Kitchen confidential (2000)

Could have been shorter by about 100 pages, many lists of the same type of thing. I appreciated the updated additions because some of the environments and food seemed a little dated. ( )

Interesting learning about the behind the scenes at places I go to multiple times per week. ( )

Digital audiobook read by the author.
3.5***

Subtitle: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

This is a wonderful memoir, as well as a bit of a tutorial, a travelogue, and a warning of what NOT to do. Bourdain is honest, profane, funny, enlightening and engaging. Some of his stories make me think I’ll never dine in a restaurant again. But most make me crave the experience of eating fresh ingredients prepared simply and deliciously by someone who really cares about the taste of the food being served. And, yes, Tony, I DO have shallots in my kitchen and I DO cook with butter! But, no, I do not make my own stock.

Bourdain narrates the audio version himself, and I cannot imagine anyone else doing a better job. 5* for his performance. ( )

Excellent audio book! This book is very funny and at the same time insightful. Anthony got some outrageous experience.. miss him! ( )

I enjoyed this book by Mr. Bourdain. I like his attitude.

This is an entirely different world from what I live in. I've never worked in the food service industry, is it still like this nowadays? A world where you can never be sued for sexual harassment and foul language? I have a boring office job and this is so foreign to me.

Because this is so far removed from my own experiences of the world - heck, I've never even been to New York and seldom eat at fancy restaurants - I liked it. It was fun. And eye opening. ( )