| A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Contributor(s): Bourdain, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1582341400 ISBN-13: 9781582341408 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: Dodging minefields in Cambodia or diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, Chef Bourdain travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal. The bestselling author of "Kitchen Confidential" loves traveling as much as cooking, and "A Cook's Tour" is the shotgun marriage of his two greatest passions. Photo inserts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - International - Cooking | Essays & Narratives - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 641.013 |
| LCCN: 2001052428 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.6" W x 9.48" (1.29 lbs) 308 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Dodging minefields in Cambodia, diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, Chef Bourdain travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal. The only thing Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling, and A Cook's Tour is the shotgun marriage of his two greatest passions. Inspired by the question, 'What would be the perfect meal?', Anthony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail. Our adventurous chef starts out in Japan, where he eats traditional Fugu, a poisonous blowfish which can be prepared only by specially licensed chefs. He then travels to Cambodia, up the mine-studded road to Pailin into autonomous Khmer Rouge territory and to Phnom Penh's Gun Club, where local fare is served up alongside a menu of available firearms. In Saigon, he's treated to a sustaining meal of live Cobra heart before moving on to savor a snack with the Viet Cong in the Mecong Delta. Further west, Kitchen Confidential fans will recognize the Gironde of Tony's youth, the first stop on his European itinerary. And from France, it's on to Portugal, where an entire village has been fattening a pig for months in anticipation of his arrival. And we're only halfway around the globe. . . A Cook's Tour recounts, in Bourdain's inimitable style, the adventures and misadventures of America's favorite chef. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bourdain, Anthony: - Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018) is the author of the bestselling Kitchen Confidential, the Urban Historical Typhoid Mary, and A Cook's Tour, which was turned into a successful series by the same name for the Food Network. His novels include The Bobby Gold Stories, Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo. |