''Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook'' is a

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and the follow-up to Bourdain's bestselling ''

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''. ''Medium Raw'' addresses Bourdain's rise to stardom following the success of ''Kitchen Confidential''. No longer a cook and now finding himself a

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, Bourdain gives his opinion on many of his fellow television chefs (most of whom, he argues, are not

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s 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 ''

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'': Samantha Nelson of ''

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'' gave the book a C−: Josh Ozersky of ''

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'' enjoyed the book:

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