Just about anything Anthony Bourdain says and does proves notable when it comes to the Internet. The moment he mentions your city or launches a new project, people go into a tizzy. The latest tidbit's meatier than most: The former chef is bringing a documentary series about Detroit's heyday to CNN in 2018.

With the working title Detroit 1963: Once in a Great City, the four-part series "will take viewers back to a time in America when people believed in the power and goodness of big corporations, had high hopes for racial parity, and looked to institutions like unions and the government to solve their problems," according to a report by Variety. The current Parts Unknown host will serve as executive producer on the project, and he told Eater in a statement the film “is based on David Maraniss' tremendous book of the same name, and was inspired by my longtime love and appreciation for a uniquely great city."

Previously, the always opinionated TV host took his show to the Motor City for Parts Unknown's second seasons finale, which drew criticism for its focus on the city's urban decay, such as a portion exploring the Packard Plant, now inhabited by a single resident.

Bourdain also made a brief stop in Detroit during season five of No Reservations, his prior show on the Travel Channel, where he dined on mussels and sipped on Belgian beer at Cadieux Cafe as part of episode 13, which featured cities around the Rust Belt. That he's gone back several times speaks to Bourdain's fondness for the automobile capital of the world, but he's even written about it himself before.

"I love Detroit. I think it’s beautiful. I think it’s one of the most beautiful cities in America—still," Bourdain wrote on his tumblr. "The same incompetence and neglect that led to its current state of affairs has, at least, left us with a cityscape that even now, taunts us with the memories of our once outsized dreams."

If the four-part series is anything like Bourdain's regular show, it's bound to be a thoughtful and entertaining look at a complex place—good, bad, and ugly.