In the Weeds
Book description
In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine curiosity about the people and cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more connected. Despite his affable, confident, and trademark snarky TV…
Why read it?
1 author picked In the Weeds as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love to eat, travel, and write about it, and no one did that better than Anthony Bourdain. Weirdly enough, I only got into his TV shows after I read his books and I still like his books a lot more.
It’s such a shame that he isn’t around anymore to produce amazing work, but fortunately more stories can be told through his colleagues and friends…which is where Tom Vitale comes in. Tom traveled extensively with “Tony” filming places for his TV series and shares crazy behind-the-scenes stories about what happened during that time and what his working relationship was…
From Kayla's list on embarking on epic adventures from your armchair.
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