The internationally best-selling book, which spawned a dozen imitations Published as part of the Bloomsbury 21st Birthday Celebrations Includes reading group guide So far this book has sold over 300,000 copies in paperback

'A compelling book with its intriguing mix of clever writing and kitchen patois more horrifically gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times 'A style partaking of Hunter S. Thompson, Iggy Pop and a little Jonathan Swift hysterical' New York Times 'Extraordinary written with a clarity and a clear-eyed wit to put the professional food-writing fraternity to shame' Observer 'Real, fast and frantic, this book conveys the buzz of the kitchen in a way that only a real cook will be able to understand' The Times

Anthony Bourdain is the author of the bestselling Kitchen Confidential, Typhoid Mary, and A Cook's Tour, which was turned into a successful series by the same name for the Food Network. His fiction includes The Bobby Gold Stories, Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo. He is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City and recently published Les Halles Cookbook.