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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Insider's Edition) by Anthony Bourdain
13 reviews
lizsurber's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cursing, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment
hmetwade's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Medical content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, and Sexual violence
kimveach's review against another edition
2.5
I think I would have liked it if I'd read it in the early 2000s when it was first published. As a forty-something person, I would have enjoyed this book's rough, vulgar, stream-of-consciousness. But reading it in 2023 was a different experience. I found the repeated descriptions of substance abuse, criminal activity, and swearing tiring and boring.
The book's best parts were the detailed descriptions of what it takes to manage and run a restaurant and the incredible skill and timing of the people working on the line.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Violence, Drug use, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cursing, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Vomit
crssmith's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
kellyofcali's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Addiction, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Drug use
Minor: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mandaraffe's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Racism, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Blood, Cursing, Sexism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs
Minor: Suicide
kumquats87's review against another edition
4.5
Also, don’t order the fish on Mondays.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Classism
Minor: Excrement, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexism
justacurse's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Racism
novella42's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Ableism, Drug abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual harassment
vistacanas's review against another edition
4.25
Although I am what I would call an entry level "foodie," I'm not into food-related shows or celebrity chefs. For some reason, Anthony Bourdain caught a bit more of my attention than his peers before his death. There was just something about him.
When he intentionally ended this life, I became intrigued. Not in a morbid way. I just hoped to get a better understanding of what it is I had sensed and why he did what he did. So, I picked up Kitchen Confidential to see if I was right.
I'm glad I did! This was an enjoyable and insightful read. Eating at a busy urban restaurant will never be the same for me again...wow! I'd heard it was heavy on drugs and alcohol and high on stress, but Anthony opened my eyes wider. This is definitely not a habitat I would survive in...and, honestly, I have a difficult time understanding those who not only do, but who thrive in it.
Turns out I was right about Anthony. He was a sweet and sensitive man underneath his surly exterior — and, I can understand how the world was finally just too much for him.
Looking forward to reading Into the Weeds by Tom Vitale, Anthony's long-time director and producer.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment