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Medium Raw

A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

by Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain
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**New for 2021: celebrate the life and legacy of the inimitable food writer with WORLD TRAVEL, Bourdain's guide to the global food scene, compiled by his long-time assistant and cookbook co-author**
A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential - for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business-and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. And always he returns to the question: 'Why cook?' Or the harder one to answer: 'Why cook well?' Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs he compares to a Mafia summit, Bourdain, in his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles.

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  • Release date

    July 5, 2010

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781408815595
      • File size: 258769 KB
      • Duration: 08:59:06

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The star of the TV food and travel show "No Reservations" is passionate about many delectable topics. As the narrator of his own work, Bourdain's enthusiasm is profoundly authentic. His performance demonstrates the joy of sharing his wit and insights on the ethics of the restaurant and food industry, chef and food writer heroes and villains, fatherhood, modern gastronomic revolutionaries, the Food Network, and delightful and awful cookery. Vivid descriptions of cherished meals and ingredients are delivered with Bourdain's signature comic tone. The king of cynicism, Bourdain traces his emergence from the depths of kitchen drudgery and addiction to the world of the globe-traveling professional television host. With his eloquent writing and expressive narration, he cooks up delicious storytelling. A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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