#20 in Biography & memoir
Kitchen Confidential
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 12 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly is a New York Times bestselling nonfiction book written by American chef Anthony Bourdain, first published in 2000. In 2018, following Bourdain's death, it topped the New York Times non-fiction paperback and non-fiction combined e-book and print lists.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 852 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Biography & memoir average of 8.2 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 54 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 798 | 94% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I love Anthony Bourdain! If you thought the cooking industry was glamorous, you are wrong. That doesn't mean that these chefs aren't creative geniuses. It is a tough business that has chewed up and spit out plenty of dreamers. At the end of the day…”
“I can't believe I haven't read this classic before! My ex is a sous-chef and I learned a lot about restaurant business and professional cooking from her. Therefore the realities of hard kitchen work and hard afterwork revealed in this book are not surprising at…”
Frequently asked
How long is Kitchen Confidential?
It has 320 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Biography & memoir.
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