{"product_id":"a-cooks-tour-anthony-bourdain-9781582341408","title":"A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal","description":"\u003cp\u003eDodging minefields in Cambodia, diving into the icy waters outside a Russian bath, Chef Bourdain travels the world over in search of the ultimate meal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only thing Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling, and \u003ci\u003eA Cook's Tour\u003c\/i\u003e is the shotgun marriage of his two greatest passions. Inspired by the question, 'What would be the perfect meal?', Anthony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy grail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur adventurous chef starts out in Japan, where he eats traditional Fugu, a poisonous blowfish which can be prepared only by specially licensed chefs. He then travels to Cambodia, up the mine-studded road to Pailin into autonomous Khmer Rouge territory and to Phnom Penh's Gun Club, where local fare is served up alongside a menu of available firearms. In Saigon, he's treated to a sustaining meal of live Cobra heart before moving on to savor a snack with the Viet Cong in the Mecong Delta. Further west, \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e fans will recognize the Gironde of Tony's youth, the first stop on his European itinerary. And from France, it's on to Portugal, where an entire village has been fattening a pig for months in anticipation of his arrival. And we're only halfway around the globe. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cook's Tour \u003c\/i\u003erecounts, in Bourdain's inimitable style, the adventures and misadventures of America's favorite chef.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Bourdain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582341400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582341408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.60w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2001 pg. 1590\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2001 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2002 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2002 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2002 pg. 67","brand":"Anthony Bourdain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993097666815,"sku":"9781582341408","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8762026a-9bd6-436a-866b-23c3f62bfdce.jpg?v=1683322510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cooks-tour-anthony-bourdain-9781582341408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}