a cook’s tour is a book i’ve hesitated to buy for quite sometime now - i wasn’t sure whether i’d be interested enough to finish reading it.
finally acquired a copy last weekend and i must say, i really dig this rockstar chef. immensely. this guy can really, really write.
he is, first and foremost a chef. then an author. a tv series host. the program we watch on astro is just a spinoff from his fame as a writer (the book that got him his spanking badboy fame is kitchen confidential where he writes about what really goes on in the kitchen when the chef and his entourage of helpers prepare your meals)
a cook’s tour is more about culture and travelling and less about culinary treats or bizarre food. this man is branzenly unpretentious (he lays down his opinions unapologetically and for this i love his guts to pieces), brutally no-bullshitly honest, arrogantly egotistical (a real cowboy swaggering in an apron) and is a moody sulky broody rebel. an irresistable package.
his ability to describe anything - food, atmosphere, attitude, hotel rooms just blows me away. i find myself reading slower and slower because i want that book to last, and because i will miss his voice in my head when i’m done with it.
can’t wait to get kitchen confidential :) rawk on bourdain!!
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applegal said on Feb 26 05 at 12:41 pmI’ve spotted him in KK before :D He’s a lot taller and bigger than on TV, and I almost couldn’t believe my eyes! I didn’t get to talk to him though, he walked on too fast :P
BawangMerah said on Feb 26 05 at 8:07 pmIt would so cool doing what he’s doing now. Travel around the world meet lost of people. *dreams*
naz said on Feb 27 05 at 2:52 amit would be cooler to travel around the world and get paid for doing it.
get paid for travel… isnt that the grandest dream everybody wants?
thisguy said on Feb 27 05 at 11:56 pmnew tracklist for chaos radio?
-?- said on Mar 01 05 at 10:19 amu shud read about a london chef called ramses or was it what the restaurant was called?
this bourdain guy is nothing compared to him
these guys appeared on a brit documentary in UK, titled horrid chefs or some shit
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 10:23 ama quick “london notorious chef” search in google returned me a gordon ramsay
let’s see if he has a book :) did you like the documentary?
soulburn said on Mar 01 05 at 2:16 pmcan i read the book? oh man, i’m greeeeeedy, i have so many more books to read. *grin*
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 2:21 pmwhere books is concerned its everyone’s right to be greedy!!
my mum is reading it, will pass it to you when she is done?
-?- said on Mar 01 05 at 4:09 pmyes i loved the documentary on tits
to bits!!!!!!
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 4:12 pmi wanna see that documentary too, pouts. mon beluch in it too?
download for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
-?- said on Mar 01 05 at 4:35 pmeh err eh err already downloaded already passed it to u in err cd no?
jejejejejecheh
i thot u wud compliment me on how well i rhymed tits n bits man
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 4:37 pmthe cd you gave me a year ago cannot be readdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
do another one for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
-?- said on Mar 01 05 at 5:09 pmU still not complimenting me?
NO CD then
nga ha ha
all belucci i deleted
my after defrag doesnt create red colour pixels nemore
i so sad
so i wrecked me laptop
nga ha ha
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 5:13 pmdont delete belucci :(((((((((((((((((((((((((
dont :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
i compliment you for so many months also you neva did cd for me :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
today give you two khau khau compliments also you found faults in em :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
-?- said on Mar 01 05 at 5:29 pmgot la got la
i give la i give la
nyx said on Mar 01 05 at 5:32 pmso reluctant?
nvm, go talk to ghosts, i shall strive to survive without em.
priya said on Mar 02 05 at 2:34 pmYou HAVE to read Kitchen Confidential!
You’ll love him twice as much after that one, trust me =)
nyx said on Mar 02 05 at 2:35 pmpriya - i just finished it :) and yes, thoroughly enjoyed his unadorned honesty.
-?- said on Mar 02 05 at 5:49 pmhi priya
innocent question,
i am a guy, do u think i wud love him twice as much too after reading that book u reccomended?
waiting for ur answer eagerly priya
*smile*
nyx said on Mar 02 05 at 6:51 pm-?- : actually, you’d enjoy reading his book. he is real sarcy. you might not finishthe book, but you’d enjoy it :)
priya said on Mar 03 05 at 12:29 amHi -?-
I feel as though I’m addressing Prince when he was in his symbol phase. But I digress. Hee.
You will make sweet love to Bourdain in hot chocolate sauce after reading it =P Well, it’s like reading a bio of but with food.
-?- said on Mar 03 05 at 11:59 amu dont worry priya
u can still address me Prince
i wudnt b offended k
and i don wanna make sweet love with bourdain in hot chocolate sauce or in cat poo or dog poo or elephant dunk or newhere
i swear i don want to!
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