A Cook's Tour (book)
 First edition | |
| Author | Anthony Bourdain |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir/Travel |
| Published | 2001 (Bloomsbury Press) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 0-06-001278-1 |
| Preceded by | Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly |
| Followed by | Typhoid Mary |
A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal, sometimes later published as A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines, is a New York Times bestselling book written by chef and author Anthony Bourdain in 2001. It is Bourdain's account of his world travels – eating exotic local dishes and experiencing life as a native in each country. The book was simultaneously made into a television series featuring Bourdain for the Food Network.
Locations
[edit]Bourdain's travels included Portugal, France, Vietnam, Russia, Morocco, Japan, Cambodia, Mexico, Spain, and French Laundry in Napa Valley.
Foods
[edit]He tries such exotic dishes as pufferfish, still beating cobra heart, "lobster blood" (a mix of lobster sexual organs and vodka), and soft-boiled balut—duck embryo with half-formed bones and feathers.
Award
[edit]The book was named 2002 Food Book of the Year by the British Guild of Food Writers.[1]
Title
[edit]The title is derived from "Cook's Tour", a British idiomatic phrase meaning a brief or cursory guide to a subject or place. Its origin is in the trips organized by Thomas Cook in the 19th century.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002". Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ "Cook's Tour". reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
External links
[edit]- New York Times review
- A Cook's Tour (Chapter 1)
- A Cook's Tour on Open Library at the Internet Archive
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