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The instant New York Times bestseller and follow-up to Bourdains blockbuster classic of the cooking life, KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

Beschreibung

In the ten years since Anthony Bourdains classic KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out - from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy - much has changed 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 authors bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he compares and contrasts what hes seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs that he compares to a mafia summit, Bourdain pulls back the curtain - but never pulls his punches - on the modern gastronomical revolution, as only he can. Cutting right to the bone, Bourdain sets his sights on some of the biggest names in the foodie world, including David Chang, the young superstar chef who has radicalized the fine-dining landscape; the revered Alice Waters, whom he treats with unapologetic frankness; the Top Chef winners and losers, and many more. And always he returns to the question: "Why cook?" Or the more difficult: "Why cook well?" MEDIUM RAW is the deliciously funny and shockingly delectable journey to those answers, sure to delight philistines and gourmands alike.

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Anthony Bourdain

Der französischstämmige Amerikaner Anthony Bourdain, geboren 1956 in New York, gelang mit seinem autobiografisch durchwirkten Buch Geständnisse eines Küchenchefs ein Welterfolg, seitdem legte er u.a. "Ein Küchenchef reist um die Welt" und "So koche ich" sowie mehrere Kriminalromane vor. Mit drei Jahren konnte er lesen, mit sechs hörte er Miles Davis, mit zwölf rauchte er seinen ersten Joint. Seit seinem 17. Lebensjahr arbeitet Bourdain in der Küche. Er studierte am College von Vassar und absolvierte seine Fachausbildung am Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Rund zehn Jahre lang führte er die Brasserie Les Halles in New York. Seine Fernsehserien A Cook s Tour und "Eine Frage des Geschmacks" fanden in vielen Ländern großen Anklang.