Eat like Bourdain: Tokyo

Bourdain had: beer

Bourdain had: beer

Drinks date: Masa Kokubo, a Japanese film producer and production manager

Bourdain ate: sushi

Dinner dates: sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda and his wife, Naomi

Bourdain ate: kusaya, skewers of beef intestine and chicken, and motsunabe (intestine stew with miso)

Dinner dates: Tamika, a professional dominatrix; Kinoko Hajime, a shibari (Japanese form of rope bondage) artist and Tamika’s partner; and Naga, a translator

Bourdain ate: katsuo no tataki (seared bonito with daikon, fresh greens, sprouts, and ponzu) and tomato nabe (a hot pot of meat and vegetables favored by sumo wrestlers)

Dinner date: Toshio Maeda, the manga illustrator credited with inventing tentacle porn

Bourdain had: beer

Drinks dates: U, lead singer, and Tatsuya Nogami, back-up vocalist and bassist

Bourdain ate: kushiage (fried skewers of shrimp and basil, lotus fruit, octopus, and quail eggs) and okonomiyaki (egg-batter pancake stuffed with squid)

Dinner date: Naomichi Yasuda