false <![CDATA[Bone in the Throat]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648711m/111129.jpg 111129 9 <div>A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. <br><br>When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagana settles for a less than glamorous stint at his uncle's restaurant in Manhattan's Little Italy, he unwittingly finds himself a partner in big-time crime. And when the mob decides to use the kitchen for a murder, nothing Tommy learned in cooking school has prepared him for what happens next. With the FBI on one side, and his eccentric wise guy superiors on the other, Tommy has to struggle to do right by his conscience, and to avoid getting killed in the meantime. <br><br>In the vein of <i>Prizzi's Honor , Bone in the Throat</i> is a thrilling Mafia caper laced with entertaining characters and wry humor. This first novel is a must-have for fans of Anthony Bourdain's nonfiction. <br></div> 1270501 1995 Bone in the Throat total:361|5:23|4:91|3:176|2:58|1:13| 361 1136 630 50 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:06:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:14:36 -0700 2009
Tried to read this once before, but the author's voice and repetitive cadence kept getting into my head. If anything, that's proof that I need to watch less TV. Also, the way food and kitchens come in to play right off the bat, and the way the food is described in scenes where i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 06:19:42 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 06:29:18 -0700 2007 Kitchen Confidential and Nasty Bits.

The most amazing thing about this book was the level with which I found myself really caring about the characters. In particular, the chef Michael and his ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:42:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:45:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 08:33:23 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 02:17:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 10:42:58 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:33:23 -0700 2009
There are definitely some striking similarities to Bourdain's memoir Kitchen Confidential.more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 05:07:47 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 07:20:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 30 17:03:29 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 17:04:16 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 16:41:30 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 20:46:08 -0700 2009 Gone Bamboo! Slightly more interesting than Bourdain's follow-up only because of the chef character and detailed descriptions of the restaurant happenings.]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 02 15:54:16 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:21:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 14 13:26:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 13:27:07 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Fri Jan 09 09:15:59 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:15:59 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 09:39:45 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 09:40:45 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:56:55 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:58:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Tue Jan 08 14:05:24 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 14:05:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 10:40:57 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 00:09:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 17:13:23 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 13:39:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 14 06:52:15 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 04:58:13 -0800 2008 Kitchen Confidential. It had to be partly autobiographical!

I'm not sure that so much detail about food preparation was necessary, though. Alth...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:34:22 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 15:53:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 12 19:36:55 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 22 12:13:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 20:49:48 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 08:30:26 -0700 2009 Kitchen Confidential and seemed slightly embarrassed by it. No reason to be embarrassed - it was interesting, funny, and very entertaining.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111129