In the ten years since his classic
Kitchen Confidential first alerted
us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to
the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed 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 traveling professional eater and drinker,
and even to fatherhood. Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's
seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations,
and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.
