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World Travel

An Irreverent Guide
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‘Terrific … His love for his subjects – both the food and the cook – sings’ Telegraph ‘Christ, could Bourdain weave words ... the guy wrote like a poet’ Guardian A celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of... Read More
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World Travel

A celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of all time – the inimitable Anthony Bourdain

A celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of all time – the inimitable Anthony Bourdain

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‘Terrific … His love for his subjects – both the food and the cook – sings’ Telegraph

‘Christ, could Bourdain weave words ... the guy wrote like a poet’ Guardian

A celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers of all time – the inimitable Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter – and many places beyond.

In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favourite places – in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook.

Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of travelling with Bourdain by his brother, Chris; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526630254

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Wesley Allsbrook

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 504g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Anthony Bourdain was the New York Times-bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential, which sold over a million copies, Medium Raw, A Cook’s Tour and The Nasty Bits, the cookbooks Appetites and Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook, and the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo. His work appeared in the New York Times and The New Yorker. He was the host of the popular television shows No Reservations and Parts Unknown. Bourdain died in June 2018.

Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. She’s written about food and travel for the New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others, and has worked as an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator.

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