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Search - The Nasty Bits
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| ISBN-13: 9781582344515 ISBN-10: 1582344515 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: 5/16/2006 Pages: 288 Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 10 |
Book Description:
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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Christopher C. (
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Bourdain is brilliant, he's entertaining as Hell, but you'd better be a foody with an understanding of French to really enjoy this book. Though I am a little weirded out that when posting this book, the line of books shown as "Members who requested this book also requested", almost all appear to be romance novels.
Hillary F. from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote on 9/4/2006...
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
An excellent collection of essays. The back of the book has commentary on each of the essays - I wish I had known in advance; it would have been great to read the commentary as soon as I read each essay.
Tammy G. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Bourdain, considering the title, but was pleasantly suprised to find this book to be a collection of his writings, gleaned from magazine articles, etc. I always enjoy Bourdain's witty observations of the culinary world.
Ruth E. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I'm not sure whether I like this guy or not. Either way, he tells a good story. I now appreciate chefs more than I did, and know that I am not one.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I liked the stories in it, and have read it several times in small chunks. It's a great combination of short stories/essays.
Diane R. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Interesting essays an everything from crime to creme brulees.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A very entertaining compendium of Anthony Bourdain's articles and commentary.
Andrew H. from ST CLR SHORES, MI wrote on 4/22/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Book for foodies out there. A collection of writings by Anthony Bourdain, celeb chef
Sherri H. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Humorous look at life behind the kitchen door.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoy Mr. Bourdain's writing. Would recommend this book to others.
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Well, the title is rather apropos. I found this book to be kind of rude and unpleasant, for the most part. I was looking for a book on food writing a la Ruth Reichl, and this book is nothing like that. I enjoyed 3 or 4 of the essays but the rest were so-so. The second essay in particular is so hateful that I almost put the book down without finishing it.
Stacy K. from STATEN ISLAND, NY wrote on 4/5/2007...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
Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he returns to serve up a well-seasoned hell-broth of candid, outrageious 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, or callin gfor the head of raw-food activist Woody Harrelson, 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.
Kristin R. from TOLEDO, OH wrote on 1/17/2007...Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he returns to serve up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, 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 unglamourous aspects of making television, or calling for the head of raw-food activist Woody Harreslson, 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.