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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
5 reviews
hmetwade's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Classism
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
mandaraffe's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs
Minor: Suicide
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
4.75
I do also recommend this book to all those who have never worked in a kitchen and are at all curious about what goes on. Bourdain gives some interesting tips on what he will or will not eat depending on whether he knows the chef or not. Like which days you should or shouldn't order the fish.
I loved listening to Anthony Bourdain read this book himself even if it was a bit depressing at the same time. It was sad to hear that he overcame so much addiction and issues over the course of his life just for him to ultimately lose the battle with himself. There is a certain amount of self-deprecating humor that allows you to see some of where his head was at in hind sight.
Highly recommend this book (especially listening to Bourdain reading it)!! I did take off the smallest amount of star because he says "mise en place" Way. Too. Much. My (chef) Mom laughed when I said that and said clearly I didn't work with my Uncle much. Anyway, Read this!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
kingweirdo's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Suicide