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A review by corgi66
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
3.0
This is my 4th Bourdain book (I read them completely out of order). It's like the prequel to No Reservations.
He makes no bones about the fact this was essentially him trying to get a free trip around the world, double dipping on publishing a book and producing a television show on the same work. Figuring his 15 minutes would expire at any time, why not seize as much cash and opportunity as possible?
He visits Vietnam, Morocco, Russia, Japan, San Francisco, Portugal, Mexico, Napa, Scotland, England and Cambodia, which he dubs the Worst Place on Earth, and after reading it, it sounds like I'd agree.
My favorite aspect of this book is that it is written from the perspective of someone who has never traveled.
Russia and Vietnam make for the best stories. In short, this is the novelization of his television show, but gives him the freedom to expound at will about his experiences without a 42 minute time constraint.
He makes no bones about the fact this was essentially him trying to get a free trip around the world, double dipping on publishing a book and producing a television show on the same work. Figuring his 15 minutes would expire at any time, why not seize as much cash and opportunity as possible?
He visits Vietnam, Morocco, Russia, Japan, San Francisco, Portugal, Mexico, Napa, Scotland, England and Cambodia, which he dubs the Worst Place on Earth, and after reading it, it sounds like I'd agree.
My favorite aspect of this book is that it is written from the perspective of someone who has never traveled.
Russia and Vietnam make for the best stories. In short, this is the novelization of his television show, but gives him the freedom to expound at will about his experiences without a 42 minute time constraint.