A Cook's Tour - by Anthony Bourdain (Paperback)

About the Book

Bourdain crisscrosses the world, sampling local delicacies from the sublime to the bizarre. Throughout his travels, Bourdain discovers again and again the importance of community, kinship, and the power of food to bring people together.

Book Synopsis

From the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain's New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travelling the world in search the globe's greatest culinary adventures

"Bourdain shows himself to be one of the country's best food writers. His opinions are as strong as his language, and his tastes as infectious as his joy." -Sam Sifton, New York Times Book Review

The only thing "gonzo gastronome" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, "What would be the perfect meal?," Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail and, in the process, turns the notion of "perfection" inside out. From California to Cambodia, A Cooks' Tour chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.

Fans of Bourdain will find much to love in revisiting this classic culinary and travel memoir.

From the Back Cover

The only thing "gonzo gastronome" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, "What would be the perfect meal?," Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail, and in the process turns the notion of "perfection" inside out. From California to Cambodia, A Cooks' Tour chronicles the unpredictable adventures of America's boldest and bravest chef.

Review Quotes

"Bourdain's mission is to show the cool, un-Martha side of the culinary world." - Time magazine
Food Writer of the Year - Bon Appétit
"[Bourdain] is a one-man army traveling the world on his stomach--and his droll wit." - People
"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy. Give him blood and guts--and all kinds of innards that you might wish had stayed there." - Elle
"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy." - Elle
"Funny, irreverent, scandalous." - New York Newsday on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
"Mesmerizing...Unique." - Newsweek on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
"Brilliant. A chain-smoking, hard-drinking, cut-to-the-chase guy's guy, ready to try anything new and different." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Some fine food adventure reading.... Bourdain offers excellent insight into real food." - San Francisco Chronicle
"If you're looking for a camel ride and an amiable companion, you could do a lot worse." - Washington Post
"Vintage Bourdain." - Dallas Morning News
"Hysterical...in a style partaking of hunter S. thompson, Iggy Pop, and a little Jonathan Swift, Bourdain gleefully rips through the scenery to reveal private backstage horrors." - New York Times Book Review on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
"This is the kind of book you read in one sitting then rush about annoying your coworkers by declaiming whole passages." - USA Today on KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
"None of your limp-wristed, pinch-mouthed, hoity-toity delicacies for this guy." - Elle
"Mighty engaging.... [Bourdain's] snappy, full-bore writing style--whether being sarcastic, passionate, or descriptive--is good entertainment." - Kirkus Reviews
"Adventurous and opinionated, [Bourdain] is very good company." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel