Anthony Michael Bourdain (1926-2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, journalist, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.

Bourdain became a bestselling author in 2000 with “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly”. In 2018 the book again topped the New York Times ‘non-fiction paperback’ and ‘non-fiction combined e-book and print’ lists. “Kitchen Confidential” is both a professional memoir and an expose of restaurant kitchens. However, it was was not the first book Bourdain had published.

Though best known for his culinary writings and television presentations, as well as several books on food and cooking and travel adventures, Bourdain also wrote both fiction and historical nonfiction. In 1995 he released “Bone in the Throat:: A Novel of Death and Digestion”; a mystery novel about a young man (Tommy) who works as a chef in his uncle’s shady restaurant. Set in Manhattan’s Little Italy, the thriller reveals a love for, and knowledge of, cooking; the book includes mouth-watering recipes as well.

“Bone in the Throat” was followed in 1997 by “Gone Bamboo”; a semi-sequel (Tommy and his girlfriend appear in the second book) which is a humorous thriller about a hitman with a heart of gold.

Bourdain continued to write books throughout his career, ranging from historical non-fiction to graphic novels, to the more-expected cookbooks.

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