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Medium Raw
- A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Bloomsbury presents Medium Raw written and read by Anthony Bourdain.
**New for 2021: celebrate the life and legacy of the inimitable food writer with WORLD TRAVEL, Bourdain’s guide to the global food scene, compiled by his long-time assistant and cookbook co-author**
A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential – 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 author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. And always he returns to the question: ‘Why cook?' Or the harder one to answer: ‘Why cook well?' Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs he compares to a Mafia summit, Bourdain, in his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-06-2020
fantastic revisit to the bourdain mind
fantastic listen, brilliant narration from bourdain, great insight to the changes in the kitchen since kitchen confidential, and an outsiders look the mainstream flood
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- Sophie Swann
- 12-05-2023
Enjoyable story
Wow, what a life. Interesting stories and amazing travel experiences. Crazy at times but I love the details.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-08-2024
Perfect sequel
I love Tony’s self awareness and his ability to look inward. To laugh at his own elitism and know how ridiculous it is. A great listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-05-2015
Great followup to Kitchen Confidential
Bourdain's style is brilliant, relaxed, well written and humorous. If you have an interest in chefs or cooking (or travel), there's something here for you. Thoroughly enjoyable read!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-10-2018
A great ride.
Really enjoy his method and storytelling. Such a pity he is no longer with us.
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- Vanessa
- 10-11-2019
why didn't I read this earlier?
Book was great, loved Bourdains descriptions of places he's been to around the world - towards the end it went on a bit long.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-2018
so damn funny
Kept laughing out loud while everyone looks on at me like a werdio ...such a good listen
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-2019
Another fantastic insight into the culinary world
There is something blunt and yet refined about Anthony Bourdain. This book will have you crying, laughing and empathising with the seedy underbelly of cooking. The final 5 chapters will only appeal to people with a strong connection to well known chefs. The ending also feels abrupt, but the book is still fantastic.
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- K-2
- 08-01-2023
Good follow up to Kitchen Confidential
This book is an excellent follow-up to 'Kitchen Confidential'. Narrated by Bourdain himself, the book has all with wit and ingenuity, showing us what has changed since he published his opus and how his life changed while working on TV. For fans, this is a treat. However, part of the spark is loss in some chapters, with some stories and rants too long and detailed to make them entertaining. However, a nice book with an excellent narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-2024
Superb.
A completely riveting ride that brims with vibrant humour, crackling intellect & endless self depreciation. Excellent.
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