Biography
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
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What restaurant work is really like behind the door: brutal hours, misfit crews, addiction, and a fierce craft pride, told with dark humor.
The memoir that made Bourdain famous: a profane, exhilarating insider account of professional kitchens — the crews, the drugs, the adrenaline, and the code — from a chef who lived it for 25 years.
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