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{{Short description|Independent online publication}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
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| location_city = Brooklyn; Barcelona
| location_city = [[Brooklyn, New York]]; [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
| key_people = [[Nathan Thornburgh]]<ref name="Cohen">{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref><br />(co-founder)<br>[[Matt Goulding]]<ref name="Cohen">{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref><br>(co-founder)<br>Doug Hughmanick<ref name="Cohen">{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref><br>(co-founder)<br>[[Anthony Bourdain]]<ref name="Cohen">{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref><br>(sole investor)
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'''Roads & Kingdoms''' is an independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists [[Nathan Thornburgh]] and Matt Goulding, along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015|}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref> In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Publication of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners |first=Hillary |last=Canavan|url=https://www.eater.com/2018/4/27/17286978/james-beard-foundation-awards-2018-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism|newspaper=Eater|date=May 7, 2018|}}</ref>
'''Roads & Kingdoms''' is an independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists [[Nathan Thornburgh]] and [[Matt Goulding]], along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.<ref name="Cohen">{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain invested in travel website Roads and Kingdoms, and we couldn't be more excited|first=Brad |last=Cohen|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/05/29/anthony-bourdain-invested-in-travel-website-roads-and-kingdoms-and-we-couldnt-be-more-excited/83074360/|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref> In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the [[James Beard Foundation Award]] for Publication of the Year.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|title= Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners |first=Hillary |last=Canavan|url=https://www.eater.com/2018/4/27/17286978/james-beard-foundation-awards-2018-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism|newspaper=Eater|date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Roads & Kingdoms won the [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine Award]] for Website, Service and Lifestyle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ellies2019.org/award_categories/website-service-and-lifestyle/|title=2019 Ellies Website, Service and Lifestyle}}</ref>


Author and television host [[Anthony Bourdain]] was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and [[CNN]] on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an [[Emmy]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy}}</ref>
Author and television host [[Anthony Bourdain]] was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and [[CNN]] on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an [[Emmy]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==


Initially created as a Tumblr in late 2011, Roads & Kingdoms transitioned to a self-funded website in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telling the Story of a Culture Through 'the Lens of the Grease-soaked Tamale'|first=Mary Clare |last=Fischer|url=http://ajr.org/2014/06/30/telling-story-culture-lens-grease-soaked-tamale/|website=American Journalism Review|date=June 30, 2014|}}</ref> The company is named after The Book of Roads & Kingdoms, a geographical text by Abu Abdullah [[Al-Bakri]], an 11th century Andalusian geographer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://roadsandkingdoms.com/about/ |title=About R&K|website=Roads & Kingdoms}}</ref> Roads & Kingdoms publishes articles by writers from around the world, with a focus on featuring local voices. Their content includes long-form dispatches, food-focused articles, and experiential travel guides. <ref>{{cite news|title=Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS|url=https://dumbo.is/blogging/qa-roads-kingdoms|website=DUMBO}}</ref>
Initially created as a Tumblr in late 2011, Roads & Kingdoms transitioned to a self-funded website in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telling the Story of a Culture Through 'the Lens of the Grease-soaked Tamale'|first=Mary Clare |last=Fischer|url=http://ajr.org/2014/06/30/telling-story-culture-lens-grease-soaked-tamale/|website=American Journalism Review|date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> The company is named after The Book of Roads & Kingdoms, a geographical text by Abu Abdullah [[Al-Bakri]], an 11th-century Andalusian geographer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://roadsandkingdoms.com/about/ |title=About R&K|website=Roads & Kingdoms}}</ref> Roads & Kingdoms publishes articles by writers from around the world, with a focus on featuring local voices. Their content includes long-form dispatches, food-focused articles, and experiential travel guides.<ref name="auto"/>


In 2015, Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Matt Goulding collaborated with Bourdain’s imprint at [[HarperCollins]] on ''Rice Noodle Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture'', which would go on to become the first of three similar books produced by Roads & Kingdoms, including ''Grape Olive Pig'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394132/grape-olive-pig/ |title=Grape, Olive, Pig |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref> and ''Pasta Pane Vino'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062655097/pasta-pane-vino/ |title=Pasta, Pane, Vino |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>. That year, Bourdain also became a partner, investor, and editor-at-large for Roads & Kingdoms’ website.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain Invests in Food and Culture Website Roads & Kingdoms|first=Daniel |last=Galarza|url=https://www.eater.com/2015/5/27/8665575/anthony-bourdain-investor-roads-and-kingdoms-food-media|newspaper=Eater|date=May 27, 2015|}}</ref>
In 2015, Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Matt Goulding collaborated with Bourdain's imprint at [[HarperCollins]] on ''Rice Noodle Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture'', which would go on to become the first of three similar books produced by Roads & Kingdoms, including ''Grape Olive Pig'' (2016)<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394132/grape-olive-pig/ |title=Grape, Olive, Pig |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref> and ''Pasta Pane Vino'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062655097/pasta-pane-vino/ |title=Pasta, Pane, Vino |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref> That year, Bourdain also became a partner, investor, and editor-at-large for Roads & Kingdoms’ website.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anthony Bourdain Invests in Food and Culture Website Roads & Kingdoms|first=Daniel |last=Galarza|url=https://www.eater.com/2015/5/27/8665575/anthony-bourdain-investor-roads-and-kingdoms-food-media|newspaper=Eater|date=May 27, 2015}}</ref>


