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Kitchen Confidential

Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

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Kitchen Confidential

Written by: Anthony Bourdain, Irvine Welsh - introduction
Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain, Irvine Welsh
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Includes a new introduction written and read by Irvine Welsh

When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded the appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet that lays out his twenty-five years of sex, drugs, and haute cuisine.

From his first oyster in Gironda to the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, from the restaurants of Tokyo to the drug dealers of the East Village, from the mobsters to the rats, Bourdain's brilliantly written and wonderfully read, wild-but-true tales make the belly ache with laughter. Culinary Adventures Food & Wine Gastronomy Professionals & Academics New York Chef Culinary Medicine
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This has to be one of my top favourite books of all time. Bourdain's candid, darkly-humoured, no-holds-barred look at the life of professional cooking captures your attention right out of the gate. Whether you're a seasoned veteran of, considering entering, or have no interest at all in setting foot in a professional kitchen, Bourdain's talented storytelling will leave you entertained and hungry for more, pun semi-intended.

You left us too soon, Tony. At least this is one way of keeping you part of my life forever. Goodnight, my restless spirited, ever-curious friend... #Audible1

One Of The Best

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Tony's story and oration had me smiling all day long listening. He will be sorely missed.

I'll be convincing everyone to pick this up.

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This iconic book is one you want to ‘’read’’ either you’re a kitchen lover or not. To top it all, it’s the author relating it! What else would you want? We miss you M. Bourdain

You want to ear Anthony Bourdain!

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A captivating listen. It was such an honest and interesting story/biography. The fact that Anthony Bourdain narrated it made the book that much better. So tragic to have lost this man.

Excellent Listen

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incredible. top 10 books of all time in my catalog. rest in peace old buddy we all loved you

incredible.

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