Book · 2000 · Cooking
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- mentions
- 12
- people
- 8
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 10
- critical mentions
- 0
He romanticized cooking in the restaurant so well.
What they say about it
- Mentioned the 1990s release“in the 90s”2
The best things said about it
Kitchen Confidential, he changed what a chef is.
I read Kitchen Confidential early on when I was trying to find a good style for the book and he really influenced the writing style in a couple ways.
I read Kitchen Confidential years ago when it first came out and I thought wow this guy's insane.
Kitchen Confidential is like the Bible in most kitchens, most most chefs I know all have that book.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 2011 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain is a candid, bestselling memoir that exposes the gritty, high-pressure underbelly of professional restaurant kitchens while romanticizing the culinary arts. Nat Eliason mentioned on How I Write that he read the book early on to help find a compelling style for his own writing. Laurie Woolever discussed the publication of the breakout book on The Joe Rogan Experience, while Kimbal Musk shared on the Lex Fridman Podcast that reading it while in cooking school deeply inspired him because of how well it romanticized restaurant cooking. Nick Kokonas described reading it during a renaissance of food writing in the early 2000s as he developed a passion for the industry. Bert Kreischer mentioned reading the book with his wife, Tim Dillon noted how it fundamentally changed the cultural perception of what a chef is, and Joe Rogan recalled seeing a physical copy signed by Bourdain inside an actual restaurant kitchen.
Every mention
Nat Eliason Uh and I mean, obviously kind of inspired by Anthony Bourdain, right? I I read Kitchen Confidential early o… 1
“Uh and I mean, obviously kind of inspired by Anthony Bourdain, right? I I read Kitchen Confidential early on when I was trying to find a good style for the book and he really influenced the writing style in a couple ways.”
Joe Rogan because I know that your one book Kitchen Confidential is like the Bible in most kitchens most most chefs I… 4
“one guy actually had a copy of Kitchen Confidential in the actual kitchen itself and that Tony sign it was pretty [ __ ] bad out”
“and he wrote a book called Kitchen Confidential”
“like you just got your book Kitchen Confidential just [ __ ] took off and then all of a sudden you're this famous guy like pretty much yeah it was like an overnight thing for sure”
“because I know that your one book Kitchen Confidential is like the Bible in most kitchens most most chefs I know all have that book like every time I go to their house I see that book”
Kimbal Musk Yeah, he wrote a book called "Kitchen Confidential", in the 90s. I was in cooking school at the time. It wa… 2
“Yeah, he wrote a book called "Kitchen Confidential", in the 90s. I was in cooking school at the time. It was so... He romanticized cooking in the restaurant so well.”
“- Yeah, he wrote a book called "Kitchen Confidential," in the 90s. I was in cooking school at the time. It was so... he romanticized cooking in the restaurant so well.”
Bert Kreischer my wife red kitchen Confidential's is that his was that his and my wife's like this guy's [ __ ] amazing bird 1
“my wife red kitchen Confidential's is that his was that his and my wife's like this guy's [ __ ] amazing bird”
Dominic Monaghan I read Kitchen Confidential years ago when it first came out and I thought wow this guy's insane and then o… 1
“I read Kitchen Confidential years ago when it first came out and I thought wow this guy's insane and then obviously blew up on TV”
Laurie Woolever Yeah, so Kitchen Confidential came out in 2000. 1
“Yeah, so Kitchen Confidential came out in 2000.”
Nick Kokonas and so i started doing what i always do which is i started reading books mfk you know fisher and ruth reich… 1
“and so i started doing what i always do which is i started reading books mfk you know fisher and ruth reichel and all these kinds of great writers there was a renaissance of food writing in the early 2000s and i started reading kitchen coffee yeah michael roman all those”
Tim Dillon Kitchen Confidential he changed what a chef is he changed what a chef is 1
“Kitchen Confidential he changed what a chef is he changed what a chef is”
