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No matter whether you're returning to a favorite destination or visiting a city for the first time, your best source for a great dining experience could be sitting in the taxi seat in front of you, says the host of "Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food," premiering Tuesday, Aug. 16, on Travel Channel. Best known for his willingness to tuck into "bizarre foods" on his other shows, in this new eight-episode series Zimmern helps travelers expand their dining options by changing where they get their information. "When you ask the doorman or the cab driver or the shopkeeper, 'What's good to eat around here?,' you're likely to get a much different answer than from a hotel concierge," Zimmern explains. "I'm not anti-concierge. I'm just really bullish on all the information I get from people who are situated differently to get information." The series premiere finds Zimmern on his most recent visit to Rio de Janeiro. Thanks to guidance from three different drivers, he samples some of the freshest and most authentically Brazilian food this vibrant city has to offer. Among the sites on his culinary itinerary are the city's favelas, where Rio's poorest citizens live. Once shunned due to crime and hygiene issues, many of these neighborhoods have been cleaned up and rendered more tourist-friendly. "The reason I suggest that travelers go in there is that Rio, like other cities, has many glamorous restaurants, but all the poor people who come from greater Amazonia go to live in these favelas," Zimmern says. "They're the only places they can afford and they bring their native food with them." Zimmern also encourages travelers to ask locals specifically if they know of any home restaurants or otherwise under-the-radar eateries. "Nearly all of the South American countries have them," he says. "It's part and parcel of the culture there, and it's getting more and more popular in Europe and Asia. I just want to stimulate viewers' minds to the notion that there are alternatives like these places." Future episodes feature London, Bangkok and Berlin among their destinations. BY JOHN CROOK Andrew Zimmern won't steer you wrong in 'Driven by Food' What do you usually eat when you're at home? Everyone imagines that there's a giant fermented possum in the middle of my dining room table every evening. I live in the upper Midwest in a leafy suburb with my wife and my son and several pets. The other night we made a farmer's market salad with local lettuces and tomatoes, stir-fried okra and roasted new potatoes and a chicken that I put on the backyard rotisserie. What did you have for dinner last night? I had a hamburger and French fries at a jazz club, listening to some friends who were performing in Minneapolis. Where did you go on your last vacation? We went to Belize in March for my son's school break, and we did five days with my 11-year-old in New York City in June, before he went to sleepaway camp. What are you reading? A book of short stories by Somerset Maugham, my favorite writer. Page 8 August 15 - 21, 2016 2:00 p.m. WNDU 0 Rio Olympics Cycling, Water Polo. (N) MSNBC Rio Olympics Modern Pentathlon, Hand- ball. (N) 2:15 p.m. NBCSN Rio Olympics Men's Basketball: First Semifinal. (N) 3:45 p.m. WNDU 0 Rio Olympics Equestrian, Rhyth- mic Gymnastics. (N Same- day Tape) 4:00 p.m. MSNBC Rio Olympics Women's Field Hockey: Gold Medal Final. (N) 4:30 p.m. NBCSN Rio Olympics Women's Soccer: Gold Medal Match. (N) 5:00 p.m. CNBC Rio Olym - pics Wrestling. (N) 6:00 p.m. CNBC Rio Olym- pics Men's Basketball: Sec- ond Semifinal. (N) 7:30 p.m. NBCSN Rio Olympics Men's Handball: Semifinal. (N) 8:00 p.m. WNDU 0 Rio Olympics Track and Field, Diving. (N) 9:00 p.m. NBCSN Rio Olympics Volleyball, Modern Pentathlon, Boxing, Tae - kwondo. 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