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by Anthony Bourdain (Author)
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  • Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (16 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747574987
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747574989
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,863 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Kitchen Confidential: 'Fantastic: as lip-smackingly seductive as a bowl of fat chips and pungent aioli' Daily Telegraph 'Extraordinary written with a clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food-writing fraternity to shame' Observer A Cook's Tour: 'Colonel Kurtz Bourdain goes deep into the heart of darkness and returns sole survivor of the culinary bloodbath' Guardian 'Brilliantly written in a raw, stylish gonzo prose, with pitch-black humour and a devilish turn of phrase' Evening Standard


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‘Extraordinary … written with a clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food-writing fraternity to shame’
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a book, a must, a must i say, 24 May 2005
This is a must read to all chefs and non chefs, give it to someone after you read it just for the hell of it. I read it from introduction to the last page, including the cook tour. wow. this guy is a god, gordon ramsay seems so little compared to him. u must say that this is one of the best books i have read and being a chef it changed my way of thinking in the kitchen, and has turned me into a head chef just by stealing a few words and tips.
I expect to see some of the cooks tour out on dvd for sale soon, just to get the feel of the real life experience.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Why Cambodia?, 5 Dec 2006
By Mr. Barry Hawkins "barry_uk" (UK) - See all my reviews
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The Kitchen Confidential part of the book was by far the best part for me; fresh, hilarious, useful and about the stuff Tony clearly knows best. The travels roud the world, tho still funny and well-written, got slightly tired and tick-boxy by the end, but I would still recommend this as a good read - especially the bit about returning to France. Just one question, what food was it in Cambodia that made Tony or the TV company wanna go there? hehe
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What an eye opener!, 17 Oct 2006
By A. Kira (Ireland) - See all my reviews
I had seen a couple of episodes of A Cook's Tour and by the time I realised that there was, indeed, a book of the same title, there was an omnibus.

Both books make for incredibly enjoyable reading. The writing style is very relaxed and chatty, to the point where at times it's almost like reading a transcript. It's blunt, holds no prisoners, and can be profane.

Kitchen Confidential will change the way you look at the restaurant business. While it's primarily based on experiences in the U.S., European readers should still find it an educational experience. I went from laughing to feeling rather ill in record time, and while it has in no way killed the experience of dining out for me, I do remember certain things when I walk past the kitchen.
Never eat fish on a Monday. Don't order your steak well done. Try not to dine out on Saturdays.

A Cook's Tour is a quest for the perfect meal, and takes him all over the world, from the incredibly formal Japanese meals with geishas, to eating whole sheep roasted in a clay oven in the middle of the desert.
It's a book for people who love to travel and people who love food. It makes me want to travel far more than I have already, just to experience some of the things he writes of.
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