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Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

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Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - Thryft
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Unique Raw, gritty, and humorous culinary underworld exposed.

If you're a food enthusiast who relishes behind-the-scenes stories of the culinary world, "Kitchen Confidential" is a must-read. Anthony Bourdain's candid memoir takes you on a wild journey through the underbelly of restaurants, from his humble beginnings as a dishwasher to his rise as a renowned chef. With his no-holds-barred storytelling and wicked sense of humor, Bourdain exposes the hidden truths of the industry, all while making you salivate for more. Prepare to have your taste buds tantalized and your funny bone tickled.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Kitchen Confidential : Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

by Anthony Bourdain
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ISBN: 9781582340821
Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date of Publication: 2000-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.15
(rated by 309634 readers)

Description

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." 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.
 

Unique Raw, gritty, and humorous culinary underworld exposed.

If you're a food enthusiast who relishes behind-the-scenes stories of the culinary world, "Kitchen Confidential" is a must-read. Anthony Bourdain's candid memoir takes you on a wild journey through the underbelly of restaurants, from his humble beginnings as a dishwasher to his rise as a renowned chef. With his no-holds-barred storytelling and wicked sense of humor, Bourdain exposes the hidden truths of the industry, all while making you salivate for more. Prepare to have your taste buds tantalized and your funny bone tickled.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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