First published 2000
Anthony Bourdain pulls back the curtain on the secrets of the restaurant industry. He recounts his own gritty journey from the bowels of a busy kitchen to the heights of culinary celebrity. Bourdain's no-holds-barred memoir is a raucous, profane, and thrilling ride. At its heart, Kitchen Confidential is a love letter to the savage, brutal, and electrifying world of professional cooking.
Genres: autobiography, memoir, non-fiction, biography-memoir, cooking, food-and-drink
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: gritty, no-holds-barred
Setting: New York, New York (State), United States
400 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC