Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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- Author：Anthony Bourdain
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Summary
A deliciously funny， delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain， laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs， sex， and haute cuisine—now with all-new， never-before-published material。
New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny， inspiring memoir/expose。 Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex， drugs， bad behavior and haute cuisine。"
New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny， inspiring memoir/expose。 Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex， drugs， bad behavior and haute cuisine。"
Reviews
William Skehan
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The audiobook is read by Author so he was good to hear his voice of 12hr Again。
a。t。m。
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The life of a popular chef filled with emotions and feelings。He spared nothing in writing this compelling book about his experiences in kitchens in New York。 He added to that the crazy hardworking people behind the scenes of any successful or even unsuccessful restaurant， that he was employed by。 He is and always be remembered as a great guy and he will be missed， I highly recommend。
Katie Smith
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Even though Anthony Bourdain was a vegetarian hater， I couldn't help but love this book。 Even though Anthony Bourdain was a vegetarian hater， I couldn't help but love this book。 。。。more
Kate
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Great MemoirThis was a delightful vibrant tale of the life of a chef （before he became famous）。 Some great reveals are made about the restaurant business which all of us who in them should know。 A well written quick read。
Sarita
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I really love this book and I’m really grateful to Anthony Bourdain for writing it。
Chris Evans
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Great book， I really miss knowing this guy exists。
Bel
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I miss him。
Judson Greene
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RIP
Anna Bertz
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This obviously isn’t a self help book but it kind of was。 Anthony bourdain has one of the best voices to read， already want to read again。
Jessie
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Despite his obvious disdain for me and my people （vegans and vegetarians）， this was a very interesting read。 I’ve always enjoyed Bourdain’s shows， and this book was equally enjoyable。 If I have one quibble it’s just that sometimes the ordering of chapters didn’t make sense to me。 Surely the chapter that acts as a sort of glossary， explaining terms and processes， should be earlier in the book rather than in the dessert section。 Oh， and his defense of foie gras bugs。 It’s a truly hideous and inhum Despite his obvious disdain for me and my people （vegans and vegetarians）， this was a very interesting read。 I’ve always enjoyed Bourdain’s shows， and this book was equally enjoyable。 If I have one quibble it’s just that sometimes the ordering of chapters didn’t make sense to me。 Surely the chapter that acts as a sort of glossary， explaining terms and processes， should be earlier in the book rather than in the dessert section。 Oh， and his defense of foie gras bugs。 It’s a truly hideous and inhumane “product。” A good read nonetheless。 。。。more
Mary
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I did the Audible on this one and WOW。。。。。I am so glad that I did。 It was haunting to hear him tell his first story but also it reminded me of what an amazing story teller he was to begin with。 This is a must read！
Grace
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A fun tale of a hell-raising chef。 Taught me never to eat out on a Monday。
Mandy
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“A gift of a melon in Japan implies a life of obligation。 Frites are taken very seriously in our organization， but Japanese potatoes have an unusual starch/sugar content and require blanching in water。 I suggested peanut oil instead of canola， like we use in New York， and was informed that one could rent a small apartment for what it cost to fill a deep-fryer with it。 I'd brought along some white truffle oil and some truffles and the crew gazed at them like Martian artifacts。”I like reading abou “A gift of a melon in Japan implies a life of obligation。 Frites are taken very seriously in our organization， but Japanese potatoes have an unusual starch/sugar content and require blanching in water。 I suggested peanut oil instead of canola， like we use in New York， and was informed that one could rent a small apartment for what it cost to fill a deep-fryer with it。 I'd brought along some white truffle oil and some truffles and the crew gazed at them like Martian artifacts。”I like reading about food almost as much as I enjoy eating food， and this is great food writing。 A colourful account of some of Anthony Bourdain’s seedier culinary exploits。 I winced at a few turns of phrase but a great read， even for people who know nothing about the author。 。。。more
Aaron Rodriguez
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I listen the audible version narrated by Anthony Bourdain， it was a pleasure to hear his voice and go his magical journey through his culinary world。 I being someone who works in the service industry can attest to some of the allegations about the service industry Bourdain alludes to in this book， they are true today even as this book was written over twenty years ago。 Bourdain has always been one of my favorite story tellers with his television shows about travel， food， and life。
Heather
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Certainly not the first （or second） time I’ve read this one。 It’s still brilliant。 I like the way books change for you as you age。 This one is no different。 My heart still breaks every time， though。
Liesl
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I can still hear his voice in my head when I read his memoirs。。。
Gretchen P
