Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain 281 pp.
I love Anthony Bourdain even though I hated him the first time I ever saw him on television. I later became a devoted fan of "No Reservations" and his previous books, Kitchen Confidential, The Nasty Bits, & A Cook's Tour. He's snarky, sometimes crude, occasionally profane, but doesn't hold back in his commentary about the world of chefs, restaurants, food, the James Beard Foundation, Alice Waters, and the big food industries. His scathing diatribe about the slipping quality of content on the Food Network is spot on. His "food porn" makes you drool. His rant about the ills of the commercial meat industry is honest without being inflammatory and annoying like Michael Pollan. He doesn't pull any verbal punches and I really wish his wife, Ottavia, had flattened Food Network's Sandra Lee with a few well-placed martial arts moves. And I can't help thinking his young daughter is a very lucky girl to have a father so smitten with her.
Did I mention I love this guy?
Karen, please tell us how you feel about this guy...so unclear from your post ;-) I loved Kitchen Confidential and now need to get my hands on this one.
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