For years, we've lived vicariously through Anthony Bourdain's globe-hopping, face-stuffing adventures on CNN's Parts Unknown. When news of his death hit on Friday, we were rocked. He was our inspiration; we mourned and remembered him like so many others. And we assumed we had written our final recap of his work.

Until CNN decided this past weekend to honor Bourdain by doubling down on its coverage: The channel aired all of his favorite episodes of Parts Unknown on Saturday, ran a tribute from staff members on Friday and Sunday night, and ultimately decided to release the remaining three installments of season 11 of Parts Unknown. It was fairly gut-wrenching to watch last night's episode on Berlin. But Anderson Cooper makes the case for the "show must go on" in a special introduction to the episode: “If Tony could hear this, he’d probably be embarrassed by the praise," Cooper says. "He was always his own toughest critic. He also preferred to let his work speak for itself, which is why, in the midst of our heartache and sadness, we decided to air his latest episode of Parts Unknown.”

And so, the recaps go on. We'll follow him as long as we can.

Where did Bourdain go this week?

He was all over Berlin: learning about the club culture (which runs nonstop from Saturday evening to Monday morning, according to a local bouncer), watching Fritz Lang's Metropolis with a famous chef, musing that the "world almost ended right here" at the Berlin Wall , and overall, enjoying Berlin's all-are-welcome attitude. This city is "a place where people go to find what they want, need, or can’t find back home,” says Bourdain.

The meal we'll remember

It was hard to pick. There was the brined pork knuckle, sauerkraut, and potatoes cooked by musician Anton Newcombe, frontman of Brian Jonestown Massacre—"this is what I came to Germany for," Bourdain says enthusiastically—and the formidable plate of pork schnitzel drizzled with gravy Bourdain ordered when he met Frank Künster, a legendary Berlin bouncer who's been working clubs in the Mitte district since 1989. Then there was the meal at Lichtblick-Kino, a tiny movie theater screening 1927's Metropolis while Bourdain and sommelier Billy Wagner snacked on a meal they snuck in: currywurst (wurst topped with curry powder and ketchup), fries, and a hefty kebab sandwich, paired with sparkling and red wine (naturally). It not only looked delicious but also felt the most authentic to Bourdain, who was just as happy eating noodles and drinking cold beer in Hanoi as he was eating freshly caught scallops and chanterelle ice cream in Newfoundland.

Bourdain at Anton Newcombe's house. Courtesy CNN

Quote of the week

"Few other cities have been shaped by individual imaginations, either brilliantly creative or unspeakably evil. Start again, start again. Look back at the past, never forget it. Like an Irish playwright said, ‘You must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.’”—Bourdain, as the episode came to an end.

Epilogue

As the credits rolled out, the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline appeared onscreen (see below), before segueing into a special tribute from CNN. Network anchors—everyone from Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon to Christiane Amanpour and Brooke Baldwin—came on to talk about what it was like to know and work with Bourdain, as well as his influence on the world of travel, politics, and food. Here's some of our favorite moments:

"He was exactly as you see on television. You know, he was funny, he was sarcastic, he had a dark sense of humor."—Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360° host