50 Book Challenge - Book 17
Book 17: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, by Anthony Bourdain
Truthfully, I don’t know a single thing about capital-F Food. Y’know, French stuff, sushi… pretty much anything past the level of Applebee’s confuses and frightens me. So I think this book, the memoirs of a NYC chef, didn’t do as much for me as it would for someone who understands the terms Bourdain throws around.
Regardless, the book is an enjoyably obscene look inside the restaurant business. There’s a lot of drugs, a little sex, and a ridiculous amount of cussing, but what makes the book worthwhile is Bourdain’s obvious love of food and cooking. I’m a sucker for people that love what they do and want to share it with others.