New York Times bestseller
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony
Bourdain from the people who knew him best
When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came
together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated
his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything),
shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was
outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death.
Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain's
life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and
colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain's longtime assistant and
confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tony's
orbit--from members of his kitchen crews to his writing, publishing, and
television partners, to his daughter and his closest friends--in order
to piece together a remarkably full, vivid, and nuanced vision of Tony's
life and work.
From his childhood and teenage days, to his early years in New York,
through the genesis of his game-changing memoir Kitchen Confidential
to his emergence as a writing and television personality, and in the
words of friends and colleagues including Eric Ripert, José Andrés,
Nigella Lawson, and W. Kamau Bell, as well as family members including
his brother and his late mother, we see the many sides of Tony--his
motivations, his ambivalence, his vulnerability, his blind spots, and
his brilliance.
Unparalleled in scope and deeply intimate in its execution, with a
treasure trove of photos from Tony's life, Bourdain: The Definitive
Oral Biography is a testament to the life of a remarkable man in the
words of the people who shared his world.
