Make reservations now. The cooking world's bad boy is coming to The Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Anthony Bourdain, best-selling author, chef and host of Emmy-nominated No Reservations on the Travel Channel, will be here just in time to heat things up next winter. He will speak for about an hour followed by a 15 minute question answer session on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $39.50, $49.50 and a $75 VIP ticket which includes a meet and greet with Bourdain after the show. The tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. and are available at the box office, 50 East Merrimack St., by calling (978) 454-2299 or visiting www.lowellauditorium.com.