Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Sardinia

Tonight’s episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations is a big one! For the first time in five seasons, No Reservations will finally feature Tony’s better half, his wife Ottavia. In “Sardinia,” Tony travels with Ottavia to her father’s homeland to learn what it means to be Sardinian and give himself over to the Busia family for a week. From the craggy mountainous landscape to the exotic cuisine and age-old traditions, Tony learns that Sardinia really is its own country with a strong island mentality and an even stronger personality. I have to admit, The Blot knows absolutely nothing about the Italian island of Sardinia, and so I am really looking forward to learning more about it from the Bourdains’ visit.


Although Bourdain grew up in a small family, he’s always dreamed of large family meals where old recipes are still honored and everything is made by hand. In Sardinia, Tony gets to live his dream as he dines on a whirlwind of pastas, cheeses and meats, such as donkey, famous Sardinian snails, baby goat drizzled with pork fat, wild hare, partridge and of course carasau, Sardinian bread. Fans are really going to love this glimpse into the life of Anthony and Ottavia Bourdain, and the amazing foods they eat on their journey through Sardinia.



Anothony Bourdain: No Reservations airs every Monday night at 10/9c on the Travel Channel.

PON - AP Grease Stained Take Out Dunny Chase and Canvas Set

PON, one of The Blot’s favorite artists, will be putting the Artist Proofs of his Kidrobot Series 2009 Take Out Dunny chase up for sale on his website tonight in a very special set! Not only has PON added some extra detailing to his Take Out Dunny to make it grease stained, but he is also including a handmade 5”x7” canvas to make this truly a set collectors will not want to miss out on.


Each of PON’s Artist Proof Grease Stained Take Out Dunny chase figure and 5”x7” canvas sets will retail for $120 and goes on sale today, Monday, Sept. 14th, at 9pm EST NOW. You can purchase the AP Grease Stained Take Out Dunny Set here at PON’s official website FeedThePigeons.net

MINDstyle x Disney D23 Expo Exclusive Vinyl Figures Pre-Sale

Last weekend D23, the official community for Disney fans, held its inaugural Expo this past weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. MINDstyle was there selling all sorts of Art Toy Collectibles (i.e. designer vinyl figures) that you can’t find anywhere else in North America. These figures included the Bloc28 Mickey Mouse figure by Tenga, the Bloc29 Mickey Mouse by Suiko, the Jiminy Cricket vinyl figure, The Black Hole’s D23 Expo Exclusive Tron Colorway V.I.N.CENT. vinyl figure and Fantasia’s Chernabog vinyl figure. Best of all, MINDstyle announced on its blog this past weekend that fans and collectors not able to attend the D23 Expo can now pre-order these awesome Disney figures directly from MINDstyle by emailing in your order info@mindstyle.com.


Disney’s Bloc28 collectible vinyl figures were originally only sold in Hong Kong, but as of the D23 Expo they are finally available in the US. Bloc28 Mickey by Tenga is big at over 15″ tall and has a wing span of 22 inches. The edition size of the Bloc28 Mickey by Tenga is only 300 pieces and retails for $125 each.


Bloc28 Mickey by Suiko is 12″ tall and is limited to an edition size of 500 pieces. This figure also includes a free random sized t-shirt, all for $125 each.


The MINDstyle x Disney Jiminy Cricket art toy collectible figure stands nearly 12 inches tall and retails for $125 each. Jiminy’s edition size is open to all pre-orders until the pre-order period ends at 5:00PM PDT, Monday, September 14, 2009.


Disney’s Tron inspired “The Black Hole” V.I.N.CENT. vinyl figure is sized at over 10″ tall and masterfully painted in metallic blue color tones. The edition size is open to all pre-orders from now until the pre-order period ends at 5:00PM PDT, Monday, September 14, 2009, and retails for $130 each.


The hard to find Disney Villain Chernabog ATC is sized at over 12″ tall with a massive wing span. The edition size is open to pre-orders during D23 with orders being taken until 5:00PM (PDT), Monday, September 14, 2009, and retails for $150. Once production is closed, the figures will no longer be available direct, except on a very limited basis at select retailers.



From all reports, the D23 Expo sounded awesome! It featured pretty much everything Disney you could possibly imagine, and even featured some crazy celebrity appearances. If you’re interested in finding out more, click here.