''Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook'' is a
memoir
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by
Anthony Bourdain and the follow-up to Bourdain's bestselling ''
Kitchen Confidential''. ''Medium Raw'' addresses Bourdain's rise to stardom following the success of ''Kitchen Confidential''. No longer a cook and now finding himself a
television personality
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, Bourdain gives his opinion on many of his fellow
television chef
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s (most of whom, he argues, are not
chefs at all due to never having worked in a restaurant) and how the restaurant industry has changed in the ten years since ''Kitchen Confidential'' was published.
Critical reception
From Doug French:
From Geoff Nicholson of ''
San Francisco Chronicle
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'':
Samantha Nelson of ''
The A.V. Club
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'' gave the book a Cā:
Josh Ozersky of ''
Time Magazine
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'' enjoyed the book:
References
External links
Reviewby Doug French of the
Mises Institute
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It ...
2010 non-fiction books
American non-fiction books
Ecco Press books
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