Kitchen Confidential is an audiobook by Anthony Bourdain, narrated by Anthony Bourdain and Irvine Welsh. The unabridged Audible edition runs 8 hrs 37 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
Includes a new introduction written and read by Irvine Welsh
When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote “Don’t Eat Before You Read This” in The New Yorker, he spared no one’s appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded the appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet that lays out his twenty-five years of sex, drugs, and haute cuisine.
From his first oyster in Gironda to the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, from the restaurants of Tokyo to the drug dealers of the East Village, from the mobsters to the rats, Bourdain’s brilliantly written and wonderfully read, wild-but-true tales make the belly ache with laughter.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain and Irvine Welsh
- Length: 8 hrs 37 mins
- Publisher: Random House Audio
- Release year: 2001
- Audible category: Biographies & Memoirs / Professionals & Academics / Culinary
Listener Ratings
Kitchen Confidential holds an average listener rating of 4.8/5 from 38566 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.8/5
- 5-star ratings: 82% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “What a Great Read!!!”
Funny, insightful, irreverent, articulate…all fit this outstanding effort by Anthony Bourdain. My first read of his material and I can’t wait to download his earlier works while eagerly awaiting his next effort!If the workings of a professional kitchen intrigues you, you must read this book!!!
— Karen Wilson, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Foodie delight!”
I loved this book. After reading it, I felt I really learned what it REALLY is like to be a chef. Anthony Bourdain’s reading is fantastic. He is at times crude and vulgar, while at other times down right hilarious. What I loved about this book: Honest. If you love the food network and would truly love to get down and dirty with the "real" cooking, read this book. He does not sugar coat a thing. I loved it!— Cindy, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Pushed Me Over The Edge”
He probably didn’t mean to, but Anthony Bourdain pushed me over the edge. His raw and humorous backdoor exposure of milieu, blood spillage, and other goings-on in commercial kitchens was enough to shut me down. I was already an infrequent visitor of restaurants, now I’ll go only if I can successfully sneak in my own dish. I’d request a seat near the kitchen and enjoy the show risk-free!— Espanolish, Audible listener
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