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 Rating: - Fiendishly delightfulBy all accounts, this should be a lousy book. The life story of a middle-aged, former substance-abusing, self-described SOB and good-but-not-great chef. In the hands of most people, this would be a rambling, uninteresting memoir that would never see the light of day. The fact that Bourdain pulls it off so brilliantly speaks to his ability as a writer and his unpretentious, anti-hero personality. This book made Bourdain famous, but ironically I found this book because he is famous. I ... Read More Rating:  - Entertaining, Hyperbole or NotWhether or not this account is 100% factual, it IS 100% entertaining, provided one has the stomach for such debauchery. Sure, there's a bit of "Hey, look at me!" but it takes a healthy share of that to even bother writing down one's memoirs. If Chef Bourdain is to be believed, it takes that same well-fed ego to become a chef, so it's hardly unexpected. As someone who can barely scramble an egg without courting disaster, I found it fascinating. Many friends who have WORKED in the cooking ... Read More Rating:  - Fun, but no "must read" for aspiring chefsWhen I started culinary school, I was told that this book was a "must read" for anyone who wanted to be a chef. I bought it, but never read it. Finally, this year, I decided to bust through it. While it is fairly enjoyable, I hardly think it is a "must read" for any aspiring chef. Maybe I got lucky, but my experience working in restaurants is nothing like what Bourdain described. Maybe it's because I'm not in New York City, and maybe it's because it's no longer the 1980s, but the freakish ... Read More Rating: - An interesting readAnthony Bourdain is sort of a cynical character and portrays this dark, drug infested culinary life. I think he is a little jaded and not all kitchens are like the ones he worked in. Some are though. It was a good read (not for young readers due to language/adult references) and held my interest to the end. As a new professional chef, it gives you a bit of a reality check and some good advice for succeeding in the field. As with anything, though, take it with a grain of salt. Rating: - Witty, Sarcastic, and HonestHe had me at "preface". I haven't actually finished reading it so this review may be premature. Immediately after I started the book, I began to read passages outloud to my boyfriend who gifted this book. If this tells you anything, I buy books from Amazon all the time but this is the first review I've ever written. Anthony Bourdain is someone I picture myself hanging out with my friends over a long nice meal. Just as I had imagined from watching his show, No Reservations, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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