775:
239:(1933), with its behind-the-scenes examination of the restaurant business in 1920s Paris, as an important influence on the book's themes and tone. He details some of his personal misdeeds and weaknesses, including drug use. He explains how restaurants function economically and warns consumers of the various tricks of restaurateurs. For example, he famously advises customers to avoid ordering fish on a Monday as it is likely left over from the weekend or earlier. He also suggests avoiding
45:
841:
399:
653:
506:
151:
348:
17:
601:
259:
reported on reviews from several publications with a rating scale for the novel out of "Love It", "Pretty Good", "Ok", and "Rubbish":
851:
753:
812:
213:, and staffed by misfits. Bourdain believes that the kitchen is no place for dilettantes or slackers and that only those with a
193:. The essay, an unsolicited submission to the magazine, launched Bourdain's media career and served as the foundation for
846:
836:
330:"celebrated or prolonged a culture that allowed the kind of grotesque behaviors we're hearing about all too frequently".
305:
as a fictionalized
Bourdain. The series was cancelled partway into its first season, and only 13 episodes were produced.
685:
632:
432:
140:
744:
298:
235:
31:
831:
707:
167:
594:
210:
374:
805:
678:
229:
is equal parts confessional narrative and industry commentary on the cooking trade. Bourdain has cited
587:
532:
507:"Watch Bradley Cooper as 'Jack Bourdain' in Fox's Short-Lived 'Kitchen Confidential' Comedy (Video)"
480:
798:
699:
692:
639:
786:
781:
This article about a cook book or other food, drink, or cooking-related non-fiction book is a
86:
739:
246:, since cheaper cuts are often substituted for the top-quality meat used for rarer orders.
456:
8:
255:
714:
198:
660:
438:
428:
315:
135:
610:
574:
285:
177:
58:
214:
323:
279:
261:
30:
This article is about the book by
Anthony Bourdain. For the 2005 TV series, see
782:
646:
302:
189:
180:, first published in 2000. In 2018, following Bourdain's death, it topped the
825:
442:
230:
564:
570:
273:
187:
In 1999, Bourdain's essay "Don't Eat Before
Reading This" was published in
206:
184:
non-fiction paperback and non-fiction combined e-book and print lists.
173:
44:
559:
349:"'Kitchen Confidential,' First Published in 2000, Tops the List Again"
722:
267:
119:
115:
579:
240:
209:
kitchens, which he describes as unremittingly intense, unpleasant,
400:"This Is The Story That Launched Anthony Bourdain's Media Career"
205:
and an unfiltered look at the less glamorous aspects of high-end
202:
76:
38:
425:
243:
163:
225:
Structured as a loose collection of humorous anecdotes,
297:
In 2005, the book was adapted into a television show
201:to wide acclaim, the book is both a professional
823:
842:Non-fiction books adapted into television shows
217:dedication to cooking will remain undeterred.
806:
595:
152:A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
481:"Books of the moment: What the papers said"
813:
799:
602:
588:
43:
754:Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
530:
422:
397:
14:
824:
346:
583:
769:
609:
24:
326:, Bourdain expressed remorse that
308:
25:
863:
686:Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
553:
852:Food and drink publication stubs
773:
531:Bourdain, Anthony (2017-12-12).
457:"Anthony Bourdain Is Dead at 61"
236:Down and Out in Paris and London
32:Kitchen Confidential (TV series)
375:"Don't Eat Before Reading This"
283:review under "Pretty Good" and
524:
499:
473:
449:
416:
398:Amatulli, Jenna (2018-06-08).
391:
367:
347:Jordan, Tina (June 22, 2018).
340:
176:book written by American chef
13:
1:
333:
27:2000 book by Anthony Bourdain
785:. You can help Knowledge by
427:. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
292:
277:reviews under "Love It" and
249:
7:
220:
18:Kitchen Confidential (book)
10:
870:
847:Books about food and drink
837:American non-fiction books
768:
423:Bourdain, Anthony (2000).
29:
732:
670:
617:
533:"ON REACTING TO BAD NEWS"
319:, was published in 2010.
146:
134:
126:
110:
102:
92:
82:
72:
64:
54:
42:
487:. 2 Sep 2000. p. 62
289:review under "Rubbish".
560:Anthony Bourdain's blog
832:2000 non-fiction books
195:Kitchen Confidential.
