This book is just about his opinions on the food scene rather than food being mixed in with travel and slices of life.I just find it kind of weird that he would write this book for such a narrow audience after building up a huge "non foodie" following throughout the years. I find it even weirder ...
The premise of this graphic novel had a lot of potential, but it required more suspension of disbelief than I was able to muster: it's LA in the near future, restaurants have replaced all other commerce two rival culinary mafias (locavore vegetarians vs. corporate minimalist carnivores) carve up ...
Una divertida novela gráfica que engloba las quejas, perversiones, ilusiones, deseos y conocimiento que Bourdain ha compartido en sus otros libros acerca del mundo de los restaurantes, la cocina, los cocineros, los ingredientes, los comensales, etc. Bastante entretenido reconocer en las ilustraci...
Pretty decent collection of travel writing. I picked this mostly because of Bourdain, and I know he doesn't have much patience for flowery bullshit. The best selections were Peter Gwin's piece (his piece in the 2012 edition was one of the best as well), David Sedaris' piece (obviously), and Set...
The Best American Travel Writing book is a compilation of various articles from different sources including the Atlantic and New Yorker and as such reads similar to an anthology of magazine articles. There are stories that are interesting, there are stories that aren't very interesting but each s...
A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine—now with all-new, never-before-published material. New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away ...
I am addicted to Anthony Bourdain No Reservations on the Travel Channel. I am particularly attracted to Bourdain’s narration of the program. He is insightful, humorous, and eloquent.Last night, I caught a rerun of Bourdain’s visit to London. During the program, he refers to one of his novels. Hmm...
http://lapauselibrairie.wordpress.com...L’histoire se déroule à New-York avec pour personnages principaux des ritals pur jus. Tommy Pagano est un sous-chef passionné qui a malheureusement un oncle, Sally, très envahissant de part sa nature de mafioso. Jeune, Tommy a décidé de ne pas tomber comme ...
Kim says I have a man crush on Anthony Bourdain. So what’s a man crush?My favorite urban dictionary definition of the term reads:Respect, admiration and idolization of another man. Non-sexual. Celebrities, athletes and rock stars are often the object of the man crush.Let’s see. Do I have a man ...
TL;DR - Anthony Bourdain's fiction writing skills aren't quite up to the level of his memoir writing ability but his first attempt at a novel is fun and engaging despite numerous flaws.Anthony Bourdain is a fan of genre fiction. This is apparent to anyone who has read his non-fiction books or wa...
The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrou...
Bruno Dante has cleaned him himself up and straightened out; he's attending A.A. and is back on the mooch, selling computer printer supplies for a militaristic disciplinarian in a company staffed by a motley crew of ex-addicts and alcoholics. Then he meets Mexican femme fatale, Jimmi Valiente, a ...
Below, on the dance floor, heads were bobbing in the smoke and the strobes, the heavy bass tones from the half-million-dollar sound system vibrating through the concrete. Fifty feet away, on his left, the mezzanine bar was doing big business, stacked three-deep with custom...
Though I can be a terror in my kitchen, in the dining room of other restaurants I'm a pussycat. I am scrupulously polite and effusive in my praise. And I always tip twenty percent (at least). I'm also, I am told, not the most attentive of dinner companions. I can't help but be attuned—almost pain...
The heart of darkness. ‘But what are you going to do in Cambodia?’ asked the television executive, when I mentioned my destination. Not a bad question as we were, presumably, making a food show. I had no idea. ...
It is likely that her attorney, O’Neill, prevailed on her to drop it. The courts had found no difficulty depriving her of her freedom, and it was unlikely in the extreme that they would award her a quick fifty thousand for her pain and suffering. It’s not too hard to ...