Bourdain intersperses stories from his culinary life with essays (read: rants) on the restaurant business. His descriptions of kitchen life and the patois of kitchen crews are hilarious, and reminded me of the insane chefs, restaurant owners, and kitchen minions who are near and dear to my own heart. The book would have been better as an actual memoir (with the essays published separately), but the somewhat random structure didn't ruin the read. Although Bourdain can come off as a blowhard, it's clear that he is also thoughtful, introspective, and genuinely, sometimes hazardously, curious. Curiosity rates high on my list of admirable qualities. I'll be keeping an eye out for his other titles.
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7/23/2012 11:38:25 pm
He has shared some good things about kitchen restaurant experience and as a writer bourdain book is very refreshing.
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7/4/2016 02:16:23 am
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