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A Cook's Tour
This article is about Anthony Bourdain's book. For the article on his TV show of the same name, see A Cook's Tour (television).
| A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines | |
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| Author(s) | Anthony Bourdain |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Memoir/Travel |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
| Publication date | November 19, 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-001278-1 |
| Preceded by | Kitchen Confidential |
| Followed by | Typhoid Mary |
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines is a New York Times bestselling book written by chef and author Anthony Bourdain in 2001. It is Bourdain's account of his world travels — eating exotic local dishes and experiencing life as a native in each country. The book was simultaneously made into a television series featuring Bourdain for the Food Network.
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Contents
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Locations
Bourdain's travels included Portugal, France, Vietnam, Russia, Morocco, Japan, Cambodia, Mexico, Spain, and French Laundry in Napa Valley.
Foods
He tries such exotic dishes as still beating cobra heart and soft-boiled duck embryo with half formed bones and feathers. In
Award
The book was named 2002 Food Book of the Year by the British Guild of Food Writers.[1]
Title
The title is derived from "Cook's Tour," a British idiomatic phrase meaning a brief or cursory guide to a subject or place. Its origin is in the trips organized by Thomas Cook in the 19th century.[2]
External links
- NYTimes review
- A Cook's Tour (Chapter 1)
References
- ^ "Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002". Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002. http://www.gfw.co.uk/awards/?sub=17#contentrow5. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Cook's Tour". reference.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cook's%20tour. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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