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. Outside of this Bourdain narration is up there with any professional actors.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. I would highly recommend speeding up the audio to overcome this problem. Unfortunately, Kitchen Confidential is somewhat let down by Bourdain slow narration. Such as the days of the week and course to go for to get the best restaurant experience. The stories offer a new and unique view on the restaurant business. Even if at times, Kitchen Confidential unfortunately just turns into a list of people and cooking procedures. The personal stories further enhance the entertainment value. He admits that when he started out he was willing to excessively brag, things do not seemed to have changed.
Nevertheless, at the same time it does seems a bit exaggerated. 1 *īourdain improbable portrayals of chiefs as a hard nutty bunch, does make Kitchen Confidential entertaining. * Unfortunately, Kitchen Confidential is simply not suited to children given the book adult content and large amount swearing. I must admit I have not listened to any other audiobooks related to cooking before.
This mixture keeps the content fresh and interesting, no pun intended. A blended of do’s and don’ts for cooking, restrain guide, and personal stories from Bourdain’s time as chief. You can listen Kitchen Confidential for hours without a problem, it just that good. Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential is the audiobook equivalent of a binge worthy TV show.
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