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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

18 reviews

sinisterbeard's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

abeplaut's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Revealing look at what the life was like for the Chef. The audiobook (read by the author) felt deeply personal. And somewhat sad as Bourdaine describes suicidal thoughts and substance abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

taracloudclark's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I noticed a friend of mine posting about Bourdain often. I knew almost nothing about him, so I decided to take in a book by him. First, Bourdain is sexy as hell. How did I never know this?! He also gives great voice to his own words. Makes me want to be in the NY restaurant culture. Second, this is such a fun read. A bit vulgar for milder tastes, but such a great insight into the biz. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Bullying, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

aus10england's review against another edition

funny informative tense fast-paced

4.5

this is what memoirs should be written like!! Engaging, insightful, full of laughs, and hard to read anecdotes. Very impressed by this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Rape

hmetwade's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Medical content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Drug use, and Sexual violence

amberlfaris's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

crssmith's review

adventurous dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Racial slurs

myclutteredbookshelf's review

4.0

I should preface this review with the admission that until about a year ago, I knew basically nothing about Anthony Bourdain. I had heard his name before and knew that he was big in the culinary world. But as I have never had much interest in reality TV, that was the extent of my knowledge. It was only after viewing this incredible video essay by Lola Sebastian (which you should definitely watch if you have the time) that I found myself wanting to learn more about the man. And his most well-known memoir seemed the best place to start.

Kitchen Confidential is a difficult book to review, since Bourdain himself would go on to regret most of what he wrote here. This is particularly obvious in this edition, which includes handwritten annotations Bourdain wrote 12 years after the original publication date. It creates a stark contrast between the more inexperienced—I'm hesitant to say 'immature,' considering Bourdain was in his 40s when the book was released—narrator of the main text and the Bourdain that the world would come to know. As he states in the book's introduction, "I never knew shit about shit."

Read the full review at My Cluttered Bookshelf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, and Suicide

mandaraffe's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Racism, Xenophobia, Fatphobia, Blood, Cursing, Sexism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide

kumquats87's review

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

4.5

Reading this just reminded me of how much I miss his unique voice.

Also, don’t order the fish on Mondays.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Excrement, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexism