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Jan 2024

1h 17m

Anthony Bourdain is Kitchen Confidential

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Chop chop baby we’re headed into the seedy underbelly of the fanciest kitchen in New York City with culinary legend Anthony Bourdain. In the book that put him on the map, Anthony tells us everything from how restaurant culture has evolved to how not to get stuck with the cod.

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