Funny, sentimental, smart, educational, but it...

What else can I say!?!? Absolutely the best, most relatable, book I've ever read..in my life. Period. I could go on and on about how much of an amazing ubiquitous life that must have been and how fascinated I am by it! All I would like to say is, Thank You Mr Boudain for sharing it.

I enjoyed this style of writing great flashbacks for me of restaurant realities that I experienced while being in the business for many years and working in a restaurant from the age of 13.

Tony has a way of making it seem like it is happening as we are reading it. I feel like I did not miss a thing from that night !

Great dad...... the Fillmore east, man what a scene that place was. How about the Ratners next door... had many potato blintzes in that place at 6 in the morning with my eyes on the floor

Thanks Tony ..... Keep it coming

Mellowed, stabler, thicker at the waist Tony than he was as the author of No Reservations, yet still criminal enough to describe the satisfying crunch bird bones make in the mouth, even pornier when it's endangered ortolan smuggled from France.

Since kitchen confidential, this is great follow up. I hope Bourdaine continues to write about the adventures of the kitchen. It has pushed me to chronicle my own life as a "cook in the basement".

I laughed out loud at Sandra Lee story. Priceless. Some of it is definitely raw, but VERY entertaining.

The chapter on Justo is pure joy.

As a culinary student I take a special pleasure reading about the restaurant industry and Bourdain does an excellent job describing all the B.S. I'm sure to encounter in the upcoming years. Admittedly I preferred Kitchen Confidential over this current book but in no way does that mean this wasn't an excellent read.

What a great book.... I wish they would make Kitchen Confidential available now....

I enjoy Tony's writing style and reading the book is like hearing him tell the stories. If you like his TV show and his twisted but cool demeanor, them you will like this book. I did not enjoy the vulgar language or the teen-aged minded sexual references and find this portion of his repertoire misguided. I do like his no holds barred opinions and find these refreshing.

Bourdain's style, frankness and wit bring a strong dose of realism and humanity to an industry whose TV image portrays neither. The book flows as a collection of loosely strung essays, it's chapters bouncing from one anecdote to the next. But Bourdain skillfully pulls it all together - as a skilled chef would create gastronomic artistry from a stock of disparate ingredients.

Although uneven and at times dis-jointed,Bourdain delivers another great read. A few chapters actually border on literary greatness. He is the needed balance to the manipulative food media.

The chapter on Justo the fish guy was the high point for me. If you've ever worked in a restaurant kitchen you'll get it. Tons of funny and smartass insight throughout the book. A real keeper.

Fantastic entertainment. Layers and layers of what some might consider foul smelling leftovers, but with a purists heart, Tony B takes you to a place where your both your brain and soul are touched by his hard-hitting but well considered and honest it's all on the wall buffet of culinary delights...and maybe I'll think about my food and enjoy it a bit more next time I have the pleasure of eating for a great chef

I love his show but found the book boorishly boring. The first chapter was interesting then it was all downhill from there.

Filled with alcohol, drugs, f*bombs, and hilarious stories of other chefs, his book is nevertheless insightful and advocates some interesting positions on vegetarianism, organics, and communism. What an interesting life he has led, leads, and would like to lead! An easy read.

The perfect followup to kitchen confidential.

Bourdain, with short stories, anecdotes, and rants well similar in style to Kitchen Confidential, updates his thoughts on the food and restaurant scene for this millenium. His brutal honesty never fails to disappoint, but the book takes a slightly sad tone as Bourdain's thoughts begin to have more gray. Still, if you liked his other books and essays on food, this does not disappoint.

After reading kitchen confidential almost four years ago and liking it quite a bit I decided to venture into what I thought was Bourdain's second novel. This book is what I think should have been called kitchen commentary. It is a great sequel to his first hit book kitchen confidential. Tony gives an excellent commentary on both his life after writing the book and general food world commentary. Some of it you really have to be plugged in to the food world to understand and enjoy, and other pieces are more applicable to everyone. This is a book that must be read now because in a few years many of the comments he made will either be irrelevant or made irrelevant due to the ever changing food world. Take this opportunity to blaze through this quick read, it might do for some as the omnivores dilemma did for others. But obviously in a very different way.

He tells it like it is %^)

I am a huge fan of Tonys books and shows. My review may be bias but I had to say that his book is great for any chefs, cooks, goodies. Bravo Tony and a great read!

Anthony Bourdain is back with another winner. This book provides much more insight in to his private light and struggles to survey. His self doubts and reasons for not "selling" out by coming out with a line of Bourdain inspired cookware.

His story is not only fascinating but contains further insight in to food why we love it and how important great food, even if it's as simple as a bowl of Pho is to the World's culture.

Anthony Bourdain appeals to both kinds of people in the world; chefs and those who want to be chefs. Once again he has given the reader a look into the underbelly of restaurant society. I have read all of Tony's books, from the fiction to his cook books, and have been fortunate enough to dine at his former restaurant Les Halles. His writing style makes for a fun read, even in between dupes on a slow weeknight. For all of you that know him just from tv, make sure you pick up " Bobby Gold stories" and "Typhoid Mary", you will not be disappointed! Thanks again Tony!