Bourdain Has No Reservations About a Holiday Special

This isn't the Anthony Bourdain's first holiday special (see the one from back in 2007), but airing next Monday December 6 is an all-new No Reservations Holiday Special. This time around Bourdain pulls in people like Mario Batali, David Chang, Pat LaFrieda, Ted Nugent, Duff Goldman (who makes a turkey cake), Michael Ruhlman, Marky Ramone, and an improbable sock puppet called Mr. Socks. Is this Bourdain's new travel sidekick? Or is it just a one-off Christmas puppet type of situation?

Here's a video preview, sadly, sans puppet:

Video: Anthony Bourdain: Holiday Dinner With Marky Ramone

· Episode: Holiday Special [Travel Channel]
· Anthony Bourdain: Holiday Dinner With Marky Ramone [YouTube]
· All No Reservations Coverage on Eater [-E-]