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Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, and Gabrielle Hamilton on 'How I Learned to Cook'

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Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, and Gabrielle Hamilton on 'How I Learned to Cook'

By: Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, Gabrielle Hamilton
Narrated by: Michael Ruhlman
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Anthony Bourdain, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Eric Ripert are all well established, accomplished chefs. Here, they share their early cooking experiences, what influenced their cooking styles, and what made them want to be chefs forever.

Bourdain is the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles, the author of the best-selling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and the host of the popular Food Network series, A Cook's Tour. Panelist Gabrielle Hamilton is the chef and owner of Prune, and Eric Ripert is the chef at Le Bernardin, both New York City culinary landmarks. Moderator Michael Ruhlman is a journalist and author of The Soul of a Chef and The Making of a Chef.

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    Food connoisseurs, junkies, and interested generalists, this is the conversation for you. Food journalist and author Michael Ruhlman moderates a conversation at New York’s famed 92nd Street Y venue with leading chefs Anthony Bourdain, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Eric Ripert, true restaurant legends.

    The chefs discuss their formative years in the restaurant business. Sit back and enjoy Bourdain’s familiar, smoky voice as he describes entering a trade that, at the time, "only attracted losers" and how he found pride for the first time in his life as a dishwasher. Hear Ripert’s account of how a piece of artichoke can bring out the flavor of a fish. This audiobook is best enjoyed over a sauce that nearly broke a cook’s back.

    Featured Article: 30+ Anthony Bourdain Quotes That Capture His Zest for Food, Travel, and Life


    Few chefs have impacted the world quite like the late Anthony Bourdain. Champion of all things food, an ally to many in disadvantaged communities, and an uncommonly honest, fiercely beloved personality, Bourdain left an indelible mark on the culinary landscape and the world before his tragic death in 2018. The late Anthony Bourdain was one of the greatest minds in the culinary world. Here are some quotes that best embody the legendary chef.

    Featured Article 30+ Anthony Bourdain Quotes That Capture His Zest for Food Travel and Life
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    amusing approach to the back of the house of resturants with great insights into the past of being a chef and the future chefs...Anthony is so wry.

    Great Insight and fun to listen!

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    I miss Anthony Bourdain. Funny as hell, really entertaining. Especially the part about Ron Jermey.

    Very entertaining

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    Funny and honest, the panellists relay the truths about the restaurant world at the time and how changes presented themselves and were dealt with.

    Funny, honest and to the point

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    I found this wonderful interview 10 years after it was recorded and just a short time after Tony’s death. It made me mourn the loss even more. However, my enjoyment of this piece was not dampened by the loss. Many times I laughed out loud and I think while in traffic other drivers wondered about that silly grin on my face.
    The choice of chefs was pure genius; each so different and their stories and points of view complemented each other beautifully. The moderator was good at moving it along and also drawing the stories out of his guests.
    I live on the periphery of the restaurant world. My husband and I are small farmers outside of Charleston, South Carolina. We had a hand in nurturing the now famous culinary scene in our city. I recognized and understood so much of what each chef was relating and indeed many of the rules apply to our business as well.
    Many times I have said “I only do this because I can’t help it, because I must.”
    I really enjoyed this recording. I think anyone who has ever wondered about what it would be like to be a great chef would enjoy it. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a meal in a restaurant would like it

    Terrific piece of real life interaction

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    Great listen. Nice & short especially good to listen to while driving to an appointment or running errands.

    Love it.

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