David's review
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
by Anthony Bourdain
David's review
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones by Anthony Bourdain
David's review
rating:
In this rather far-reaching collection of articles Bourdain has had published, mostly in magazines, nary a topic is taboo. He lashes out at obese people, rude diners, legislation against foie gras...even Woody Harrelson.
But on the other side of that coin, we get to see a different version of Tony Bourdain, that is to say someone other than the highly opinionated and routinely snarky persona he usually portrays. He provides ample evidence not only that he is a good writer, but a chef who truly enjoys food. Yes, he ate a still beating cobra's heart, blah, blah, blah...
But he exhibits a true passion and dedication to food and also to the process of food service. He's not really a "celebrity" chef, though certainly it plays to his ego. He does what he does because it affords him the opportunity to experience things he would otherwise not.
While I didn't find this book as enthralling as Kitchen Confidential, it held me. Sure by its very nature, there is little cohesion ...more
But on the other side of that coin, we get to see a different version of Tony Bourdain, that is to say someone other than the highly opinionated and routinely snarky persona he usually portrays. He provides ample evidence not only that he is a good writer, but a chef who truly enjoys food. Yes, he ate a still beating cobra's heart, blah, blah, blah...
But he exhibits a true passion and dedication to food and also to the process of food service. He's not really a "celebrity" chef, though certainly it plays to his ego. He does what he does because it affords him the opportunity to experience things he would otherwise not.
While I didn't find this book as enthralling as Kitchen Confidential, it held me. Sure by its very nature, there is little cohesion ...more
