World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
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Summary
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places， as seen and experienced by writer， television host， and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone。 His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo， from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires， Paris， and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond。
In World Travel， a life of experience is collected into an entertaining， practical， fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words。 Featuring essential advice on how to get there， what to eat， where to stay and， in some cases， what to avoid， World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable。
Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends， colleagues， and family that tell even deeper stories about a place， including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother， Chris; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini， and more。 Additionally， each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook。
For veteran travelers， armchair enthusiasts， and those in between， World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain。
Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone。 His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo， from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires， Paris， and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond。
In World Travel， a life of experience is collected into an entertaining， practical， fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words。 Featuring essential advice on how to get there， what to eat， where to stay and， in some cases， what to avoid， World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable。
Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends， colleagues， and family that tell even deeper stories about a place， including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother， Chris; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini， and more。 Additionally， each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook。
For veteran travelers， armchair enthusiasts， and those in between， World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain。
Reviews
Heather
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A top notch essay collection of and honoring the late Anthony Bourdain。 If you are a fan of Bourdain this will take you on a journey while。 you reminisce。
Adam
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Was I disappointed because I was expecting some new unpublished writing from Anthony Bourdain？Yes。Did I enjoy a summary of Bourdain visiting all his favorite spots with quotes from the TV shows all in one place？Also， yes。A mixed bag。
Ben
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Not what I'd hoped for。 No original stories here， just elements pulled from various interviews。It's positioned like a travel guide not stories about experiences。 Nobody needs a travel guide in this format。 Not what I'd hoped for。 No original stories here， just elements pulled from various interviews。It's positioned like a travel guide not stories about experiences。 Nobody needs a travel guide in this format。 。。。more
Stef D
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This really made me miss Tony。 But sadly it's just regurgitated information from his travel shows。 I wanted it to be more than it was， but I really knew what to expect before reading it - given that it was essentially written by his assistant。 Nonetheless， if you're a fan， there's no harm in skimming through this。 This really made me miss Tony。 But sadly it's just regurgitated information from his travel shows。 I wanted it to be more than it was， but I really knew what to expect before reading it - given that it was essentially written by his assistant。 Nonetheless， if you're a fan， there's no harm in skimming through this。 。。。more
Dana
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I bought this book because like many other readers， I love and miss Tony。 On the whole， the book is choppy and reads more like a travel guide than the brilliant food and travel writing Bourdain’s known for。 It feels like this project came to fruition because it would be profitable; not necessarily because it represents significantly unique or creative work by Tony。 What’s good: the Tony snippets and original essays， especially those by his brother and No Reservations producer， Nari Kye。 I loved I bought this book because like many other readers， I love and miss Tony。 On the whole， the book is choppy and reads more like a travel guide than the brilliant food and travel writing Bourdain’s known for。 It feels like this project came to fruition because it would be profitable; not necessarily because it represents significantly unique or creative work by Tony。 What’s good: the Tony snippets and original essays， especially those by his brother and No Reservations producer， Nari Kye。 I loved learning about the impact Tony had on those closest to him。 What’s not good: many chapters felt shallow， like a few hotel and food recommendations cobbled together， while others go deep， framed up by Tony’s sense of place - through his perspectives on a location’s history， politics， culture， etc。 The rich analysis we love and miss。 I wish the book focused on quality， not quantity。 All of that said， it was still a treat to spend some time with Tony。 。。。more
