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I don't want to sound mean, but... he has a well-thumbed copy of Kitchen Confidential and did this anyway? Because one of the things I remember most strongly f
by rodgerd 9y ago
I don't want to sound mean, but... he has a well-thumbed copy of Kitchen Confidential and did this anyway? Because one of the things I remember most strongly from that are the stories about people who imagine fondly they'd like to own a restaurant, and it always ending in tears.
(Also I'm bemused as to why the opener suggests red tape was a problem.)
- photoJ 9y agoSeems like he kinda missed the point.
- Antimachides 9y agoSeriously. That and the sheer draining drag of chefing and Bourdain's desire not to die of a heart attack next to the fryer. The whole book portrays restaraunteering as a brutal, taxing business and even contains profiles of some clueless owners.