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

33 reviews

megnut's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.25

I think I've found some of my favorite lines in this book... and definitely had a hard time not profusely swearing after listening to it for a while. 

RIP, Chef. This was a delight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

funny reflective

I’ve been wanting to read this since I was a teenager and saw an episode of No Reservations.  I’m so glad I decided to listen to the audiobook instead of picking up the print. Memoirs read by the author, especially by an author who has an amazing voice, are so much more powerful. You can tell how much food meant to Bourdain, even during his early years.

(Rating memoirs feels weird so I’m not doing it)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism 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

aferdinand's review

dark informative slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, and Alcoholism

anna_luvs_cheez's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Vomit, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Great book, audio book is great, can get a little graphic at times with kitchen injuries

blessedbamboo's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

samchase112's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I’ll be right here. Until they drag me off the line, I’m not going anywhere. I hope.

Hell yeah, this book was freaking fantastic. Narrated by Anthony Bourdain himself, it's an utterly engrossing (and gross) recount of his restaurant and kitchen experiences, complete with more blood, sex, drugs, and alcohol than you could ever imagine. A truly fascinating glimpse into a world I've never been interested in — food is… let's say, not my thing — and isn't that truly Bourdain's gift? One reviewer said reading this memoir was like meeting a ghost, and I wholeheartedly agree. I'll be recommending this (now decades old) book to anyone who will listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

Minor: Transphobia, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

chewiesayrelax's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, and Alcoholism

emotionalsupportsandwiches's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

abbyslittelife's review

adventurous dark funny informative medium-paced

4.0

such a lovely read. bourdain has such a funny, snarky writing style that makes the story jump off the page. I’m ready for the next season of the bear.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content