He described his college-age self as a "spoiled, miserable, narcissistic, self-destructive, and thoughtless young lout, badly in need of a good ass-kicking." And life did indeed kick his butt many times over the years. In "Kitchen Confidential," Anthony Bourdain was brutally honest about his own flaws and personal struggles. As Publishers Weekly observed in its review of the novel, "The cast of this dark-humored, street-smart novel romps through Greenwich Village and Little Italy on a testosterone high in a perfect sendup of macho mobsters and feebs alike, while the kitchen antics reveal a real love for – and knowledge of – cooking." Even in his first novel, "Bone in the Throat," Bourdain's love of over-the-top storytelling, dark wit, and food was evident. And a fellow chef, Scott Bryan, told the New York Post that "Tony saw himself as more of a writer than a chef."īourdain took his literary ambitions seriously, writing two published novels while working as a full-time chef before "Kitchen Confidential" was released, according to Eater. According to the New York Post, Bourdain's mother, Gladys Bourdain, was a copy editor at The New York Times and recognized his writing talent early. In reality, neither his viral New Yorker article nor "Kitchen Confidential" were his first run-ins with editors and publishers. However, nothing could be further from the truth.
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