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Default Anthony Bourdain's "Medium Raw" grilling of celebrity chefs

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Jun 17, 9:31 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
> inter.net> wrote:
> > (NPR.org) - Ten years ago, Anthony Bourdain was standing next to a
> > deep fryer 14 to 16 hours a day, and that was the world he thought
> > he'd be in for the rest of his life. Then, his book "Kitchen
> > Confidential" came out, and his life changed almost overnight...
> >
> > The past 10 years of eating and drinking and traveling have
> > provided plenty of fodder for Bourdain's new book, "Medium Raw - A
> > Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook"
> > (Amazon:http://xrl.us/MediumRaw). In it, he details a very
> > different food world from the one he saw from the deep fryer in
> > which celebrity chefs inspire cultlike followings, and nothing
> > not even the classic American hamburger is sacred...
> >
> > Continued:http://xrl.us/MediumRaw2

>
> We can thank, or villify, Bourdain for taking the 'back of the house'
> out of the closet and bringing it into the light of day.
> People had no idea what really went on in restaurant kitchens till his
> book came out.
> Whether the revelations were a good or a bad thing depends on which
> side of the kitchen doors you are on.
>
> I do like the man though. He's grown on me over the years.
>
> I'm with you on this. He does grow on you. And, the biggest thing that
> impresses is the fact he admits he has warts and skeletons in his closet and
> makes no denials or excuses, he is what he is.
>
> I just read a blog posting on one of his latest rants. He's trying to
> convince his young child the 'evils' of fast food. Hilarious.
> -ginny


I like the guy and his shows too. He likes to drink and eat odd foods. I'm
there

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