{"product_id":"a-cooks-tour-global-adventures-in-extreme-cuisines","title":"A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: New York: Bloomsbury, 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only thing \"gonzo gastronome\" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, \"What would be the perfect meal?,\" Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail, and in the process turns the notion of \"perfection\" inside out. From California to Cambodia, \u003cem\u003eA Cooks' Tour\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bourdain's mission is to show the cool, un-Martha side of the culinary world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Writer of the Year - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[Bourdain] is a one-man army traveling the world on his stomach--and his droll wit.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy. Give him blood and guts--and all kinds of innards that you might wish had stayed there.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, irreverent, scandalous.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mesmerizing...Unique.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant. A chain-smoking, hard-drinking, cut-to-the-chase guy's guy, ready to try anything new and different.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Some fine food adventure reading.... Bourdain offers excellent insight into real food.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you're looking for a camel ride and an amiable companion, you could do a lot worse.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vintage Bourdain.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hysterical...in a style partaking of hunter S. thompson, Iggy Pop, and a little Jonathan Swift, Bourdain gleefully rips through the scenery to reveal private backstage horrors.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the kind of book you read in one sitting then rush about annoying your coworkers by declaiming whole passages.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mighty engaging.... [Bourdain's] snappy, full-bore writing style--whether being sarcastic, passionate, or descriptive--is good entertainment.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Adventurous and opinionated, [Bourdain] is very good company.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the star of \u003ci\u003eNo Reservations\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Bourdain's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling chronicle of travelling the world in search the globe's greatest culinary adventures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBourdain shows himself to be one of the country's best food writers. His opinions are as strong as his language, and his tastes as infectious as his joy.\" -Sam Sifton, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe only thing \"gonzo gastronome\" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, \"What would be the perfect meal?,\" Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail and, in the process, turns the notion of \"perfection\" inside out. From California to Cambodia, \u003ci\u003eA Cooks' Tour\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFans of Bourdain will find much to love in revisiting this classic culinary and travel memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/06\/2002 pg. 100 (EAN 9780060012786, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/15\/2002 pg. 32 (EAN 9780060012786, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/15\/2002 (EAN 9780060012786, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/15\/2002 (EAN 9780060012786, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780060012786, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBourdain, Anthony\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Bourdain \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMedium Raw\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWorld Travel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAppetites\u003c\/em\u003e and the novels \u003cem\u003eBone in the Throat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGone Bamboo\u003c\/em\u003e. His work appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the host of the popular television shows \u003cem\u003eNo Reservations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParts Unknown\u003c\/em\u003e. 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