In early 2017, the site launched ''The Trip'', a podcast focused on travel stories and hosted by Thornburgh, with cameos from Bourdain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roads and Kingdoms Extends Its Brand of Travel Reportage Into Podcasts|first=Colin |last=Nagy|url=https://skift.com/2016/11/09/roads-and-kingdoms-podcast/|website=Skift|date=Nov 9, 2016}}</ref> After Bourdain's suicide in 2018, ''The Trip'' shifted its main focus to weekly guest interviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= WELCOME (BACK) TO THE TRIP |first=Nathan |last=Thornburgh|url=https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2018/welcome-back-trip/|website=Roads & Kingdoms|date=Oct 1, 2018}}</ref>
Bourdain said that Roads & Kingdoms is “yet more validation that there's a huge, untapped audience out there for smart travel and food and culture related content that doesn't shout at you or talk down to you or boil everything down to click bait or listicles." <ref>{{cite news|title=ANTHONY BOURDAIN INVESTED IN THIS WEBSITE AFTER FOUNDER SENT HIM A DRUNKEN EMAIL|url=https://adage.com/article/media/anthony-bourdain-invested-website-founder-a-drunken-email/298781/|website=AdAge|date=May 27, 2015|}}</ref>


In early 2017, the site launched [[The Trip (podcast)|The Trip]], a podcast focused on travel stories and hosted by Thornburgh, with cameos from Bourdain.<ref>{{cite news|title=Roads and Kingdoms Extends Its Brand of Travel Reportage Into Podcasts|first=Colin |last=Nagy|url=https://skift.com/2016/11/09/roads-and-kingdoms-podcast/|website=Skift|date=Nov 9, 2016|}}</ref> After Bourdain’s suicide in 2018, “The Trip” shifted its main focus to weekly guest interviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= WELCOME (BACK) TO THE TRIP |first=Nathan |last=Thornburgh|url=https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2018/welcome-back-trip/|website=Roads & Kingdoms|date=Oct 1, 2018|}}</ref>
Also in 2017, Roads & Kingdoms partnered with CNN to create the website and webseries for Bourdain's travel food show ''[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]'', titled "Explore Parts Unknown", for which they won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series]] in 2018.<ref name="auto3">{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy}}</ref> The site features travel notes, exclusive videos, and behind-the-scenes content from each destination Bourdain visited for Parts Unknown.<ref>{{cite news|title= CNN, Roads & Kingdoms Team For Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Site |first=Sara |last=Guaglione|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/298966/cnn-roads-kingdoms-team-for-bourdains-parts-u.html|website=MediaPost|date=April 11, 2017}}</ref>


