnifique.
Food is always better with sand between your toes, Tony always says. I heartily agree.moreless
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Tahiti is the picture of paradise, but there's more to Tahiti that just pretty beaches. Tony travels through French Polynesia, trying to discover the darker secrets tourists never see.
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Tony: (about oil painting) To capture these colors, one needs little things like talent and turpentine–I have neither.
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