Michelle Kidwell
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World TravelAn Irreverent Guideby Anthony Bourdain; Laurie WooleverHarperCollins Publishers Ecco Biographies & Memoirs | Travel Pub Date 20 Apr 2021I am reviewing a copy of World Travel An Irreverent Guide through HarperCollins Publishers:In World Travel we travel with Anthony Bourdain as he traveled the world from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo， from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires， Paris， and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert World TravelAn Irreverent Guideby Anthony Bourdain; Laurie WooleverHarperCollins Publishers Ecco Biographies & Memoirs | Travel Pub Date 20 Apr 2021I am reviewing a copy of World Travel An Irreverent Guide through HarperCollins Publishers:In World Travel we travel with Anthony Bourdain as he traveled the world from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo， from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires， Paris， and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter， and so many more places。 He probably saw more of the world than just about anyone。 World Travel is the late Anthony Bourdain’s collection of entertaining， practical fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places in his own words he tells of these journeys。 The book features essential advice on how to get there， what to eat， where to stay and， in some cases， what to avoid，World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable。A handful of essays by friends， colleagues， and family supplements Anthony Bourdain’s work。 The essays tell even deeper stories about a place， including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother， Chris; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini， and more。 Additionally， each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook。This book allows veteran travelers， armchair enthusiasts， and those in between to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain。 I give World Travel five out of five stars！Happy Reading！ 。。。more
Ben Brommell
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While it was great to have this last world trip with Tony， I wish it had more parts unknown and less of the familiar locales and swanky unaffordable luxury hotels。 The United States portion especially seemed never-ending and really killed the drive of the book， so it limped to its ending a few locations later。
Riana Autumn
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This book criss-crosses the world， alphabetically by country， sharing tidbits from the late Anthony Bourdain's travels to that country， as well as logistical information and the occasional essay by a foodie friend who travelled with Bourdain。 The book was put together by Laurie Woolever， Anthony Bourdain's long time assistant。 Laurie and Tony had a one hour conversation about what this book would look like before he died， so don't mistake this for the last unfinished manuscript by Anthony Bourda This book criss-crosses the world， alphabetically by country， sharing tidbits from the late Anthony Bourdain's travels to that country， as well as logistical information and the occasional essay by a foodie friend who travelled with Bourdain。 The book was put together by Laurie Woolever， Anthony Bourdain's long time assistant。 Laurie and Tony had a one hour conversation about what this book would look like before he died， so don't mistake this for the last unfinished manuscript by Anthony Bourdain。 All of his words in this book are borrowed from his past TV shows and writing。For the most part， I enjoyed this book。 I liked being dropped into the different countries and could definitely feel the wanderlust growing and my mouth watering， especially during the section about food in Shanghai。 However， if you're a Tony super fan， none of these stories will be new。 And if you're not a Tony super fan （like me）， you may find some of the stories a bit boring or unnecessarily crass （this book uses the word "prostitutes" more times than a food book should need to）。I really disliked the logistical information that was added in。 From the top， Laurie explains that this isn't a travel guidebook and you'd be better off buying a real guidebook or using the internet for practical information。 But then she adds information about the local airport， how to get into the city and the website for the transit system for every place mentioned。 It seemed really useless and took me out of the book completely。 Maybe in the paper book this would be easy to skim over， but in the audiobook， it was awful。My favourite parts of this book were actually the essays penned by fellow writers and foodies who travelled with Anthony Bourdain。 In my opinion， a collection of these essays would have made for a much better book。 They were all original and extremely heartfelt。 I particularly liked the story of the bone marrow shooters in Toronto and of a crew member reigniting her love for her culture in South Korea。A quick note on audio VS paper: On the audiobook you can hear the voices of Laurie， the different chefs and， I believe， Anthony Bourdain's brother reading Tony's parts。 In the paper copy， there are illustrations。Rating: 3。5/5 。。。more
WorldconReader
