Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Compact Disc)

from Amusedbythis

Anthony Bourdain is entertaining. This book was as interesting as his television show, No Reservations. At times, however, it presumed a knowledge of food lore and New York restaurants. Eveb when I was unfamiliar with the persons deemed heroes or villains, the author's descriptions of the food an...

from Sheila1957

He tells of what is happening in high end restaurants now as well as the television end of it. It was interesting when I knew who he was talking about when he talks of Food Network people. Not as interesting as he talks about chefs in high end restaurants. He does say what is happening to the hig...

from WellReadSoutherner

I really like Anthony's style of honesty, truth and desire to not settle for mediocrity. This book (as well as his others) tells it like it is. Warning about bad language if you don't like to read that sort of thing.

from melydia

Technically a follow-up to Kitchen Confidential but it's been so long since I read that I don't think it's necessarily a prerequisite. The last chapter contains a bit of "where are they now"-type information but otherwise it all stands on its own. Like Kitchen Confidential, however, this is a col...

from FireandIce

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. Kitchen Confidential, the runaway bestseller that "made" Anthony Bourdain, is one of my absolute favorite books of all time. Medium Raw is best described as Over Cooked. I felt, for much of the book, as though he was simultaneously regurgitating p...