All I wanted was a hard cover copy of A Cook’s Tour, one of Bourdain’s early books after Kitchen Confidential, for my personal library. I noticed that eBay had a nice selection of books for fairly cheap and some places offered free shipping. 528 more words
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Book Review: Kitchen Confidential
Chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain was famous for nearly two decades. He was famed for his bad boy tell-it-like-it-is persona. And that was first made known to the public in his breakout hit of a memoir called “Kitchen Confidential” (first published in 2000). 795 more words
September Came With a Hurricane
EDUCATION
Septemeber reminds me of going back to school and learning furiously. I decided to take some courses this month to fulfill the need for education at this time of year that has been ground into me from my 13yrs of public education and 4 yrs of post-secondary education. 570 more words
Santorini, Greece 1: Dodging Donkeys on the Steps of Doom
When people talk about how beautiful Santorini, Greece is, nobody ever bothers to bring up the infinite amount of stairs to Fira’s port and the long trail of donkeys and their dung that leads the way down. 1,104 more words
In Country: Marvel Comics' "The 'Nam" -- Episode 99
One episode and a wake-up is left!
In the penultimate episode of In Country, I take time out from comics, movies, and the Vietnam War to talk about the war’s aftermath and Vietnam itself. 427 more words
Denmark: Hagen, Hot Dogs and Haribos
I’m finally back after a long hiatus, and what better time to travel blog than your honeymoon!
That’s right, me and my girlfriend of three years tied the knot in July and chose to celebrate our newly formed union in the birthplace of democracy and home of the best and most delicious olive products, Greece. 984 more words
