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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
3 reviews
sheriffrockyraccoon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Who doesn’t spend every waking hour missing Anthony Bourdain? Couldn’t be me. As a fan of his show, I figured I should go back to what may be his most famous book and see where it all started.
I had so much fun reading about Bourdain’s experiences. As someone who has worked in hospitality for a fair share of sociopaths, it was really comforting and enlightening to see someone else both experience the behavior and understand it at the same time. Bourdain clearly loves what he does and doesn’t hide behind his celebrity status as he confronts past demons. He’s just that lovable!
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys celebrity memoirs, Bourdain’s shows, French cooking, or just food in general. It was fun, relaxing, and easy to read- although he definitely jumped around at times (it fits the ambience of his kitchens, though).
I had so much fun reading about Bourdain’s experiences. As someone who has worked in hospitality for a fair share of sociopaths, it was really comforting and enlightening to see someone else both experience the behavior and understand it at the same time. Bourdain clearly loves what he does and doesn’t hide behind his celebrity status as he confronts past demons. He’s just that lovable!
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys celebrity memoirs, Bourdain’s shows, French cooking, or just food in general. It was fun, relaxing, and easy to read- although he definitely jumped around at times (it fits the ambience of his kitchens, though).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
These content warnings are relatively minor but frequent- he does not shy away from hypocrisynovella42's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual harassment
julied's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Classism