It finally happened. For the first time in over a year living in Asia, I got a bit homesick. Danggit, Anthony Bourdain, if you just weren’t so good at what you do!

The new episode of “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel visited Livingston, Montana aired not long ago. It’s a small town no more than one hundred miles of where I call home. As usual, Mr. Bourdain did a brilliant job of (would “tele-anthropology” be the correct term?) exploring the local culture and cuisine, spotlighting people and their inspirations, as well as the issues and pleasures of their postcard picture surroundings. The “wild west” seems to be gracefully evolving, with a continued sense of rugged character, which drew me there in the first place.

Please excuse my sentimentality; I think it’s time to go call my mom.