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The New York Times bestselling memoir from Anthony Bourdain, the host of Parts Unknown.
Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine."
Last summer, The New Yorker published Chef Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's appetite when he told all about what happens behind the kitchen door. Bourdain uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable book, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike. From Bourdain's first oyster in the Gironde, to his lowly position as dishwasher in a honky tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown (where he witnesses for the first time the real delights of being a chef); from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, to drug dealers in the east village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable.
Kitchen Confidential will make your mouth water while your belly aches with laughter. You'll beg the chef for more, please.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Bourdain, Anthony
- ISBN: 9781582340821
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.40 x 1.20
- Number Of Pages: 320
- Publication Year: 2000
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English
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No Reservations About Recommending This Book
Lee E. - 2 years 6 months agoThis book had been on my "to read list" since it was originally released. Having already been a fan of "No Reservations", this was an entertaining romp into Bourdain's world before he was known beyond the East coast. Anyone curious about the tenacity, grit and obsession that comes with fine cooking should start with reading this.
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If you're too hot.....
Phillip D. - 3 years 1 month agoI watched Bourdain on the Travel channel and liked his matter of fact, don't sugar coat it (pun intended) way of viewing the world. If he likes something, he'll tell you, if not, he'll tell you louder. Based on that, I decided to read the book. His memoir is of his own experiences, but also of the restaurant industry in general. I'm sure a lot of what he tells happens in many places. The tales and characters he recounts are more likely to be in a police or drug lord memoir, rather than a kitchen. There seems to be no place more full of thieves, drug addicts and drunks. If you are a foodie and want to hear stories of how chefs create their masterpieces in surgically clean rooms, while teaching a respectful number of staff how to create delicate dishes, this isn't the book for you. If you want a slice of life that really goes on behind those swinging doors, give it a go.
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A behind the scenes look at life behind the kitchen doors
Alex A. - 7 years 1 month agoAnthony Bourdain takes us on an insider's tour of kitchens he's passed through during his culinary career. Both irreverent and informative, this book is hard to put down. Bourdain writes about everything from his raucous start in Provincetown to useful restaurant secrets (never order fish on a Monday). Funny, smart and a little bit rude, Kitchen Confidential is perfect for anyone who loves good food.
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