He tells of what is happening in high end restaurants now as well as the television end of it. It was interesting when I knew who he was talking about when he talks of Food Network people. Not as interesting as he talks about chefs in high end restaurants. He does say what is happening to the high e...
I might have been a trifle mean in lopping off the fourth star for Kitchen Confidential, although I stand by my assessment that there's plenty of hyperbole in Bourdain's breakout work. I guess I prefer the more mellowed out Bourdain here? (age 54 rather than 44?) although in sheer cultural impact th...
I really learned about Anthony Bourdain from his television show No Reservations. I always thought he was funny and I appreciate his view of the food and the culture in a city.I am not a foodie, I hate fusion food and I like the basics but done really well. Shows like Top Chef or anything food netwo...
Only three stars for Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw, which I found a little... undercooked?Medium Raw is more episodic than Kitchen Confidential and though there were some interesting notes about where, when and how that book was written, it only harked back to it occasionally - more so towards the e...
"How long that sort of douche-oriented economy survives is questionable."Not my favorite of Bourdain's books. He's really mastered this weird little game he plays where he starts off by savaging one celebrity chef or another and then backtracks utterly, excusing all the things he just hated on and c...
Chances are, you know what to expect out of Anthony Bourdain. You've read Kitchen Confidential, or seen No Reservations or one of his guest turns on Top Chef, or you've at least heard of the guy. You know that he's a fairly reliable source of sometimes crude but always passionate commentary about fo...
Medium Raw was not as impressive as his first book [b:Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly|33313|Kitchen Confidential Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly|Anthony Bourdain|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348988611s/33313.jpg|4219], which I absolutely fell in love with. I enjoy...
Audio version - Fans of Anthony Bourdain will really enjoy this collection of essays focusing on everything from who are the villains/assholes of the food world to lush descriptions of eating pho in Hanoi to why cooking should be a mandated course in all American high schools. People who can't stand...
Not as good as Kitchen Confidential. Some items referred back to Kitchen Confidential. I think they may have rearranged the order of some of the chapters after he wrote the book. Heroes and Villains needed to be later in the book since he mentioned some people without explaining who they were and th...
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