"A New York restaurant veteran takes a cup of Down and Out, adds a dash of Fear and Loathing, and whips up a gonzo memoir of what"s really going on behind those swinging doors." —Newsweek The mega-bestselling classic, Anthony Bourdain"s Kitchen Confidential is available in a new pocket-sized Insider"s Edition. Bourdain"s deliciously funny, delectably shocking, wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade are now hand-annotated throughout by the author himself, with Bourdain"s updated insights and commentary—and a new Afterword about the radically changing food and restaurant industry a decade after the book"s original publication. The drugs, sex, and haute cuisine are still here, but given a fresh new perspective from the bona fide super-celebrity chef, star of TV"s No Reservations, and bestselling author of Medium Raw, Bone in the Throat, Gone Bamboo, and A Cook"s Tour. No matter if it"s your first time in Tony"s Kitchen or if you"ve experienced the heat before, this sensational Insider"s Edition is a treat worth savoring!