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The Nasty Bits
The Nasty Bits
Author: Anthony Bourdain
The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. — Bestselling chef and No Reservations host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781582344515
ISBN-10: 1582344515
Publication Date: 5/16/2006
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 89 ratings
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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monosgrande avatar reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Bourdain is brilliant, he's entertaining as Hell, but you'd better be a foody with an understanding of French to really enjoy this book. Though I am a little weirded out that when posting this book, the line of books shown as "Members who requested this book also requested", almost all appear to be romance novels.
reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
An excellent collection of essays. The back of the book has commentary on each of the essays - I wish I had known in advance; it would have been great to read the commentary as soon as I read each essay.
NewRuth avatar reviewed The Nasty Bits on
Helpful Score: 5
I'm not sure whether I like this guy or not. Either way, he tells a good story. I now appreciate chefs more than I did, and know that I am not one.
lildrafire avatar reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I wasn't sure what to expect from Bourdain, considering the title, but was pleasantly suprised to find this book to be a collection of his writings, gleaned from magazine articles, etc. I always enjoy Bourdain's witty observations of the culinary world.
pjmom8025 avatar reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Interesting essays an everything from crime to creme brulees.
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reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 14 more book reviews
I did not finish this book from Mr. Bourdain. It did not quite stand up to his other past works. Disappointed to say the least...
wendi avatar reviewed The Nasty Bits on + 4 more book reviews
Well, the title is rather apropos. I found this book to be kind of rude and unpleasant, for the most part. I was looking for a book on food writing a la Ruth Reichl, and this book is nothing like that. I enjoyed 3 or 4 of the essays but the rest were so-so. The second essay in particular is so hateful that I almost put the book down without finishing it.


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