Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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SarahFirst to rec“Really enjoying this book. There’s something so soothing to me about descriptions of kitchen operations and food. Makes me nostalgic for my younger days working at restaurants/cafes. Obviously Tony is the best as well.”
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cole“one of my two vacation books. should be required reading for anyone even thinking of going into the restaurant industry. times have surely changed, but man it's hard out there.”
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April“For the Anthony Bourdain lovers. This was my first book of his I read several years ago and I have continued to read his writing.”
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Poog Podcast“"She's Winston fucking Churchill. She's Jacqueline Bourdain. The waiter comes over eventually, and I see on his on his face, he's impressed. He is smiling..." - Jacqueline Novak”
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Gina Marinelli“It's hard to read this without feeling grief, but I still recommend it all the time. Also, after reading this, I never order fish on Mondays anymore.”
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Lucy Propper“He reads the audio book 🫦”
Hannah“the perfect non-fiction book you MUST listen to the audiobook”
Dylan“i love and miss this man”
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