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"World Travel: An Irreverent Guide" by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever is an unusual travel guide。 Rather than an encyclopedic description of everything a traveler needs for a visit， it is an entertaining highlight of the most interesting restaurants， bars， hotels， history， or other attractions in similarly interesting locations。 Since I had already visited 16 of the 43 countries and 33 of the 84 cities Bourdain describes， I particularly enjoyed what he had to say about the places I knew。 （ "World Travel: An Irreverent Guide" by Anthony Bourdain and Laurie Woolever is an unusual travel guide。 Rather than an encyclopedic description of everything a traveler needs for a visit， it is an entertaining highlight of the most interesting restaurants， bars， hotels， history， or other attractions in similarly interesting locations。 Since I had already visited 16 of the 43 countries and 33 of the 84 cities Bourdain describes， I particularly enjoyed what he had to say about the places I knew。 （I've even stayed in one of the hotels he recommends and eaten at one of the restaurants。） Regarding our shared experiences， I agree with him。 However， I consider it too bad that he did not have a chance to visit some of my favorite restaurants at those locations！ Though this is unavoidable， since that would certainly require his book to become an encyclopedia。Once post-pandemic international travel becomes common again I look forward to referring to double checking this book before visiting new locales to get the Bourdain overview。 。。。more
Alan Cooper
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I found this book to be a waste of time。 It is basically just a collection of quotes complemented by meaningless travel information。
Messy Nessie
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I don't think Anthony Bourdains name should have been attached to this project at all。 It felt like the writer wanted to release the book rather than create a piece of work that would make Bourdain proud。 It was formulaic。 Quote， brief & surface level explanation of quote， and then airport info followed by 1 or 2 restaurants。 She could have taken the time to really understand how those trips went， the interactions on his travels， how he felt， what he left behind when he left these places。 This w I don't think Anthony Bourdains name should have been attached to this project at all。 It felt like the writer wanted to release the book rather than create a piece of work that would make Bourdain proud。 It was formulaic。 Quote， brief & surface level explanation of quote， and then airport info followed by 1 or 2 restaurants。 She could have taken the time to really understand how those trips went， the interactions on his travels， how he felt， what he left behind when he left these places。 This work felt nothing like Bourdain。 。。。more
Mike
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Well， what a piece of crap！ Not by Bourdain but kinda stitched together from tv programs， hearsay and post-it notes and narrated by his assistant who in each city takes a break to let his brother or someone narrate with a lot of "F*ck this！， F*ck that！ and other oh so with it curse words to （I guess） make us think he's channeling AB and trying to justify the "Irreverent" in the title。 I agonized through Buenos Aires， Melbourne， Sydney， and Vienna and found out how much a cab ride from the airpor Well， what a piece of crap！ Not by Bourdain but kinda stitched together from tv programs， hearsay and post-it notes and narrated by his assistant who in each city takes a break to let his brother or someone narrate with a lot of "F*ck this！， F*ck that！ and other oh so with it curse words to （I guess） make us think he's channeling AB and trying to justify the "Irreverent" in the title。 I agonized through Buenos Aires， Melbourne， Sydney， and Vienna and found out how much a cab ride from the airport into each city costs or used to cost。 I also got a brief overview of his favorite restaurant in each city， that's assuming they haven't moved/sold the restaurant/raised the prices。 I decided to forego learning cab fares in other world cities and DNF'd at that point。 Got to be the worst ripoff of 2021 and I didn't pay for it！ 。。。more
Lauren
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wishing for more of his personal writing in this book- more so than a collection of quotes and travel insights organized by his colleague- unfortunately so because of his passing。 Still was an enjoyable read as a travel guide， and in catching the essence of Anthony Bourdain， but since it was mostly written by his colleague it felt less raw as the unfiltered and radically honest Bourdain we miss。 Through the book I can feel his well-relatable depression and existential dread， and find both sadnes Wishing for more of his personal writing in this book- more so than a collection of quotes and travel insights organized by his colleague- unfortunately so because of his passing。 Still was an enjoyable read as a travel guide， and in catching the essence of Anthony Bourdain， but since it was mostly written by his colleague it felt less raw as the unfiltered and radically honest Bourdain we miss。 Through the book I can feel his well-relatable depression and existential dread， and find both sadness and comfort in connecting to that space of understanding， seeing and being seen。 。。。more
Rucha
