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  • Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
  • Written by: Anthony Bourdain
  • Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,960 ratings)

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Written by: Anthony Bourdain
Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
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Publisher's Summary

Recently, The New Yorker published chef Anthony Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's appetite in this tell-all about what happens behind the kitchen door.

Now, the author uses the same "take-no-prisoners" attitude in his deliciously funny and shockingly delectable audiobook, sure to delight gourmands and philistines alike. From his first oyster in the Gironde, to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown, from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, to drug dealers in the East Village, from Tokyo to Paris and back to New York again, Bourdain's tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable.

Kitchen Confidential will make your mouth water while your belly aches with laughter. You'll beg the chef for more, please.

Anthony Bourdain is the author of the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo. This is his first work of nonfiction. He is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City.

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2000 Anthony Bourdain
(P)2000 Random House, Inc.

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A must hear / Must read.

I meant to read the book years ago and then I moved away and lost the book to an ex girlfriend. long story short, I discovered Audible around the same time Anthony took his life / died. I looked this up in Audible as I was told by everyone who knew of Anthony. Read that Book!. So I listened to the sample and I was floored. It was Anthony Bourdain's voice over his book. I decided not to listen to it as his passing was very sad and tragic. Almost 3 years later here I am finishing the book and leaving a review. I loved it and even more so that it was read by him. I know so much more about the man now and love what he did as a chef even / human being now than I ever thought I would. R.I.P Thank you Anthony Bourdain, for allowing me to learn and listen and gaze upon you on screen and listen to your one of a kind infectious voice. With any pause, you are deeply missed. READ OR LISTEN TO THIS BOOK, It's a must for any Anthony B. fan.

Cheers

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Great book

My son was a cook tryjng to become a chef but he passed away a year and a half ago. He told me many great stories fo his own. just like in this book he would have really enjoyed this book. he also would have been a great chef her had it l would have really enjoyed listening to this with him. Miss you Ian love and miss you

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definitely one of my favourite books.

great book, and even better that tony reads it to you. sad that I got around to listening to this after he passed.

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Healing

I have watched Anthony on CNN for many years with my dad. After he passed away this book was healing for me to listen to, especially since it is narrated by Anthony. I think that this book gave me a snap shot into his mind and life and helped me work through the loss of a role model of mine. #Audible1

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pure love

I have loved this book for basically 2 decades. this is the first time I have listened to Anthony narrating it however. and it was bittersweet. it reminds me of all the things we no longer have in our lives since his death on 2018. I absolutely 10/10 recommend everyone listen to him reading his breakthrough book. It is worth the listen.

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rest in piece chef.

listened to this on the line the day we found out about his death. Very emotional for the chefs today.

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best kitchen book

love this book about cooking in kitchen and the world of culinary Arts, I recommend

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great book

great book for chef or home cook. unfortunately Anthony Bourdain rushes through a bit.

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Fascinant, comme toujours

J'ai suivi plusieurs émissions de voyages culinaires d'Anthony Bourdain. J'ai su qu'il avait écrit des livres. ce fût un plaisir de l'entendre raconter ses histoires de son passé et son parcours de chef.

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A book, not only for Cooks & Chefs

Great to listen to the kitchen stories of Anthony Bourdain, it takes you back to 1999 and the NYC Restaurant scene, that I’m sure has changed enormously since, but his honesty comes through and I’d suggest to anyone and everyone

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