Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Reading this was like watching No Reservations, a show I’ve watched through over & over & over again. In my head, Anthony’s voice read to me. It felt so good to hear his voice again, even if it was just to me.

I think the most interesting part of this book was just how many people gave Bourdain a helping hand. Countless people, good, bad, & ugly, helped this wiry junkie navigate the restaurant world. And for what? They must have seen *something* in him to help him while he was still a shithead.

The biggest thing I’ll take away from this book is: Passion. In order to be good at something, you have to have passion. I’ve always known this (being a very, very, passionate person), but to have it written so graphically, so true, was very validating.