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A review by samchase112
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I’ll be right here. Until they drag me off the line, I’m not going anywhere. I hope.
Hell yeah, this book was freaking fantastic. Narrated by Anthony Bourdain himself, it's an utterly engrossing (and gross) recount of his restaurant and kitchen experiences, complete with more blood, sex, drugs, and alcohol than you could ever imagine. A truly fascinating glimpse into a world I've never been interested in — food is… let's say, not my thing — and isn't that truly Bourdain's gift? One reviewer said reading this memoir was like meeting a ghost, and I wholeheartedly agree. I'll be recommending this (now decades old) book to anyone who will listen.
Hell yeah, this book was freaking fantastic. Narrated by Anthony Bourdain himself, it's an utterly engrossing (and gross) recount of his restaurant and kitchen experiences, complete with more blood, sex, drugs, and alcohol than you could ever imagine. A truly fascinating glimpse into a world I've never been interested in — food is… let's say, not my thing — and isn't that truly Bourdain's gift? One reviewer said reading this memoir was like meeting a ghost, and I wholeheartedly agree. I'll be recommending this (now decades old) book to anyone who will listen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment