Same production company, CNN basically bought the show and they changed the name and the intro song.
I thought it was really well done. The photography is just amazing and like that it is still somewhat food based and that he meets everyone from political figures to rock bands, etc. Still can be humorous and a bit light-hearted, but also will approach serious topics in the interviews.
The last segment was a little bit preachy, not sure if thats going to be every episode or just this one because it was Myanmar. It wouldn't surprise me if CNN told him he should wade into politics a bit more, try to put more of an editorial "bow" on what the viewer has seen. Not bad though.
On a side note, did anyone notice that the CNN Bourdain show title sequence and the new VICE show title sequence on HBO are, like, identical?