Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain Reviews

Anthony Bourdain is a chef of some note, apparently, but I have to admit until I read this book, a series of biographical vignettes more than a day by day, year by year biography, I hadn't come across him (Not that I move in many of the circles outlined here). He is also is a published novelist, and I have to say, his fiction is very impressive ...  Read the complete review

A couple of years ago we were told that cooking was the new rock'n'roll. If Anthony Bourdain is to be believed, it's the new punk - it's in your face, sharp as a Sabatier knife and it makes no apologies. "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" is a rollercoaster ride through his career from the lowly days as ...  Read the complete review

I will be the first to admit that this book is entertaining. Anthony's life story and writing style are both very entertaining. Unfortunately his book paints a picture of the culinary industry that is not exactly the truth. The fact is, as a culinary professional I have seen some of the things mentioned in his book, but they are ...  Read the complete review

If cooking is, to quote numerous lazy journalists, "the new rock & roll", then this is its Led Zeppelin, an awesome, eye-popping juggernaut of a book which blows the lid on what really goes on behind the scenes of the restaurant world. The author, Anthony Bourdain, is currently executive chef at New York's exclusive ...  Read the complete review

Of course I jest. I found this book and Tony's tale to be quite fascinating. There is a whole other underground foodie world out there that many of us will never (THANKFULLY) get to know. In many ways this man has lead a very sad life, what with all the drugs and desperate times. They way he describes popping aspirin and other pills is ...  Read the complete review

Kitchen Confidential is a delightful read. The balance between gritty realism and anecdotal humour provides a fantastically enjoyable and fresh perspective of the culinary underbelly. Recommended to me by relatives this book turned out to be superb. Sleep was lost, meals left cold and work undone. The pages contained within the card ...  Read the complete review