Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Author: Anthony Bourdain
In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant businessand for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author’s bad old days….Read More
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