==Name==
Also in 2017, Roads & Kingdoms partnered with CNN to create the website and webseries for Bourdain’s travel food show “[[Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown]]”, titled “Explore Parts Unknown,” for which they won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown”|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy|}}</ref> The site features travel notes, exclusive videos, and behind-the-scenes content from each destination Bourdain visited for Parts Unknown.<ref>{{cite news|title= CNN, Roads & Kingdoms Team For Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Site |first=Sara |last=Guaglione|url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/298966/cnn-roads-kingdoms-team-for-bourdains-parts-u.html|website=MediaPost|date=April 11, 2017|}}</ref>
{{further|Book of Roads and Kingdoms}}
The title of the magazine refers to a main work of the andalusian geographer and historian [[Al-Bakri|AbūʿUbaid al-Bakrī]] (1094–1014, {{Langx|ar|أبو عبيد عبد الله بن عبد العزيز البكري}}). His work is characterized by a very objective description of Europe, Northern Africa, and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. In Kitāb al-Masālik wa-l-Mamālik (1068; book of Roads and Kingdoms) al-Bakri writes about the people and their habits, as well about geography, climate and the capitals of the territories connected to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Al-Bakri on West Africa|url=http://users.rowan.edu/~mcinneshin/5394/wk05/albakri.htm|access-date=2022-01-07|website=users.rowan.edu}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2019 National Magazine Award for Website, Service and Lifestyle<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ellies2019.org/award_categories/website-service-and-lifestyle/|title=2019 Ellies Website, Service and Lifestyle}}</ref>
* 2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction, Explore Parts Unknown <ref>{{cite news|title= Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown”|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/anthony-bourdain-explore-parts-unknown|website=Television Academy|}}</ref>
* 2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction, Explore Parts Unknown<ref name="auto3"/>
* 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Food Journalism Source <ref>{{cite news|title= Here Is the Full List of 2018 James Beard Foundation Media Award Winners |first=Hillary |last=Canavan|url=https://www.eater.com/2018/4/27/17286978/james-beard-foundation-awards-2018-media-winners-cookbooks-journalism|newspaper=Eater|date=May 7, 2018|}}</ref>
* 2017 James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2017-jbf-publication-of-the-year-roads-kingdoms |title=THE 2017 JBF PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR: ROADS & KINGDOMS|date=April 25, 2017 |website=James Beard }}</ref>
* 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Food Journalism Source<ref name="auto1"/>
* 2017 James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2017-jbf-publication-of-the-year-roads-kingdoms |title=THE 2017 JBF PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR: ROADS & KINGDOMS|date=April 25, 2017 |website=James Beard }}</ref>
* 2017 Webby Award Source <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/roads-kingdoms-2/ |title=ROADS & KINGDOMS|website=The Webby Awards }}</ref>
* 2017 Webby Award Source<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/roads-kingdoms-2/ |title=ROADS & KINGDOMS|website=The Webby Awards }}</ref>
* Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing, Grape, Olive, Pig <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394132/grape-olive-pig/ |title=Grape, Olive, Pig |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing, Grape, Olive, Pig<ref name="auto2"/>
* Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner: Culinary Travel, Grape, Olive, Pig <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394132/grape-olive-pig/ |title=Grape, Olive, Pig |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner: Culinary Travel, Grape, Olive, Pig<ref name="auto2"/>
* Amazon Best Book of November 2016: Cookbooks, Food and Wine, Grape, Olive, Pig <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394132/grape-olive-pig/ |title=Grape, Olive, Pig |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Amazon Best Book of November 2016: Cookbooks, Food and Wine, Grape, Olive, Pig<ref name="auto2"/>
* 2016 Travel Book of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers, Rice, Noodle, Fish <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394033/rice-noodle-fish/ |title=Rice, Noodle, Fish |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* 2016 Travel Book of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers, Rice, Noodle, Fish<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394033/rice-noodle-fish/ |title=Rice, Noodle, Fish |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Finalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Literary Food Writing, Rice, Noodle, Fish <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394033/rice-noodle-fish/ |title=Rice, Noodle, Fish |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Finalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Literary Food Writing, Rice, Noodle, Fish<ref name="auto4"/>
* Named one of the Financial Times' "Best Books of 2016", Rice, Noodle, Fish <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062394033/rice-noodle-fish/ |title=Rice, Noodle, Fish |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=HarperCollins}}</ref>
* Named one of the Financial Times' "Best Books of 2016", Rice, Noodle, Fish<ref name="auto4"/>
* 2013 Society of American Travel Writers Gold Award for Best Travel Journalism Site <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.satwf.com/past-winners-satw-foundation-lowell-thomas-competi/2013-list-of-winners-in-lt |title=SATW FOUNDATION LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALIST COMPETITION |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=SATW}}</ref>
* 2013 [[SATW (Society of American Travel Writers)|Society of American Travel Writers]] Gold Award for Best Travel Journalism Site<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.satwf.com/past-winners-satw-foundation-lowell-thomas-competi/2013-list-of-winners-in-lt |title=SATW FOUNDATION LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALIST COMPETITION |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=SATW}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 15:19, 21 October 2024

Roads & Kingdoms
Type of businessPrivate
Founded2012
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York; Barcelona, Spain
Key peopleNathan Thornburgh[1][2]
(co-founder)
Matt Goulding[1][2]
(co-founder)
Doug Hughmanick[1][2]
(co-founder)
Anthony Bourdain[1][2]
(sole investor)
URLwww.roadsandkingdoms.com
Current statusActive

Roads & Kingdoms is an independent online publication that explores culture and politics through food and travel. Founded in 2012 by veteran journalists Nathan Thornburgh and Matt Goulding, along with graphic designer Douglas Hughmanick, Roads & Kingdoms is based in Brooklyn, New York, and Barcelona, Spain.[1][2] In 2017, Roads & Kingdoms won the James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year.[3] In 2019, Roads & Kingdoms won the National Magazine Award for Website, Service and Lifestyle.[4]

