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The Many Courses of a Chef’s Life
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By: Symren Malhi
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures of the Culinary Underbelly
By Anthony Bourdain
446 Words, Publishing House, $20
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures of the Culinary Underbelly
By Anthony Bourdain
446 Words, Publishing House, $20
Anthony Bourdain, a man that is now acclaimed for his lighthearted, yet passionate food show, “No Reservations”, decided to give writing a shot in 2000. The result of that decision is the bestselling book, which combines a vividly detailed autobiography with insider looks into the core of the restaurant industry, “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly”. His fellow food critiques are either his best friends or his worst enemies, as while he has the ability to insult with brutal honesty, he also possesses the charm of flattery when he deems it fit. Kitchen Confidential manages to showcase that personality perfectly, as it is written not only with honestly, but it possesses a layer of quick wit and sarcasm.
Anthony Bourdain seemed to have written this book with one thing in mind: entertaining his readers, without straying from the truth. This is clear as he alternates each chapter with either a look into his life, or a look into the restaurant industry. The first, third and fifth chapters are Bourdain’s life story, and the second and fourth offer readers insider looks into the culinary underbelly. While this approach could have been disastrous as readers could have gotten lost, or confused, Bourdain writes it in such a way that the blend works and manages to capture the readers attention throughout. Bourdain also adds a few quirks that make Kitchens Confidential original, such as the fact that each chapter is called a “course”.
Bourdain manages to entice his readers from the start, as he names the first few sections in the First Course with clever anecdotes, such as “Food is Good” and “Food is Sex”. It was...
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By: Symren Malhi
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures of the Culinary Underbelly
By Anthony Bourdain
446 Words, Publishing House, $20
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures of the Culinary Underbelly
By Anthony Bourdain
446 Words, Publishing House, $20
Anthony Bourdain, a man that is now acclaimed for his lighthearted, yet passionate food show, “No Reservations”, decided to give writing a shot in 2000. The result of that decision is the bestselling book, which combines a vividly detailed autobiography with insider looks into the core of the restaurant industry, “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly”. His fellow food critiques are either his best friends or his worst enemies, as while he has the ability to insult with brutal honesty, he also possesses the charm of flattery when he deems it fit. Kitchen Confidential manages to showcase that personality perfectly, as it is written not only with honestly, but it possesses a layer of quick wit and sarcasm.
Anthony Bourdain seemed to have written this book with one thing in mind: entertaining his readers, without straying from the truth. This is clear as he alternates each chapter with either a look into his life, or a look into the restaurant industry. The first, third and fifth chapters are Bourdain’s life story, and the second and fourth offer readers insider looks into the culinary underbelly. While this approach could have been disastrous as readers could have gotten lost, or confused, Bourdain writes it in such a way that the blend works and manages to capture the readers attention throughout. Bourdain also adds a few quirks that make Kitchens Confidential original, such as the fact that each chapter is called a “course”.
Bourdain manages to entice his readers from the start, as he names the first few sections in the First Course with clever anecdotes, such as “Food is Good” and “Food is Sex”. It was...