A Chefs Christmas, Anthony Bourdain
A Chefs Christmas, Anthony Bourdain
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A Chef's Christmas

Author: Anthony Bourdain

Narrator: Anthony Bourdain

Unabridged: 1 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2002


Synopsis

The author of Kitchen Confidential returns with an exclusive short story available only from Random House Audible! Holidays aren't always happy for everyone, especially for the crew at Restaurant Saint Germain. The empty dining room has more waiters than customers, the staff is grumbling about the absence of this year's Christmas bonus, and they may soon have to file a missing persons report for "America's Sexiest Chef." Determined to go down kicking and screaming, two employees come up with a last-ditch plan of action with a truly unexpected result. While it's not exactly a White Christmas, the crew of the Saint Germain find out that miracles can happen—even if they are accompanied by the sound of French lounge music.

Anthony Bourdain once again brings to light the inner workings of the "culinary underbelly" in his bold reinvention of the traditional Christmas story. At once risqué and charming, A Chef's Christmas is sure to bring holiday cheer to those who make dinner and those who only make reservations.

About The Author

Anthony Bourdain is the author of the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo. He is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Angus

A quick little novella that’s a little after the season. The topic is just what Bourdain knows. His insights into the human animal are so keen. Still miss the guy. I’ll have to parcel out his body of work so I don’t burn through it too fast.......more

Goodreads review by Tom

This is a a great, quick audiobook read by the author himself. He amps up the four-letter language compare to Kitchen Confidential for what is the galley pirate's equivalent to Burroughs' Junky's Christmas. He spends the first few acts tearing down Rob Holland and the Saint Germain New York restaura......more

Goodreads review by Norma

( Format : Audiobook ) "Chef might be an a**hole but he doesn't own one." A short antidote to saccharin sweet Christmas stories from the viewpoint of those on the other side of the food fest: those making the meals in the restaurants. With his usual ascerbic and irreverent wit, Mr.Bourdain tells a sto......more

Goodreads review by James

Originally published as a thirty page bonus story within Anthony Bourdain's 2006 book, "The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones," "A Chef's Christmas" is available, by itself, as an hour long unabridged audiobook, read by the author. While this work of fiction is a ra......more