Author and television host Anthony Bourdain was a partner and investor in the company from 2015 until his suicide in June 2018. His partnership with Roads & Kingdoms and CNN on the digital series Explore Parts Unknown won an Emmy in 2018.[5]

History

Initially created as a Tumblr in late 2011, Roads & Kingdoms transitioned to a self-funded website in 2012.[6] The company is named after The Book of Roads & Kingdoms, a geographical text by Abu Abdullah Al-Bakri, an 11th-century Andalusian geographer.[7] Roads & Kingdoms publishes articles by writers from around the world, with a focus on featuring local voices. Their content includes long-form dispatches, food-focused articles, and experiential travel guides.[2]

In 2015, Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Matt Goulding collaborated with Bourdain's imprint at HarperCollins on Rice Noodle Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture, which would go on to become the first of three similar books produced by Roads & Kingdoms, including Grape Olive Pig (2016)[8] and Pasta Pane Vino (2018).[9] That year, Bourdain also became a partner, investor, and editor-at-large for Roads & Kingdoms’ website.[10]

In early 2017, the site launched The Trip, a podcast focused on travel stories and hosted by Thornburgh, with cameos from Bourdain.[11] After Bourdain's suicide in 2018, The Trip shifted its main focus to weekly guest interviews.[12]

Also in 2017, Roads & Kingdoms partnered with CNN to create the website and webseries for Bourdain's travel food show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, titled "Explore Parts Unknown", for which they won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series in 2018.[13] The site features travel notes, exclusive videos, and behind-the-scenes content from each destination Bourdain visited for Parts Unknown.[14]

Name

Further information: Book of Roads and Kingdoms

The title of the magazine refers to a main work of the andalusian geographer and historian AbūʿUbaid al-Bakrī (1094–1014, Arabic: أبو عبيد عبد الله بن عبد العزيز البكري). His work is characterized by a very objective description of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. In Kitāb al-Masālik wa-l-Mamālik (1068; book of Roads and Kingdoms) al-Bakri writes about the people and their habits, as well about geography, climate and the capitals of the territories connected to the Mediterranean Sea.[15]

Awards

  • 2019 National Magazine Award for Website, Service and Lifestyle[16]
  • 2018 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Non-Fiction, Explore Parts Unknown[13]
  • 2018 James Beard Foundation Award for Food Journalism Source[3]
  • 2017 James Beard Foundation Award for Publication of the Year[17]
  • 2017 Webby Award Source[18]
  • Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing, Grape, Olive, Pig[8]
  • Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winner: Culinary Travel, Grape, Olive, Pig[8]
  • Amazon Best Book of November 2016: Cookbooks, Food and Wine, Grape, Olive, Pig[8]
  • 2016 Travel Book of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers, Rice, Noodle, Fish[19]
  • Finalist for the 2016 IACP Awards: Literary Food Writing, Rice, Noodle, Fish[19]
  • Named one of the Financial Times' "Best Books of 2016", Rice, Noodle, Fish[19]
  • 2013 Society of American Travel Writers Gold Award for Best Travel Journalism Site[20]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Q+A: NATHAN THORNBURGH, ROADS & KINGDOMS". DUMBO.
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  4. ^ "2019 Ellies Website, Service and Lifestyle".
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  6. ^ Fischer, Mary Clare (June 30, 2014). "Telling the Story of a Culture Through 'the Lens of the Grease-soaked Tamale'". American Journalism Review.
  7. ^ "About R&K". Roads & Kingdoms.
  8. ^ a b c d "Grape, Olive, Pig". HarperCollins.
  9. ^ "Pasta, Pane, Vino". HarperCollins.
  10. ^ Galarza, Daniel (May 27, 2015). "Anthony Bourdain Invests in Food and Culture Website Roads & Kingdoms". Eater.
  11. ^ Nagy, Colin (Nov 9, 2016). "Roads and Kingdoms Extends Its Brand of Travel Reportage Into Podcasts". Skift.
  12. ^ Thornburgh, Nathan (Oct 1, 2018). "WELCOME (BACK) TO THE TRIP". Roads & Kingdoms.
  13. ^ a b "Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown". Television Academy.
  14. ^ Guaglione, Sara (April 11, 2017). "CNN, Roads & Kingdoms Team For Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Site". MediaPost.
  15. ^ "Al-Bakri on West Africa". users.rowan.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  16. ^ "2019 Ellies Website, Service and Lifestyle".
  17. ^ "THE 2017 JBF PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR: ROADS & KINGDOMS". James Beard. April 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "ROADS & KINGDOMS". The Webby Awards.
  19. ^ a b c "Rice, Noodle, Fish". HarperCollins.
  20. ^ "SATW FOUNDATION LOWELL THOMAS TRAVEL JOURNALIST COMPETITION". SATW.
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