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    2000: The first interview

    In 1999, Anthony Bourdain wrote an article for the New Yorker titled, “ Don’t eat before reading this .” This essay would go on to become the chef’s first book, “ Kitchen Confidential .”

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    By Evan Kleiman • Oct 17, 2018 • 1 min read

    In 1999, Anthony Bourdain wrote an article for the New Yorker titled, “Don’t eat before reading this.” This essay would go on to become the chef’s first book, “Kitchen Confidential.” In this interview, originally aired July 1, 2000, Evan Kleiman dives into the ‘bad boy’ kitchen culture the book depicts and what Bourdain feels being a cook is really like.

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