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A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
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May 08, 2020SEC_reader rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for a book about food, keep looking. If, on the other hand, you're looking for the musings of a man with a middle-school mentality, obsessed with his own status compared to that of others and determined to shroud his…
Oct 26, 2018
It starts out with a wonderful story about the most illegal meal he’s ever had. A very angry cook wrote the iconoclastic Kitchen Confidential about the underbelly of the New York restaurant scene in the 1980s and 1990s, published in…
Feb 22, 2017susan_findlay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I received two food-related books for Christmas. While the other one was more information-packed, this one was a much more entertaining read. Mostly, it feels like reading a well-written gossip rag or soap opera. Definitely a good…
Aug 25, 2015llocas rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A very good book, if you can put up with all that swearing!
oldhag
Jun 06, 2014oldhag rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A little food, many sexual metaphors, and a lot of profanity. Amusing, but not worth buying.
Jun 04, 2014markjpena31 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book
KingKull2112
May 28, 2014KingKull2112 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Bourdain does it again. Writing more about the food industry and his enemies at the Food Network, he shines light on places where the sun don't shine and gets paid doing it. And we love it the entire time.
Jul 26, 2012bexrecca rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is classic Bourdain. If you loved Kitchen Confidential and can't get enough of his show No Reservations, this is the book for you. He's brutally honest about everything from his addiction to cocaine and heroin to what is and isn't…
Jun 21, 2012VRMurphy rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Classic Bourdain, and a follow-up (in a way) to "Kitchen Confidential".
roadshowrigoletto
Nov 04, 2011roadshowrigoletto rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Worth the read. Entertaining. His critique of something so popular as the Food Network is spot-on. An enterprise less interested in food I can't imagine. They peddle celebrity. A sort-of 'low rent' celebrity, too.
Jun 21, 2011Jennmro rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I've not seen much of Anthony Bourdain on TV but I enjoy his style of writing, so although a lot of what he's talking about is outside my realm of experience, I enjoy how opinionated he is and his colorful way of expressing said opinions!…
Feb 07, 2011alitat77 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you are offended by strong language or annoyed by long overly descriptive passages... this may not be the book for you. If you were expecting Kitchen Confidential... this may not be the book for you. If you watch Anthony Bourdain's tv…
Jan 25, 2011TheSponge rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Definitely not the kind of book you want to give to Mom! Unapologetically profane, well written, witty, and compelling is how I would describe the latest tome from Tony Bourdain. Self-deprecatory as usual, this book had me laughing out…
Aug 21, 2010dougdixon rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Definately not just a cookbook...
Jul 18, 2010kelliet rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A saner (almost) look into the world of cooking and feeding others. Awesome.
Jul 05, 2010seasonsreading rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In one chapter, he celebrates how his tiny daughter melts his heart, and he sheds his mantle of coolness as they dance the night away. A few pages later, he dedicates a chapter to calling Alan Richman a d-bag. How can you not love…