A Cook's Tour

Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

By Anthony Bourdain
(Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780060012786, 288pp.)

Publication Date: October 12, 2002

Categories: Essays, Essays & Travelogues, Regional & Ethnic - International

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Description

The 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, A Cooks' Tour chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.




About the Author

Anthony Bourdain is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York, and he is the host of the series No Reservations on the Travel Channel. He is the author of A Cook's Tour, Les Halles Cookbook, and the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo.




Praise For A Cook's Tour

"Mighty engaging.... [Bourdain's] snappy, full-bore writing style--whether being sarcastic, passionate, or descriptive--is good entertainment."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Brilliant. A chain-smoking, hard-drinking, cut-to-the-chase guy's guy, ready to try anything new and different."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

"If you're looking for a camel ride and an amiable companion, you could do a lot worse."
-Washington Post

"Vintage Bourdain."
-Dallas Morning News

"Adventurous and opinionated, [Bourdain] is very good company."
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy."
-Elle

Food Writer of the Year
-Bon Apptit

"Bourdain's mission is to show the cool, un-Martha side of the culinary world."
-Time magazine

"Some fine food adventure reading.. Bourdain offers excellent insight into real food."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"[Bourdain] is a one-man army traveling the world on his stomach--and his droll wit."
-People

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