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In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
**Nominated for the 2022 BookTube Prize in Nonfiction**

Anthony Bourdain's long time director and producer takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the insanity of filming television in some of the mo…
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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Cha…
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Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best 

When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate th…
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
A deluxe, annotated edition of Kitchen Confidential to celebrate the life of Anthony Bourdain, featuring new photo inserts

Over two decades ago, the New Yorker published a now infamous article, “Don’t …
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
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A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world tha…
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Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
The bestselling, “unvarnished” ( The New York Times ), “engrossing” ( The Guardian ), “gritty, well-researched” ( The Economist )—and definitely unauthorized—biography of the celebrity chef and TV sta…
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Care and Feeding: A Memoir
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· 5919 Ratings
In this moving, hilarious, and insightful memoir, Laurie Woolever traces her path from a small-town childhood to working at revered restaurants and food publications, alternately bolstered and oversha…
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
From the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain's New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travelling the world in search the globe's greatest cuilnary adventures

The only thing "gonzo gastronome" an…
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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
New York Times Bestseller

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…
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Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
Bestselling author, TV host, and chef Anthony Bourdain reveals the hearty, delicious recipes of Les Halles, the classic New York City French bistro where he got his start.

Before stunning the world wit…
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Appetites: A Cookbook
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· 3868 Ratings
Anthony Bourdain is a man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of…
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Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
The New York Times Bestseller The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, with an intr…
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Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
An all-access history of the evolution of the American restaurant chef

Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports readers back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef i…
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef
What do Mario Batali and Gordon Ramsay have in common? They survived tours of duty in the kitchen of Marco Pierre White. In the UK, White's brilliant cooking and high-wattage antics have made him a th…
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Eat a Peach
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· 24099 Ratings
In 2004, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant named Momofuku in Manhattan's East Village, not expecting the business to survive its first year. In 2018, he was the owner and chef of his own restaura…
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On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.

In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpack…
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Accidentally on Purpose
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· 3534 Ratings
Accidentally on Purpose dives into Kristen Kish’s childhood as a Korean adoptee in the Midwest, finding purpose in kitchens, and becoming the season 10 winner of—and now host—of Top Chef all the while…
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Gone Bamboo
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· 1685 Ratings
Henry and his wife, Frances, live an idyllic life as two of the Caribbean's most charming ex-pats (and professional assassins). But when Donnie, a powerful capo, is relocated to the island the scene i…
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The Bobby Gold Stories
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· 1701 Ratings
Bobby Gold is a lovable criminal. After nearly ten years in prison, he's no sooner out than he's back to work breaking bones for tough guys. His turf: the club scene and restaurant business. It's not …
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The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into the heart of the profession. Observing the rigorous Certified Master Chef exam at the Culinary Instit…
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Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical
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· 3677 Ratings
From the best-selling author of Kitchen Confidential comes this true, thrilling tale of pursuit through the kitchens of New York City at the turn of the century.

By the late nineteenth century, it seem…
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