Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
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Rating | : | 4.46 (574 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0060899220 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-09-16 |
Language | : | English |
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Michael T. said Must Read. I have worked in the restaurant industry my entire life, and I have to say that even if you've only waited tables for a month, or never worked in the industry at all, this is a must read. When people go out to dinner, they have a pleasant time, or they d. In it to win it. But you better stay in GREAT book! I couldn't put it down. Having been in food service most of my life, I'm only 26yrs old and feel like I've already been exposed to it all. After reading thisnot even close. Anthony never goes far beyond the truth of spending his time in a kit. Sturmey Archer said Kitchen Confidential. Irreverence is Anthony Bourdain's job, and he takes that job very seriously. The problem is: Just like seasoning, a little bit of irreverence, and by extension, Anthony Bourdain, goes a long way.This book takes the reader on a series of rides, most notab
A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine—now with all-new, never-before-published material.
Those without the stomach for this kind of joyride should note his opening caveat: "There will be horror stories. Heavy drinking, drugs, screwing in the dry-goods area, unappetizing industry-wide practices. Talking about why you probably shouldn't order fish on a Monday, why those who favor well-done get the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel, and why seafood frittata is not a wise brunch selection. More likely, writes Anthony Bourdain in Kitchen Confidential, that elegant three-star concoction is the collaborative effort o