87:Bloomsbury Publishing
746:Kitchen Confidential
740:Brasserie Les Halles
703:(executive producer)
626:Kitchen Confidential
566:Kitchen Confidential
328:Kitchen Confidential
322:In 2017, amidst the
227:Kitchen Confidential
718:(narrator/producer)
485:The Daily Telegraph
256:The Daily Telegraph
39:
715:The Mind of a Chef
313:A follow-up work,
37:
794:
793:
763:
762:
159:
158:
103:Publication place
16:(Redirected from
859:
815:
808:
801:
777:
776:
770:
733:Related articles
611:Anthony Bourdain
604:
597:
590:
581:
580:
575:Internet Archive
547:
546:
544:
543:
537:Anthony Bourdain
528:
522:
521:
519:
518:
503:
497:
496:
494:
492:
477:
471:
470:
468:
467:
453:
447:
446:
420:
414:
413:
411:
410:
395:
389:
388:
386:
385:
371:
365:
364:
362:
360:
344:
299:of the same name
286:Sunday Telegraph
178:Anthony Bourdain
147:Followed by
94:Publication date
59:Anthony Bourdain
47:
40:
36:
21:
869:
868:
862:
861:
860:
858:
857:
856:
822:
821:
820:
819:
774:
766:
764:
759:
728:
666:
654:No Reservations
613:
608:
556:
551:
550:
541:
539:
529:
525:
516:
514:
505:
504:
500:
490:
488:
479:
478:
474:
465:
463:
455:
454:
450:
435:
421:
417:
408:
406:
404:Huffington Post
396:
392:
383:
381:
373:
372:
368:
358:
356:
345:
341:
336:
324:Me Too movement
311:
309:Subsequent work
295:
262:Daily Telegraph
252:
223:
111:Media type
95:
50:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
867:
866:
855:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
818:
817:
810:
803:
795:
792:
791:
778:
761:
760:
758:
757:
750:
742:
736:
734:
730:
729:
727:
726:
719:
711:
704:
696:
689:
682:
674:
672:
668:
667:
665:
664:
657:
650:
647:The Nasty Bits
643:
636:
629:
621:
619:
615:
614:
607:
606:
599:
592:
584:
578:
577:
562:
555:
554:External links
552:
549:
548:
523:
498:
472:
448:
433:
415:
390:
379:The New Yorker
366:
353:New York Times
338:
337:
335:
332:
310:
307:
303:Bradley Cooper
294:
291:
251:
248:
222:
219:
190:The New Yorker
182:New York Times
169:New York Times
157:
156:
148:
144:
143:
138:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
93:
90:
89:
84:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
48:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
865:
864:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
829:
827:
816:
811:
809:
804:
802:
797:
796:
790:
788:
784:
779:
772:
771:
767:
756:
755:
751:
749:
747:
743:
741:
738:
737:
735:
731:
725:
724:
720:
717:
716:
712:
710:
709:
708:Parts Unknown
705:
702:
701:
697:
695:
694:
690:
688:
687:
683:
681:
680:
679:A Cook's Tour
676:
675:
673:
669:
663:
662:
658:
656:
655:
651:
649:
648:
644:
642:
641:
640:A Cook's Tour
637:
635:
634:
630:
628:
627:
623:
622:
620:
616:
612:
605:
600:
598:
593:
591:
586:
585:
582:
576:
572:
568:
567:
563:
561:
558:
557:
538:
534:
527:
512:
508:
502:
486:
482:
476:
462:
458:
452:
444:
440:
436:
434:9781596917248
430:
426:
419:
405:
401:
394:
380:
376:
370:
354:
350:
343:
339:
331:
329:
325:
320:
318:
317:
306:
304:
300:
290:
288:
287:
282:
281:
276:
275:
270:
269:
264:
263:
258:
257:
247:
245:
242:
238:
237:
232:
231:George Orwell
228:
218:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
191:
185:
183:
179:
175:
172:
170:
165:
164:
155:
153:
149:
145:
142:
141:0-7475-5072-7
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
106:United States
105:
101:
97:
91:
88:
85:
81:
78:
75:
71:
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
49:First edition
46:
41:
33:
19:
787:expanding it
780:
765:
752:
745:
721:
713:
706:
698:
691:
684:
677:
659:
652:
645:
638:
633:Typhoid Mary
631:
625:
624:
571:Open Library
565:
540:. Retrieved
536:
526:
515:. Retrieved
513:. 2018-06-08
510:
501:
489:. Retrieved
484:
475:
464:. Retrieved
460:
451:
424:
418:
407:. Retrieved
403:
393:
382:. Retrieved
378:
369:
357:. Retrieved
352:
342:
327:
321:
314:
312:
296:
284:
278:
272:
266:
260:
254:
253:
234:
226:
224:
197:Released in
194:
188:
186:
181:
168:
162:
161:
160:
150:
748:(TV series)
700:The Getaway
693:The Layover
618:Non-fiction
359:December 6,
301:, starring
280:Independent
215:masochistic
171:bestselling
98:August 2000
826:Categories
671:Television
661:Medium Raw
542:2018-07-12
517:2018-08-28
466:2018-08-28
409:2018-08-28
384:2018-08-28
355:. New York
334:References
316:Medium Raw
207:restaurant
174:nonfiction
723:The Taste
443:669990270
293:TV series
250:Reception
241:well-done
211:hazardous
120:paperback
83:Publisher
274:Observer
221:Synopsis
116:hardback
65:Language
573:at the
511:TheWrap
491:19 July
114:Print (
68:English
441:
431:
271:, and
203:memoir
154:
118:&
77:Memoir
55:Author
461:Vogue
268:Times
166:is a
127:Pages
73:Genre
783:stub
493:2024
439:OCLC
429:ISBN
361:2019
244:beef
199:2000
136:ISBN
569:on
233:'s
130:320
828::
535:.
509:.
483:.
459:.
437:.
402:.
377:.
351:.
265:,
814:e
807:t
800:v
789:.
603:e
596:t
589:v
545:.
520:.
495:.
469:.
445:.
412:.
387:.
363:.
122:)
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.