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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
4 reviews
samiaba15's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
rachelschell's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Minor: Drug use
surefinewhatever_'s review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Oh man, me and Shane listened to this audiobook hours at a time in the car during our spring break road-trip to Baltimore (coincidentally, we drove out of Baltimore just as a chapter began with the line “Baltimore sucks.”)
This book affirmed much of what I already knew, and appreciated, about Bourdain. He was a complex, messy, imperfect, charming, and charismatic man. A take-no-bullshit straight shooter who certainly held what was likely some “leftist” viewpoints at the time that aged really poorly in a modern reading of this text. Being that this was published by a white middle aged rough & rowdy man in 2000, & as a longtime fan of Anthony’s, not much of this shocked me. He’s a man who has done immense good and how shown immense amounts of kindness & empathy, and that outweighed the old school thinking for me, here. (But I recognize that wont work for everybody, & that’s okay). An interesting, endearing, and at times disgusting portrayal of kitchen life. Anthony’s signature voice and narration were as compelling as ever.
This book affirmed much of what I already knew, and appreciated, about Bourdain. He was a complex, messy, imperfect, charming, and charismatic man. A take-no-bullshit straight shooter who certainly held what was likely some “leftist” viewpoints at the time that aged really poorly in a modern reading of this text. Being that this was published by a white middle aged rough & rowdy man in 2000, & as a longtime fan of Anthony’s, not much of this shocked me. He’s a man who has done immense good and how shown immense amounts of kindness & empathy, and that outweighed the old school thinking for me, here. (But I recognize that wont work for everybody, & that’s okay). An interesting, endearing, and at times disgusting portrayal of kitchen life. Anthony’s signature voice and narration were as compelling as ever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Fatphobia
boliverio's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual assault