A Cook's Tour

Admittedly I am a fan of travelogues but loved this. Wonderful writing about food and travel and culture. There are chapters on France, Cambodia, Vietnam (multiple), San Francisco, Mexico, Morocco, Japan, Scotland, London, Portugal, San Sebastian, Russia. Some of the food described is mouth-watering so make sure you've already eaten when you pick it up otherwise you'll want to raid the fridge where you'll find nothing close to good as what's being described. But there are also other 'meals' which might make you want to retch.This is based from the TV series of the same name and whilst I watched it a couple of years ago and was reminded of certain passages of the book, it didn't lessen my enjoyment of it. There are also some interesting segments called 'Reasons Why You Don't Want To Be On Television' about situations he went through whilst travelling that may have not come across on TV.Preferred this to Kitchen Confidential.

It is the first book I've ever read by Anthony Bourdain and now I know it won't be the last. I enjoyed every single page of this book, it is a great choice to overcome your reading slump!Only complaint would be the Amazon deliverer putting my package in my mailbox in such an awful way, anyone in the building without keys could easily get it. I hope Amazon deliverers decide to stop putting small packages in mailbox with 70% of the package hanging out.

This was my first read by Bourdain; I was entranced, not only by the range of what he managed to eat,but by the highly crafted sentence. He tries anything the chefs of various countries put in front of him. The big wood grub? Down the hatch. Haggis? Likewise. He eats it so you don't have to. Great travel and foodie memoir. Loved this book.

Such an adventurous, insightful, humorous, talented writer.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.This is my second book by Bourdain. Not a single page was boring. Humour, exotic food, exotic locations and the vintage Bourdain humour and language - explosive mix! Lived up to my expectations! I watch 'No Reservations' regularly and now his books give a better perspective of this man and his life.