TheNewYorkTimesBestsellerThebrilliantintellectandcandorofAnthonyBourdainisonfulldisplayinthiscollectionofinterviewsfromthroughouthisremarkablecareer,includinginterviewswithNeilDegrasseTysonandTrevorNoahAnthonyBourdainalwaysdownplayedhisskillsasachef(manydisagreed).Butdespitehismodesty,onethingevenheagreedwithwasthathewasabornraconteur--ashemakesclearinthiscollectionofsparklingconversations.Hiswit,passion,anddeepintelligenceshinethroughallmannerofdiscussionhere,fromheart-to-heartswithbloggers,toon-stagetalksbeforemassivecrowds,tointenseinterviewswithmajortelevisionprograms.Withoutfail,Bourdainisalwaysblisteringlyhonest--suchaswhenhetalksabouthisbattleswithaddiction,orwhendetailinghisthoughtsonrestaurantcritics.Heregularlydispensesarrestinginsightabouthowwhat’sonyourplaterevealsmuchofhistoryandpolitics.Andperhapsbestofall,theheartfeltempathyhedevelopedtravellingtheworldforhisTVshowsisalwaysinthefore,asthesetalksmakethe“Hemingwayofgastronomy,“aschefMarcoPierreWhitecalledhim,liveagain.
