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- A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Home & Garden, Food & Wine
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Publisher's Summary
The long-awaited follow-up to the mega-best-seller Kitchen Confidential
In the 10 years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out - from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy - much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores those changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.
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Always he returns to the question "Why cook?" Or the more difficult "Why cook well?" Medium Raw is the deliciously funny and shockingly delectable journey to those answers, sure to delight philistines and gourmands alike.
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- camilo
- 2020-08-03
it might be just the utter respect for the legend
As a 10 year recently unemployed due to covid 19 cook, I can say this audiobook was a much necessary light in a time of darkness in our industry. I would've loved to listen to you speak on the current events plaguing our industry today. you are greatly missed. much love and respect to Bourdain.
one of the realest motherfuckers to ever do it.
thank you.
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- Michelle
- 2018-09-18
Great listen
Bourdain really delves in to his personal life as well as the chef world in this book. He narrates it well - I love hearing his voice.
Highly recommend.
#audible1
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- Heather M.
- 2018-12-03
Having Tony Narrate It Makes It!
really captures your attention. I couldn't stop listening! Having Anthony as the narrator really pulls you into his writing and thoughts. I definitely recommend!
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- James
- 2018-09-18
Funny
Great follow up to Kitchen Confidential. Funny and heart warming. Easy listen...didn't want it to end. #Audible 1
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- Shaun Sanders
- 2020-07-21
Entertaining
Definitely worth a listen. Entertaining but certainly doesn't hold a candle to Kitchen Confidential.
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- kenzie v
- 2020-06-04
Bourdain was a treasure we didn't deserve
He was amazing. He was the best. He was going to change the world.
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- NePatsGirl
- 2019-02-02
A must for your wish list
Once again bourdain tells a great story. Although I enjoyed kitchen a bit more (can’t put my finger on why) this was a great book. As he tells more stories of his life I couldn’t help morbidly looking for some key or clue from way back then to explain his last year(s). I would recommend this book as I did the last for any fan, foodie or someone wanting a break from their own monotonous day. Bourdain’s ability to tell a great story is comparable to none
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- Brianna Humphrey
- 2018-12-28
Just perfect
when grinding out the past of your holiday rush and prep Tony sure helps keep you company.
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- Sherry Galesloot
- 2018-09-13
I miss Anthony Bourdain
Now that Anthony is no longer with us, his books narrated by himself are a way to keep his spirit alive. #Audible1
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- Adam Drew
- 2018-07-16
We may never see his like again
Anthony Bourdain, the "bad boy" of food writing, was a storyteller without peer in his field. His travel, his passion, his instinctive way of bringing out the best in the people around him. He roared to fame with Kitchen Confidential, but this book served as, not an apology, but a recontextualization of that work, through the voice of an older, wiser, but no less funny or cutting Bourdain, no longer a chef, but instead known worldwide as a lover of food, and of the people who make it and serve it.
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- Sparkly
- 2012-10-09
Surprisingly tender.
I loved Kitchen Confidential, in part because it was the story of a punk rock underdog from Manhattan, a demographic close to my heart and history. Occasionally over the years I have wondered how success and maturity have affected Bourdain, and this book answered most of my questions. Bourdain narrates, which is all important. The chapters on the dissolution of his marriage and his grappling with fame were moving, and quite sad. I found it laudable that he has the ability to admit that he's a jerk and has been wrong about a lot of things. And the section on the fish expert at Le Bernardin is just amazingly good journalism. Yes, he can be a strident, opinionated blowhard, but I think that's part of his charm. His devotion to cooking (and cooks) is infectious.
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- PKsweets
- 2010-07-16
I like it......well done!
This is the continuation of Kitchen Confidential...and also a review of sorts of many of the heavy hitters in the food business...from the Restaurants to the TV shows....a insightful background story that is always entertaining and even though it is NSFW, it delivers a great life lesson....you never know where you will end up, and the journey can be so interesting....well done! Great narration and great story....
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- Marie
- 2013-04-10
Fun read of a lush life
This was a really fun listen and at times I laughed out loud. This is my first Anthony Bourdain book, so I don't know how it compares to his more famous book.
Did I learn anything? Not really. This book is one where you just sit back and enjoy the ride and it is a fun ride that goes to various parts of the world and US. It is also like sitting at the bar with the world 2nd most interesting man as he spins tales about crazy girlfriends, lucky jobs, and life enjoyably wasted on booze and drugs.
I've seen criticisms about authors reading their own books, this is one of those things where the author does a really good job.
To truly enjoy this book, belly up to the bar, or sit out on the patio with a drink and a nice app.
