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Bone in the throat, the bobby gold stories and gone bamboo, his work appeared in the new york times, the new yorker and food arts magazine and he was the host of the international cnn television series parts unknown. After twentyfive years of sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine, chef and novelist anthony bourdain has decided to tell all. Bourdain spared no ones appetite as he revealed what happens behind the kitchen door. It was published by ecco and has a total of 312 pages in the book. The first time i read kitchen confidential, i was a student at my alma mater, learning culinary arts to become a chef. The book is known for its treatment of the professional culinary industry, which he describes as an intense, unpleasant, and sometimes hazardous.
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