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AninstantNewYorkTimesbestsellerandthefollow-uptothemega-hitKitchenConfidentialInthetenyearssinceAnthonyBourdain'sclassicKitchenConfidentialfirstalertedustotheidiosyncrasiesandlurkingperilsofeatingout,muchhaschangedforthesubcultureofchefsandcooks,fortherestaurantbusiness?andforAnthonyBourdain.MediumRawtracksBourdain'sunexpectedvoyagefromjourneymancooktoglobe-travelingprofessionaleateranddrinker,andeventofatherhood,inaseriesoftakes-no-prisonersconfessions,rants,investigations,andinterrogationsofsomeofthemostcontroversialfiguresinfood.Beginningwithasecret,highlyillegalafter-hoursgatheringofpowerfulchefsthathecomparestoamafiasummit,Bourdainpullsbackthecurtain?butneverpullshispunches?onthemoderngastronomicalrevolution.Cuttingrighttothebone,Bourdainsetshissightsonsomeofthebiggestnamesinthefoodieworld,includingDavidChang,theyoungsuperstarchef;thereveredAliceWaters;theTopChefcontestants;andmanymore.MediumRawisthedeliciouslyfunny,shockinglydelectableresult,suretodelightphilistinesandgourmandsalike.