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In 2018， Anthony Bourdain’s long time assistant Laurie Woolever sat down with him to chat about a new project – a book that will document all of his favourite places across the world， written， in fact narrated， in Bourdain's characteristic style， curating all of his favourite places to eat， drink and explore。 Anthony Bourdain never lived to complete the project and after much deliberation Laurie decided to go ahead and publish the book just as it is， with personal essays from some of Bourdain’s In 2018， Anthony Bourdain’s long time assistant Laurie Woolever sat down with him to chat about a new project – a book that will document all of his favourite places across the world， written， in fact narrated， in Bourdain's characteristic style， curating all of his favourite places to eat， drink and explore。 Anthony Bourdain never lived to complete the project and after much deliberation Laurie decided to go ahead and publish the book just as it is， with personal essays from some of Bourdain’s favourite people on their precious memories of Tony。 And I am so grateful that World Travel saw the light of the day。 My thoughtsThis book made me hungry at all odd hours and more importantly made me crave traveling in this age of pandemic when traveling is a pleasure rarely found。 Most importantly though， the book made me realise just how much Anthony Bourdain is missed。I especially loved Christopher Bourdain's memoir about their time in Paris as kids when he was 7 and Anthony was 10。Personally， I kind of skipped the 'How to Get there' and 'Where to stay' parts and went straight for Tony's thoughts on each place。 That and the memoirs。Final Thoughts: A true tribute to Anthony Bourdains’ legacy。 Read it if you're a fan of Bourdain， especially if you loved No Reservations and Parts Unknown。 However， read it also if you've never seen any of his shows， as it'll help you seen the world from Tony's unique perspective - I am a storyteller。 I go places， I come back。 I tell you how the places made me feel。P。S。 Many thanks to Harper Collins and Netgalley for sending me an advanced readers copy。 。。。more
Katie Volk
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Nostalgia and pro tips
Tracey
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nonfictionThis is posthumously-produced Anthony Bourdain: snippets of quotes taken from his many taped shows， accompanied by occasional， short essays by acquaintances， and editorialized updates on the restaurants and places he talked about--which in themselves may already be out of date。Though his personality and voice very much do still come through in his quotes， the effect is really sad， a pale comparison to what used to be。 Travel guides in normal times age quickly as businesses change manag nonfictionThis is posthumously-produced Anthony Bourdain: snippets of quotes taken from his many taped shows， accompanied by occasional， short essays by acquaintances， and editorialized updates on the restaurants and places he talked about--which in themselves may already be out of date。Though his personality and voice very much do still come through in his quotes， the effect is really sad， a pale comparison to what used to be。 Travel guides in normal times age quickly as businesses change management or close altogether， and all the much so during COVID times， so this isn't really much of a travel guide either。 Of limited interest to everyone but the most dedicated fans。 。。。more
Lisa of Hopewell
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I devoured Kitchen Confidential when it came out， but oddly， I've never watched more than a few minutes of any of Anthony （"Tony"） Bourdain's tv shows--I prefer reading about food and travel （and， until last week when my daughter gave me one） I do not own a tv。 （I occasionally watch online though）。 After reading this book， I doubt I'll go in search of any of Boudain's tv shows， but I would be I might read more of his word。 His style is not mine。 It's more Bobby Knight than I'd like--especially a I devoured Kitchen Confidential when it came out， but oddly， I've never watched more than a few minutes of any of Anthony （"Tony"） Bourdain's tv shows--I prefer reading about food and travel （and， until last week when my daughter gave me one） I do not own a tv。 （I occasionally watch online though）。 After reading this book， I doubt I'll go in search of any of Boudain's tv shows， but I would be I might read more of his word。 His style is not mine。 It's more Bobby Knight than I'd like--especially around food。 But he certainly knew good food and exciting travel。At the time of his death in 2018， Bourdain and his "lieutenant，" Laurie Woolever， were at work on the project of telling about people， places， and most importantly， food he had encountered over his twenty years of making travel and food tv programs。 Unfortunately， they only got to have that one meeting。 Tony ended his life and left Laurie with the idea to finish the project。 Instead of Tony writing about places and experiences he'd loved， friends， coworkers， and relatives have contributed prose and memories。 Tony's words， drawn from his television shows and writing， make up the balance of the book。In this world tour， I enjoyed all of his stops， but I was especially drawn to two places--the first of which is Salvador in Brazil。 I was taken in by the interesting sound of the taste of a caipirinhas [a lime juice-based cocktail with sugar cane "spirits"] and for the acaraje。 What's not to like about this:"[A] paste a batter， a falafel-like wad of smushed-up black-eyed peas， seasoned with ground dried shrimp and onions， deep-friend till crispy and golden， in some chili-spiked dende oil [red palm oil]。 