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The Untold Truth Of Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential
ByFelicia Lee
When Anthony Bourdain's memoir "Kitchen Confidential" was released in 2000, it turned the food world on its ear.
The memoir, Bourdain's snarky, sometimes obscenity-laden story of his rocky journey from flailing rich kid to professional chef, laid bare the unglamorous reality of life behind the doors of restaurant kitchens.
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"Kitchen Confidential" offered its scandalized (but fascinated) readers a graphic look at an intense, insular professional culture with brutal working hours, dangerous working conditions, (mostly) terrible pay, and a lot of truly strange people.
In short, as The New York Times noted, it was a bracing antidote to much food writing of the time, which tended to paint a glossy, idealized image of chefs and their kitchens.
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The popularity of "Kitchen Confidential" would radically change the course of Bourdain's life.
Almost overnight, he went from