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A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (digital download unabridged)

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By: Anthony Bourdain
Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
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Bloomsbury presents Medium Raw written and read by Anthony Bourdain.

'As ferociously rude as anything Bourdain has done before' Guardian
'Terrific ... His love for his subjects - both the food and the cook - sings' Telegraph
'Bourdain has insight, access and good taste, and he's a naturally engaging writer' New York Times

A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential - for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business - and for Anthony Bourdain.

Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.

And always he returns to the question: 'Why cook?' Or the harder one to answer: 'Why cook well?' Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs he compares to a Mafia summit, Bourdain, in his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles.©2010 Anthony Bourdain (P)2010 HarperCollins Culinary Adventures Food & Wine Gastronomy Professionals & Academics Chef Funny
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Critic reviews

Praise for 'Kitchen Confidential'
'Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino'
'A compelling book with its intriguing mix of clever writing and kitchen patois ... more horrifically gripping than a Stephen King novel'
'Fantastic: as lip-smackingly seductive as a bowl of fat chips and pungent aioli'
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Much better than reading the book - as you can listen to Bourdains fabulous voice - all the more poignant as he is no longer with us…

Brilliant voice

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This book is basically review proof for me due to the fact that I love Tony Bourdain in print or on TV. Laugh out loud funny in places, snarky, just classic Bourdain.

Loved it

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More of the Bourdain you love. Rather than a straight narrative, this is more of a meandering series of musings on everything in the cooking world. An insightful but chaotic read.

Classic Bourdain.

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I loved Kitchen Confidential and this is a great follow up. It updates Tony's story as well as some of his characters.

You can eat fish on Monday!

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Listening to it three times now
Details of a chef life and a strong opinion about the industry from chefs to restaurant critics.
Entertaining
Just great
Thank you Antony

Simply Great

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