He completely translates cook-talk (a chapter that was cut out of some translations for being un-translatable). He gives you step-by-step instructions on the art of stealing line cooks from other kitchens when opening a new restaurant. Bourdain takes you into the deep corners of the twisted brains of chefs. This book is like rock and roll meets piracy meets the Art of French Cooking. If you haven’t had the opportunity, Anthony will fill you in before page 376. If you’ve ever had the honor of working in the food industry, even if it was for a summer job in high school or college, you know that a kitchen staff is filled with some of the roughest, rudest, funniest most talented people you’ll ever meet. There is no attempt to turn the restaurant industry into a fairytale which I think everyone should wholeheartedly respect. Profanity, cocaine and genitalia are frequent players in the game of Kitchen Confidential. Some insight into what the handwritten notes from Bourdain look like in the deluxe editionīourdain writes with complete disregard for polite society the exact way any self-respecting chef should write a memoir.
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