Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition

by Anthony Bourdain

A New York City chef who is also a novelist recounts his experiences in the restaurant business, and exposes abuses of power, sexual promiscuity, drug use, and other secrets of life behind kitchen doors.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
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