READS-TO-GO : [bookclub kit for kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly

An updated and revised edition of Anthony Bourdain's mega-bestselling Kitchen Confidential, with new material from the original editionAlmost two decades ago, the New Yorker published a now infamous article, “Don’t Eat before You Read This,” by then little-known chef Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain spared no one’s appetite as he revealed what happens behind the kitchen door. The article was a sensation, and the book it spawned, the now classic Kitchen Confidential, became an even bigger sensation, a megabestseller with over one million copies in print. Frankly confessional, addictively acerbic, and utterly unsparing, Bourdain pulls no punches in this memoir of his years in the restaurant business.Fans will love to return to this deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine—this time with never-before-published material. A deluxe, annotated edition of Kitchen Confidential to celebrate the life of Anthony Bourdain, featuring new photo inserts Over two decades ago, the New Yorker published a now infamous article, Dont Eat Before Reading This, by then little-known chef Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain spared no ones appetite as he revealed what happens behind the kitchen door. The article was a sensation, and the book it spawned, the now iconic Kitchen Confidential , became an even bigger sensation and megabestseller. Frankly confessional, addictively acerbic, and utterly unsparing, Bourdain pulls no punches in this memoir of his years in the restaurant business. Fans will love to return to this deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade, laying out Bourdains more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine. Including a handwritten introduction and annotations done by Bourdain about a decade after the book was originally published, this edition also features previously unpublished photos to accompany the now-classic text. A Deliciously Funny, Delectably Shocking Banquet Of Wild-but-true Tales Of Life In The Culinary Trade From Chef Anthony Bourdain, Laying Out His More Than A Quarter-century Of Drugs, Sex, And Haute Cuisine - Now With All-new, Never-before-published Material. Appetizer. A Note From The Chef. First Course. Food Is Good ; Food Is Sex ; Food Is Pain ; Inside The Cia ; The Return Of The Mal Carne -- Second Course. Who Cooks? ; From Our Kitchen To Your Table ; How To Cook Like The Pros ; Owner's Syndrome And Other Medical Anomalies ; Bigfoot -- Third Course. I Make My Bones ; The Happy Time ; Chef Of The Future! ; Apocalypse Now ; The Wilderness Years ; What I Know About Meat ; Pino Noir : Tuscan Interlude -- Dessert. A Day In The Life ; Sous-chef ; The Level Of Discourse ; Other Bodies ; Adam Real-last-name-unknown ; Department Of Human Resources -- Coffee And A Cigarette. The Life Of Bryan ; Mission To Tokyo ; So You Want To Be A Chef? A Commencement Address ; Kitchen's Closed. Anthony Bourdain. Includes Reader's Guide. A celebrity chef shares anecdotes of his experience in the restaurant industry, and of his journey from dishwasher to a position of fame in the food industry.