Total Page : 352
Publisher : Ecco
Publication Date : 2007 01 09
>> Goodbye New York Hello East Orange
I watch Bourdain s No Reservations television show on a regular basis His narrations always interest me they being sadistic off color perverse and need I add humorous His love of classical music that originated at CBGB s in New York only added to my interest But the real deal with this cook read the book and you ll find the meaning of this word is that he loves and appreciates food and those who prepare it His book Kitchen Confidential is an informative amusing and provocative look at the food industry As I read this classic novel I could hear his voice speaking the words as if I were having a conversation with the chef It is an absolutely must read for the Bourdain fan and anyone else who has found Monty Python s true meaning of life A great read from a great gastronomist Is this a real word
>> Prefer Food Poisoning
I wish I d read the reviews prior to purchasing I couldn t get past the first few chapters The writing was incredibly crude and created a totally repulsive image of what s going on in the kitchen If there are moments of hilarity they must be further along I didn t think it worth the effort to continue
>> Excellent book highly entertaining
At age 14 I started working in the restaurant industry Looking for a job I was hoping to get lucky and maybe land a dishwashing gig But the back of the house was short handed and needed someone on the line At the time I didn t even know what a line cook even was but it was the launch of the first career in my life as a cook I spent 5 years as a line cook and managed to work my way up to kitchen management doing inventory and ordering hiring and firing when I was a still a sniveling 17 year old I came to a cross road when I was 19 and seriously considering a culinary school or apprenticeship and get serious But I took another path and got an education and jobs working with computers networks and the like I decided that my chances of success as an aspiring chef might be limited And honestly the road was going to be a harder one then I wanted to go down I wanted a life I wanted weekends and nights free So even though I loved food I departed from that scene
Kitchen Confidential brought back a flood of memories for me and is so remeniscent of many of my own experiences Anthony has a gift the narrative way he tells the story brings you in You can almost smell and taste the things he talks about You can t help but laugh out loud and think how insanely true the life of a cook really is His utter candor about the difficulty in becoming a career cook or chef isn t over dramatic or overstated in any way It s an honest entertaining page turning book
