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Nasty Bits Collected Varietal Cuts Usable Trim Scraps & Bones

by Anthony Bourdain
Nasty Bits Collected Varietal Cuts Usable Trim Scraps & Bones

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The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style.

Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.

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"A vibrant discourse on satisfying hungers of every kind." Kirkus Reviews

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"Lovers of adventurous culinary experiences will find much to whet their appetites here, and those who loathe the celebrity chef phenomena will find a friend in Bourdain." Library Journal

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"Bourdain's enthusiasm is so intense that it practically explodes off the page...Bourdain shows himself to be one of the country's best food writers. His opinions are as strong as his language, and his tastes as infectious as his joy." New York Times Book Review

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"[Writes] the kind of book you read in one sitting, then rush about annoying your coworkers by declaiming whole passages." USA Today

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"Bourdain's prose is utterly riveting, swaggering with stylish machismo and a precise ear for kitchen patois." New York magazine

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"Bawdie, bolshy and bursting with energy." Daily Mail (UK)

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"Fantastic: as lip-smackingly seductive as a bowl of fat chips and aioli." Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction — and including new, never-before-published material — The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.

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Bestselling chef and "No Reservations" host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In his latest work, he serves up a well-seasoned "hellbroth" of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures.

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In the multiweek New York Times bestseller The Nasty Bits, bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures.  Whether surviving a lethal hot pot in Chengdu, splurging on New York's priciest sushi, or singing the praises of Ecuadorian line cooks and Hell's Kitchen dives, Bourdain is as provocative, engaging, and opinionated as ever. The Nasty Bits is an irresistible tasting menu of food writing at its outrageous best--served up Bourdain style.

About the Author

Anthony Bourdain is the author of seven books including the bestselling Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour. A thirty-year veteran of professional kitchens, he is the host of No Reservations on the Discovery Channel, and the executive chef at Les Halles in Manhattan. He lives in New York City.

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Shane Dunphy , May 17, 2006
I'm a big fan of Tony Bourdain. I think that, beyond being a great food writer, he's actually a hugely talented writer full-stop. He injects everything with a noirish, cynical, dark edge that brings even the most mundane scene to life. The world he inhabits is never dull, and his machine-gun prose drives you on to the next page at a breath-taking rate. His books up to now (and I'll admit to not having read his fiction) have been a mix-and-match affair. 'Kitchen Confidential' is really his magnum opus, although he's beginning to write it off as a 'testosterone-fueled, machoistic memoir', which I feel cheapens it slightly. Was he exagerrating in places? I'm sure he was. Is it entertaining? Hell yeah! 'A Cook's Tour' is a collection of essays to accompany the series of the same name. Not as good as 'KC', but still brilliant in places. The introductory section in Vietnam is wonderful. 'The Nasty Bits' is a collection of journalism, and reflects that. Some sections are deep and others light and frivolous, as the demands of newspaper and magazine writing dictate. What strikes me most about the book is the level of self-loathing Tony seems to feel on such a regular basis since his new life and career have taken off. The essay 'The Dive' is probably the lowest ebb of this, with the author virtually attempting suicide. There are also hints that alcohol has become more of a comfort than maybe it should be, and I wonder what state the man's marriage is in these days. But, besides all this shadow, there is much to enjoy. The book is a hoot, and I voraciously consumed it in two days whenever the time allowed. Anthony Bourdain is a great, great talent. I look forward to the next book.

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ISBN:
9781582344515
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
05/16/2006
Publisher:
BLOOMSBURY BOOKS
Pages:
288
Height:
9.51 in
Width:
6.35 in
Grade Range:
General/trade
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2006
Author:
Breaulove Swells Whimsy
Author:
Anthony Bourdain
Subject:
Cooking and Food-General
Subject:
Cookery

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