On top you got your catapa which is， sort of， a shrimp curry paste， and your tomato salad， your friend shrimp， your cararao frito。 A must。" As Bourdain points out in his tv show [transcript] the slave trade was very big in Brazil。 You can certainly tell that just from the description above of the acaraje。 Black-eyed peas ["cowpeas" in some parts of Africa]， red palm oil， dried shrimp？ How much more West African can you get？ But you are eating it in South America。 Love that whole picture。 Wash it down with a caiprinhas。 which to me evokes memories of Malwai and Cathay， a sugar cane "spirit" that could knock over a Teamster with its kick。The second most compelling portrait was of Barcelona:"Outside of Asia， this is it: the best and most exciting place to it in the world。"That's a pretty bold statement even for as bold a guy as Tony was。"The simple， good things of Spain that most Spaniards see as a birthright。。。'How can ham be this good？！ How can something that comes in a can be that terrific。 Simple things--an anchovy， an olive， a piece of cheese。 Really really simple things， the little things that you see every day here--that's what's cool about Spain。'"I love everything about this statement--simple food that lends itself to daily life， to visiting with friends。 Food that fills you up but doesn't weigh you down。 Sign me up！There was no place in this book I wouldn't want to see and experience。 I must admit， though， that shark's live and various types of tripe do nothing to my taste bud， but do make my gag reflex kick in。 Ok， so I'm not as adventurous as Tony--not many of us are。 But to eat my way through all the versions of wonderful Piri-Piri chicken in Mozambique， or sample street foods in India or Singapore。 Those would certainly be amazing meals。As for the book--it isn't nice to criticize a posthumously published book。 But， this， in essence， was a copy-and-paste of a dead man's tv orations， padded out with words from a woman who was his assistant and with whom he wrote a cookbook。 While Laurie Woolever's prose was wonderfully descriptive and does set the scene well， I must say I was underwhelmed by this repackaging of Tony。 When Laurie was asking herself if the world really needed this book， she should have listened to her gut saying， "Probably not。" Tony's vision for the book would have been much better as it would have been populated with his planned essays on places， food， experiences， and more。 Bourdain's larger-than-life personality does well on the tv screen。 Transcribing those words spoke， shouted， or muttered into the camera in a specific context， is just not great reading。 Nonetheless， it is still a decent addition to contemporary travel literature for those who want a super-quick read。 ["How thoroughly passive-aggressive can she be？" I hear you asking！ LOL] 。。。more
Gila
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I’ve long been a fan of Anthony Bourdain， having watched all episodes of No Reservations and Parts Unknown， and read his other books。 Like so many fans who invited him into their homes and onto their small screens， I was devastated when he took his own life in 2018。 Longing to hear his voice and witty story telling， I was so excited to see this posthumous book。 This book tracks some of the places Bourdain visited and featured on his shows。 If you're looking for the charm of Bourdain's travels an I’ve long been a fan of Anthony Bourdain， having watched all episodes of No Reservations and Parts Unknown， and read his other books。 Like so many fans who invited him into their homes and onto their small screens， I was devastated when he took his own life in 2018。 Longing to hear his voice and witty story telling， I was so excited to see this posthumous book。 This book tracks some of the places Bourdain visited and featured on his shows。 If you're looking for the charm of Bourdain's travels and his ability to connect to people in exotic locales and tell their story， well， this is not the book for you。 This book was generated between discussions Bourdain had with his assistant a few months before he died。 It is meant as more of a guide， with details on transportation costs， airport reviews， and highlighting some of Tony's favorite hotels。 Hoping to glimmer more of Tony's wit that we have missed so much， I was disappointed that there wasn't more of Tony's own words and impressions， and saw this as a disjointed "guide" of no particular import。 It could've been so much more， incorporating some of his recorded dialogue， so at the very least， we could hear him again。 If you're a fan， chances are you're going to want to read this anyway。 。。。more
Sean Sweeney
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Good， if you know what you’re getting。 It’s basically a travel guide to the places where Anthony Bourdain traveled。 Not really meant to be read cover-to-cover。 Probably better suited to be a reference book to consult while planning trips。
Kristen Cleghorn
