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Sep 7, 2026 1 hr 36 min

Anthony Bourdain’s, “Kitchen Confidential,” or: Bourdain in the Membrane

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In the year 2000 a snarky chef named Anthony Bourdain published a collection of essays, rants, and observations about the food industry. The dude went on to do cool stuff, so much that our patrons voted for us to discuss this book! In this episode we discuss how restaurant culture has (and mostly hasn't) changed, how to have working class solidarity in weird situations, the beauty of loving your job and having dignity in it, and the new A24 Film, "Tony." Read the original Bourdain essay here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/04/19/dont-eat-before-reading-this Go support us on Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/workerslit

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