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  • Medium Raw

  • A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
  • By: Anthony Bourdain
  • Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (769 ratings)

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Summary

Bloomsbury presents Medium Raw written and read by Anthony Bourdain.

**New for 2021: celebrate the life and legacy of the inimitable food writer with WORLD TRAVEL, Bourdain’s guide to the global food scene, compiled by his long-time assistant and cookbook co-author**

A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential – for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business-and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compares and contrasts what he's seen and what he's seeing, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food. And always he returns to the question: ‘Why cook?' Or the harder one to answer: ‘Why cook well?' Beginning with a secret and highly illegal after-hours gathering of powerful chefs he compares to a Mafia summit, Bourdain, in his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, cuts to the bone on every subject he tackles.

©2010 Anthony Bourdain (P)2010 HarperCollins
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Love it

love the way he tells it straight but still keeps a little hidden mystery on who people are.

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Bourdain at his finest

Great, Bourdains story telling is extraordinary I would highly recommend this as a listen. If you are a chef or interested in being one this is a must.

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The inside info - kitchen edition

Rather fun and interesting listen about nice dining and what happens behind doors. Authors opinion about people are a great listen😂

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Nice to hear his voice again…

Not as good as Kitchen Confidential, but an interesting listen. It’s clear that he had many demons…

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Must read - modern day down and out in Paris and London

Must read - modern day down and out in Paris and London, fantastic read - will read again

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Incredible

I have never listened to a book as fast as this one. I couldn’t wait to hear the next chapter. Captivating from start to finish.

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I miss this guy, a great voice for the wayward

I miss this guy, a great voice for the wayward, lost and lonely... as well as the narcacstic, maniacal and derranged.

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Anthony is aways great

very good really enjoyed this book. Great insight and afterbirth on reflection of many years in the catering industry

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You can eat fish on Monday!

I loved Kitchen Confidential and this is a great follow up. It updates Tony's story as well as some of his characters.

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Great listen/read

Great insight to the mind of Anthony Bourdain. And the world of chefs and restaurants

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