A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal

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Shoshana, August 25, 2007 (view all comments by Shoshana)
I think I'm supposed to find Bourdain a hot, hip, un-PC bad boy of culinary and gustatory adventures. I think he's actually most appealing when he isn't trying so hard to be insulting, and to my ear his tales of vomiting, smoking, and eating animal testicles ring a bit false. This may be more the editor's fault than the author's; Bourdain's voice doesn't always hit authentically.

I enjoyed this compendium of cross-cultural feasting primarily for the food pornography aspect of hearing each meal lovingly described (even when Bourdain thinks the food is disgusting, he's clearly fascinated by it). It was a particular pleasure to read the chapters on Vietnam before and after a recent visit there, as well as the chapter on Cambodia, where I traveled recently. As for Bourdain the man, like durian, I would rather regard him from a distance.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780747556862

Author:

Bourdain, Anthony

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Location:

N

Copyright:

2001

Publication Date:

20011119

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Pages:

284

Dimensions:

234 x 153 in.