Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
boiled potato or two to go with it. A crust of bread to soak up the sauce.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
gastrite (sugar and vinegar)
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
dried pasta was blanched in small, undercooked
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
with them or finding them entertaining. This business grows assholes: it's our principal export. I'm an asshole. You should probably be an asshole too.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
rouille — that's a garlic pepper mayonnaise garnish, for the newbies.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
The cook's spoons with holes or slots are, unsurprisingly, female, and the unslotted ones, male.
Anthony Bourdain • Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
He's a remarkably thoughtful guy — mention you like gummy bears and Steven will show up the next day with a bag. If he stops off at a burger stand for a mayo and mustard and ketchup-slathered grease-burger for breakfast, he'll bring a couple extra so everyone can have some.