A review by beths0103
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

4.0

I really like Bourdain's witty, yet irreverent style of narration on his show No Reservations. I have to say though, I prefer the writing he does on his show more than his writing for his books. I'm one who likes to throw in big, polysyllabic words into my writing, but not so much that people feel like they have to read it with a dictionary propped up next to them. That's how I feel when I'm reading Bourdain's writing. While I love his humor, sometimes I think he could turn down the literary elitism just a tad. I guess he figures he has to counterbalance all the f-bombs he throws around with an attempt to look educated and civilized. No matter. I still enjoy reading his books, and I will continue to read his work.