karen wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> .. .
>>>> Fox is planning this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.fox.com/schedule/2005fall/kitchenc.htm
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't make much sense how they can get a "series" out of this
>>>> book but apparently someone is willing to try.
>>>
>>> Ah, Fox ... I was wondering if FoodTV would bite the hand that
>>> feeds it by doing an expose on restraurants. (Do I have the right
>>> book in mind?)
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> The book is the one where chef Anthony Bourdain "exposed" what goes
>> on in 4 star kitchens with all the drug abuse, women in the walk-in
>> cooler, someone bopping the bride at the private dining/reception...
>> lots of stuff I found hard to believe. He gave one bit of credible
>> advice: don't order the fish of the day on Monday or the fish
>> surprise (or whatever they call it). It was ordered on Friday and
>> didn't sell over the weekend
>>
>> Jill
>
> I'm not in the food business but really enjoyed that book. I've also
> read some of his fiction. I'm not sure what Fox will do with it but
> I'll watch the first episode. He often contributes on eGullet. No
> cable here, yeah, whoever, I'm too cheap, right. So I have missed his
> series about travelling all over trying different foods.

I actually *enjoyed* the book on travel and food. It wasn't all about
himself

Jill