Synopsis: Can you do the chacha? Bourdain throws back some traditional Georgian moonshine at every turn in this country where every toast is a bottoms up and out sort of affair. This episode is not without its surreal moments — The famous Zamir Gotta, a recurring character in Bourdain’s escapades, pole dances topless, for instance. When the room stops spinning in Georgia, you might just find that the border with Russia has changed. Bourdain witnesses a people torn between East and West, fearful of incursions from Moscow similar to those faced in other former Soviet Republics. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the friend of a Georgian stateswoman remarks to Bourdain that he bears a striking resemblance to director David Lynch (a full decade older than Bourdain). Bourdain admits Lynch has “better hair.”

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