Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain opens up

Australia’s most-popular food blogger Not Quite Nigella, aka Lorraine Elliot, joins the Business Spectator team. Here she sits down with Kitchen Confidential’s Anthony Bourdain to talk about food, life and his new book — Medium Raw.

I am holding Anthony Bourdain’s mobile phone number. Three years ago, when I started my blog, never, ever did I think I would be in this position let alone interviewing Anthony Bourdain. I deliberately don’t have cable TV at home because when I have it I sit in the hotel room and just watch No Reservations.

When I read other reviews of his new book Medium Raw, I was a touch confused. I checked my copy of Medium Raw to see whether we received some bizarre edited version in Australia but no, it was all kosher. It seemed that I had a different interpretation of it to many of the other reviewers who had read it. I thought that it was a kinder, gentler Bourdain whereas they focused on his heroes and villains chapter. He is a provocateur of course but he also makes many very salient points and like Idol franchisor Simon Cowell, you may think that he is a bit blunt but he may just be right about things and he makes you think. He also champions the unrecognised in the industry as well as bringing chefs like the wonderful Fergus Henderson into the spotlight.

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