Customer Review: incredibly written, frank and directly to the point. Mr. Bourdain pulls no punches, not for the faint of heart or weak in the stomach. A great read.
Customer Review: I love Anthony Bourdain's work, but maybe I've been over-exposed. This book felt like more of the same. That's not to say Bourdain isn't a sharp writer or a wicked observer. I got a bit bored in this one, though, feeling like I had read it all before.
Customer Review: enjoyed the book very much, had memories of working in my dads' restaurant while i was in high school. It reinforced my desire to be a nurse.
Customer Review: I have a decent sized collection of cookbooks, many of which I've read as if they were novels. This cookbook makes me laugh out loud! I have not prepared any recipes yet. I purchased the book to widen my collection (didn't have French - too intimidating and Julia Child's didn't appeal to me as a... more info
Customer Review: Like the last reviewer I too was holding my breath as I began reading this book, wondering if Bourdain's style could translate into a novel. It succeeded -- not in the first few pages but certainly after the first chapter. I'm a fervent fan of Bourdain's food show and enjoy his smack irrevelance on... more info
Customer Review: Heard the complaints about not enough writing, too many photos. A little is a lot when you're reading Bourdain and the photos give a real sense of place. I loved it!
Customer Review: I read this book on a beach in Jamaica and it was a quick and entertainig sequal to "Bone in the Throat" that is about a Chef living the island life trying to run from from the mob. I was fully entertained. This book is nothing like "Kitchen Confidential". It's fiction.
Customer Review: There are so many things one needs to know in order to be successful in the kitchen; anyone can follow a recipe, but everyone has had to run to the Internet or a dictionary in order to define an unknown cooking term. Enter Michael Ruhlman's //The Elements of Cooking//, in which he tries to condense... more info
Customer Review: 1. Bad Tony on the horse. 2. Admits he is not the best chef in the world. 3. Bad Tony hating on the rest of the Food Channel cooking staff. 4-10. His romantic love for the French.