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i really hoped this book would be more slickly written， with better incorporation of anthony’s thoughts and feelings rather than bolded quotes and generally vague thoughts about how much anthony loved a place。 this may have been my own misconceptions of what this guide would be—i appreciated the essays solicited for some of the countries， but in contrast to paragraphs on how much a cab costs from the airport， the format fell flat。 these details could be in an appendix， and it was clunky to navig i really hoped this book would be more slickly written， with better incorporation of anthony’s thoughts and feelings rather than bolded quotes and generally vague thoughts about how much anthony loved a place。 this may have been my own misconceptions of what this guide would be—i appreciated the essays solicited for some of the countries， but in contrast to paragraphs on how much a cab costs from the airport， the format fell flat。 these details could be in an appendix， and it was clunky to navigate the parts that were fun to read when very simple items could’ve been so much less featured。 why am i reading about if tipping is customary for several sentences， when an asterisk meaning it is could be used instead？ just a baffling use of space that contributes to exhaust and the length of about 500 pages。 overall it was nice to be re-immersed into anthony’s world for a few days， and surely it is a good resource before visiting any of these countries， but it’s hard to believe this would be the guide he would’ve wanted published。 。。。more
Lino Verde
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I enjoyed listening to first few sections of this book - various cities and their food from the eyes of Anthony Bourdain。 The cities were arranged alphabetically， and it was fun to jump around the globe。Anthony Bourdain's favorite place is Montreal。 I have to visit and see it！One quote from the book， “When the ingredient is that fresh， you do not need much spice。” I enjoyed listening to first few sections of this book - various cities and their food from the eyes of Anthony Bourdain。 The cities were arranged alphabetically， and it was fun to jump around the globe。Anthony Bourdain's favorite place is Montreal。 I have to visit and see it！One quote from the book， “When the ingredient is that fresh， you do not need much spice。” 。。。more
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I miss you！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Scott Day
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I love Tony more than any other voice of influence。 And this travel guide is teeming with his insights and voice for all his favorite locations。 It’s a bit of mishmash between quotes and price guides， lacking photos （though the art is exquisite）， but overall it’s just good to have Tony’s voice back even for a fleeting moment。
Jeremy Neely
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I’m not sure how you finish this without suffering pangs of hunger or wanderlust。 This damn pandemic can’t end soon enough。
Erica B
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Great synopsis of places visited throughout all the seasons of Tony's shows。 A bit brief， but the book would be endless if it was extensive for each place。 Sad Tony was not around to see it through or add to the text with new tidbits。 I enjoyed the additional essays the most as a bit of a peek behind the scenes。 Would definitely use it as a reference once we get to travel again。 Great synopsis of places visited throughout all the seasons of Tony's shows。 A bit brief， but the book would be endless if it was extensive for each place。 Sad Tony was not around to see it through or add to the text with new tidbits。 I enjoyed the additional essays the most as a bit of a peek behind the scenes。 Would definitely use it as a reference once we get to travel again。 。。。more
Poppy
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3。5 stars because I was able to read all of Bourdain’s quotes in his voice。
Christianne
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Literally anything Bourdain I'll be guaranteed to love。 This is basically an old school travel guide， taking quotes and reviews from his years of interviews and shows。 Particularly great just now as you feel like you're travelling vicariously through him （exactly how I felt when I watched Parts Unknown）。 Love love love， but always a little sad as it's another reminder of what the world has lost in him。 Literally anything Bourdain I'll be guaranteed to love。 This is basically an old school travel guide， taking quotes and reviews from his years of interviews and shows。 Particularly great just now as you feel like you're travelling vicariously through him （exactly how I felt when I watched Parts Unknown）。 Love love love， but always a little sad as it's another reminder of what the world has lost in him。 。。。more
Srujana
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Not a book you can read back to front。 Just a very very sparse guide to some restaurants around the world。
Audrey
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I want to give a warning to people that want to buy this book。 My mother got scammed on Amazon for this book。 Some people are using the cover and filling up a small booklet that it's filled with travel revenues from China。 [image error][image error]PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK FROM THE AUTHORS PROFILE ON AMAZON OR AT A LOCAL BOOK STOR TO NOT GET SCAMMED。 I want to give a warning to people that want to buy this book。 My mother got scammed on Amazon for this book。 Some people are using the cover and filling up a small booklet that it's filled with travel revenues from China。 [image error][image error]PLEASE BUY THIS BOOK FROM THE AUTHORS PROFILE ON AMAZON OR AT A LOCAL BOOK STOR TO NOT GET SCAMMED。 。。。more
Jim
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