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Anthony bourdain was an american celebrity chef and a bestselling author, recognized worldwide for his largerthanlife persona and caustic humor. Adventures in the culinary underbelly in 2000, which lifted the lid on the excesses of the restaurant industry and gave the pot a great big stir, the chef, author and broadcaster has been touring the world, making some of the most watchable food television going. Sep 03, 2002 i just finished reading kitchen confidential. From his first oyster in the gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honkytonk fish restaurant in provincetown. Kitchen confidential adventures in the culinary underbelly. Adventures in the culinary underbelly in 2000, which lifted the lid on the excesses of the restaurant industry and gave the pot a great big stir, the chef, author and broadcaster has been touring the world, making some of the most watchable food television. Bone in the throat, the bobby gold stories and gone bamboo, his work appeared in the new york times, the new yorker and food arts magazine and he was the host of the international cnn television series. Adventures in the culinary underbelly paperback jan.
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