Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking73 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Bloomsbury USA, 2004

Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook

+ A must have...
+ If You Must Have Only One Cook Book Then This Must Be It
+ Bourdain is brilliant
  
  











  



  
Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)574 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Harper Perennial, 2007

Brings Back Memories

+ Oh the Memories!
+ A great read!

It has been over 20 years since I worked in the restaurant business, but reading Bourdain's book brought back a lot of memories of what the business and the many characters who inhabit it are like. I found Bourdain's book to be very entertaining and reflects much of what I remember about the world ...
  
  











  



  
A Dirty Job: A Novel57 reviews
Christopher Moore

HarperCollins, 2007

Someone has to do it

+ A Riot!
+ Best book I've read in a long time
+ Born-again Reader
  
  











  



  
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones73 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Bloomsbury USA, 2007

Love it!

+ Great and all TRUE
+ Quick read
+ I love Tony
  
  











  



  
Absinthe: History in a Bottle24 reviews
Barnaby Conrad

Chronicle Books, 1997

Absinthe is Exemplary

+ book
+ The liquor called "Absinthe"--- in Art and History!
+ good book
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)170 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Very nice edition to have

+ Ripped map corners
+ Smites every othe piece of modern fantasy
+ For now...
+ The best and only version to have for true fans
  
  











  



  
The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails15 reviews
Mittie Hellmich

Chronicle Books, 2006

Easy to Reference by Drink Name or Main Ingredient

+ Best Bar Book Around
+ Comprehensive
+ Comprehensive
+ Excellent in every way but one
  
  











  



  
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines121 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Harper Perennial, 2002

More Focused Than Bourdain's Television Escapades

+ Fun!
+ as if you were with him all along
+ Great Condition
  
  











  



  
Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)574 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Harper Perennial, 2007

Brings Back Memories

+ Oh the Memories!
+ A great read!

It has been over 20 years since I worked in the restaurant business, but reading Bourdain's book brought back a lot of memories of what the business and the many characters who inhabit it are like. I found Bourdain's book to be very entertaining and reflects much of what I remember about the world ...
  
  











  



  
Absinthe: History in a Bottle24 reviews
Barnaby Conrad

Chronicle Books, 1997

Absinthe is Exemplary

+ book
+ The liquor called "Absinthe"--- in Art and History!
+ good book
  
  











  



  
Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking73 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Bloomsbury USA, 2004

Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook

+ A must have...
+ If You Must Have Only One Cook Book Then This Must Be It
+ Bourdain is brilliant
  
  











  



  
The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails15 reviews
Mittie Hellmich

Chronicle Books, 2006

Easy to Reference by Drink Name or Main Ingredient

+ Best Bar Book Around
+ Comprehensive
+ Comprehensive
+ Excellent in every way but one
  
  











  



  
The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones73 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Bloomsbury USA, 2007

Love it!

+ Great and all TRUE
+ Quick read
+ I love Tony
  
  











  



  
The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)170 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Very nice edition to have

+ Ripped map corners
+ Smites every othe piece of modern fantasy
+ For now...
+ The best and only version to have for true fans
  
  











  



  
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines121 reviews
Anthony Bourdain

Harper Perennial, 2002

More Focused Than Bourdain's Television Escapades

+ Fun!
+ as if you were with him all along
+ Great Condition
  
  











  



  
A Dirty Job: A Novel57 reviews
Christopher Moore

HarperCollins, 2007

Someone has to do it

+ A Riot!
+ Best book I've read in a long time
+ Born-again Reader