The book is known for its treatment of the professional culinary industry which he describes as an intense unpleasant and sometimes hazardous.
Kitchen confidential review. 4 of 5 stars i am not nor have i ever been a foodie. The singed forearms at the hands of a tyrannical kitchen overlord so to find one. Kitchen confidential is confidently prepared and served with an amiable ensemble but struggles to find a satisfying flavor with too many wild. Overview of the entrie book introduction to the important people in the book summary and analysis of all the chapters in the book key takeaways of the book a reader s perspective preview of the earlier chapters.
Kitchen confidential anthony bourdain bloomsbury 16 99 pp307 buy it at bol. Kitchen confidential is an edgy look into some of the scariest kitchens in america. Adventures in the culinary underbelly by anthony bourdain my rating. It is also a glimpse of punk rock cooking drugs and slave like efforts the public never knew existed.
Kitchen confidential is so funny. In our review of kitchen confidential the 2000 book that made him famous bourdain says that if were ever hit by an out of control ice cream truck he would have zero regrets about missing any. Kitchen confidential by anthony bourdain a 15 minute instaread summary inside this instaread summary. Season 1 kitchen confidential critics consensus.
I wish i had a more adventurous palette that loved encountering new things. I wish i was. Farrar straus giroux. Kitchen confidential is anthony bourdain s break out book and memoir of his twenty five years working in the restaurant business mostly in new york city.
Adventures in the culinary underbelly anthony bourdain released in 2000 the book is both bourdain s professional memoir and a behind the scenes look at restaurant kitchens. Culinary memoirs tend to follow templates the life altering bite. The best writing about food the stuff that makes the juices run even as the eyes read are dispatches from the front. I enjoy cooking simple dishes and exploring new foods.