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3.9/5 Barnes & Noble Language English ISBN 0-06-001278-1 Preceded by Kitchen Confidential | 4/5 Goodreads Country United States Pages 288 Originally published 19 November 2001 Page count 288 Genres Travel, Memoir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar Anthony Bourdain books, Memoirs, Gastronomy books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal, sometimes later published as 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.
Contents
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.
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.