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- Travelling Pillsbury
- 2013-02-13
Unexpectedly Delighted
Bourdain can get on your nerves. I should know, after faithfully inhaling his No Reservations for years, and more recently The Layover, all the while noticing the shows' producers increased tolerance for letting Tony get away with (or encouraging him towards?) kinda lame stuff. To watch as Tony tosses back triple shots of straight (insert local booze here) with a local table-mate until the redness of nose and the inanity of banter chafes my patience, and is no longer good TV (I even found it tedious when I was still a practicing drunk). On the other hand, the Haiti and Beirut and Mozambique episodes are finer recent examples of how No Reservations works when it’s nurtured and cared for. It was this Bourdain I hoped to find in Medium Raw, and with some trepidation I procured the audiobook.
All hesitation was quelled after the first two or three chapters. I am pleased to say I’m now enjoying my second listen, revisiting themes and analyses the first pass threw down with such ease and grace. Whatever impulse Bourdain may have to tread lightly and boozily when shooting some of his less stellar travel drunkalogs is not present here. Instead we have a sharp noggin bristling with ideas and a witty blast of fresh and cheeky verbiage in the sharing of them. He’s got some of David Foster Wallace’s eye for detail, and hints of A. J. Liebling’s ability to communicate complex ideas about food and society in a few finely crafted phrases that get right to the nut.
Dear Tony, if Medium Raw is the Bourdain that the TV versions of you have been hinting at, then please give us more of this pen on paper stuff, as after all it was Kitchen Confidential that sent the TV scouts after you in the first place. Yes you’re fun and irreverent on TV, but you really shine on the page (and incidentally as the narrator of your own work).
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- Allan
- 2011-06-13
fantastic entertainment
Anthony Bourdain observes and reports with an edgy wit peppered with just the right blend of erudition and four-letter words. There is not a boring moment in this and you'll easily listen to it twice. It does meander slightly and its hard to discern an overall theme- but you'll be so hypnotized by the stream of ideas and wit that you won't notice this.
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- Manifesta
- 2018-08-24
History makes this heartbreaking.
I wish I could appreciate this book simply for what it was when Bourdain wrote it, a well-executed, enlightening follow-up to Kitchen Confidential. But that's impossible now. It broke my heart to hear his voice, which is always brought me such pleasure, and still does. It broke my heart to hear him talk about his love for his daughter, and how she would react to him when she was 16, because that will never happen. It broke my heart to hear him talk about his love for Éric Ripert, who now has to live with the burden of finding his best friend's body. And it broke my heart to read the section "Jonathan Gold is a hero," because he absolutely was, and we lost him way too soon, while we were still reeling from Bourdain's death. The book is definitely worth reading, but it can't help being colored dark by history.
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- susan
- 2010-08-22
Tony does it again...
Enjoyable, if somewhat strident at times, this book catches readers up on the life of the author (and his antics) and recaps the lives of people covered in other books. Very enjoyable book.
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- Slothflyer
- 2010-08-13
a decent sequel
This sequel to Kitchen Confidential is very good, but Bourdain's ego and opinions get a little bloated and tedious. However, when he begins to berate the Food Network, it is the best. definietly download if you like his first book.
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- Matthew M. Ryba
- 2013-02-27
Tony does it again.
Would you listen to Medium Raw again? Why?
Yes, I had read this book twice in a hard cover edition before listening to it via Audible. There is something to be said about Tony Bourdain narrating it himself. In my head the book read in his voice and being a long time fan of his writing as well as his TV shows, it just made sense. It's a great story to catch a chapter or two, especially late at night when on the Subway in NY, begin able to visualize some of the places around the city he references, and even more, being told to you in the friendly familiar voce of another New Yorker.
Great book, strongly recommended, for the story telling, jokes, and tips on what might be a cool place to visit when in NY. If it weren't for Bourdain I would have no idea who David Chang was, and wouldn't frequent one of my favorite restaurants in NY as a result.
Who was your favorite character and why?
It's somewhat self-biographical, and Tony gives a great performance.
Which scene was your favorite?
The story about his drunken musings in the Caribbean with his psychopathic girlfriend.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Medium Raw; Why bloody is better.
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Overall
- Thomas
- 2010-07-22
Well written, well read and thought provoking
What more is there to say about an audio book? Anthony Bourdain is outspoken and passionate. He writes about food and the food industry intending to inform and entertain. He does this with humor and perception. Tony introduces you to a world that is deeper and more important than many people give credit to - a world just as prominent in politics as it is in high society. He makes you think about what he is telling you and challenges you to draw your own conclusions.
My only gripe - lay off the four letter words.
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