"Parts Unknown" host Anthony Bourdain has a good feeling about Cologne, Germany. "This city charms you. It takes you in. It makes you feel welcome," he said.
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Bourdain partakes in a series of petite glasses of K?lsch pale ale, the city's signature brew, with lifelong Cologne resident Heinz Gru?ne at Malzmu?hle brewhouse.
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Nothing says Cologne like a tray of K?lsch. Cologne has a "non-douchey" beer culture, Bourdain said. "Here decent beer is a way of life. It's a birthright. You don't talk about it too much."
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Bourdain and musician Irmin Schmidt, a founding member of the band CAN, finish a five-course tasting menu at Ox & Klee.
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The Michelin-star restaurant Ox & Klee serves inventive, modern food.
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Ox & Klee chef Daniel Gottschlich, left, and friend Dimi Katsavaris meet Bourdain for some authentic German street food including currywurst and Spiessbraten.
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"Drunk or sober, good is good," Bourdain said. "And I want this, you want this. We all want this, right?"