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I kept waiting for this book to be about something， to have a direction or a point， but it never was and never did。 That's not to say it was entirety uninteresting - it certainly exposed a lot of what goes on behind the scenes at places I'm very unlikely to eat - but it never really went anywhere。 Beyond that it wasn't exactly chronological， so I was often lost trying to figure out whether the episode I was reading happened before or after the last episode about which he wrote haphazardly。 That I kept waiting for this book to be about something， to have a direction or a point， but it never was and never did。 That's not to say it was entirety uninteresting - it certainly exposed a lot of what goes on behind the scenes at places I'm very unlikely to eat - but it never really went anywhere。 Beyond that it wasn't exactly chronological， so I was often lost trying to figure out whether the episode I was reading happened before or after the last episode about which he wrote haphazardly。 That said， I'm sad he's gone。 Sad that his life ended tragically after it seemed like he had found some amount of redemption。 。。。more
Ashley
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I miss Anthony Bourdain！ I had been meaning to read this for a long time and really loved hearing his voice and candid commentary on the restaurant business。
Julie
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I read this years ago。 This time I listened to the audio book。 Loved it！
K
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Due to my deep love of all things Bourdain， you can't call me unbiased， but I won't oversell it。 This book is amazing。 If you can get ahold of the audiobook （be it audible or other channels） I highly recommend that option。 I read the whole thing myself sans the last chapter， which I listened to。 It's got brilliant levity， self-awareness， and thought provoking chapters。 His voice only serves to breathe life and depth into the scenes， but， if you're not an audiobook fan， reading it is just as good Due to my deep love of all things Bourdain， you can't call me unbiased， but I won't oversell it。 This book is amazing。 If you can get ahold of the audiobook （be it audible or other channels） I highly recommend that option。 I read the whole thing myself sans the last chapter， which I listened to。 It's got brilliant levity， self-awareness， and thought provoking chapters。 His voice only serves to breathe life and depth into the scenes， but， if you're not an audiobook fan， reading it is just as good。 Phenomenal work。 。。。more
Efe Torgay
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fuck
Candice W。
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I grew up in a restaurant， but in my adult life I work in politics。 You wouldn’t think it， but the vibe is very similar。 Fast-paced， long hours， lots of swearing and drinking， bigger than life characters… service industry folk just aren’t hung up on power。I love this book not just because it’s a love letter to my former life， but because there are parts that explained the inner-workings of my brother’s mind in a way that nothing else ever could。 Mark Woodruff is an insanely talented， CIA trained I grew up in a restaurant， but in my adult life I work in politics。 You wouldn’t think it， but the vibe is very similar。 Fast-paced， long hours， lots of swearing and drinking， bigger than life characters… service industry folk just aren’t hung up on power。I love this book not just because it’s a love letter to my former life， but because there are parts that explained the inner-workings of my brother’s mind in a way that nothing else ever could。 Mark Woodruff is an insanely talented， CIA trained chef with many， MANY of the same neuroses and flaws as our beloved Tony Bourdain。 The whole “Coffee and Cigarette” section， especially “So You Want to be a Chef？” ; “Commencement Address” and “Kitchen’s Closed” really helped me accept what sometimes I don’t understand， and I am deeply grateful to Bourdain for having the writing chops to get it down on paper。 。。。more
Stiv Mucollari
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Great book I read slowly over a one month period。 Humorous & enjoyable。 I really miss this man。
Kendall
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Really really good。 I listened to this on audiobook， so listening to Bourdain talk about all his experiences and what made is a chef was bitter sweet。 His dark humor was made all the more darker based on his tragic death a few years ago。 Not going to lie， I teared up hearing him talk about being the person who is supposed to protect his "team"， especially from ourselves。I'd recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Anthomt Bourdain or is considering becoming a chef， because he is extremely honest Really really good。 I listened to this on audiobook， so listening to Bourdain talk about all his experiences and what made is a chef was bitter sweet。 His dark humor was made all the more darker based on his tragic death a few years ago。 Not going to lie， I teared up hearing him talk about being the person who is supposed to protect his "team"， especially from ourselves。I'd recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Anthomt Bourdain or is considering becoming a chef， because he is extremely honest about the lifestyle and gives crazy insight。 。。。more
Skylar Karzhevsky
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i wish there was more of the travel parts — guess i’ll just have to watch parts unknown ig！！ truly a fun audiobook to listen to。 thought i would be sad （and i am， kind of） but he doesn’t let that happen
ThereWillBeBooks
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I read this after I was familiar with the Bourdain legend， the charming television personality whose lifestyle I admired/envied。 Consequently， I was a little surprised at how good it was。 Very well written。 Funny， vulgar at times， always charming， and consistently interesting。 Not that I expected it to be bad， but I didn’t know just how talented an author the guy was。 More a writer who happened to be a chef than the other way around。
Marley Ogden
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Recommended to me by my sister， a new chef herself。 Gives you a lot more respect for the people slaving away behind the stoves。 It was a fun an easy read
Jessica
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This was a really good and fun book。 Funny， fast-paced， does not give a fuck about anything。 Very insightful into the behind-the-scene workings of a kitchen。 Would recommend to anyone who enjoys food or cooking。
William
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Really enjoyable， and poignant。 Reads quickly。 I highly recommend it。
Marissa
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