10 Top biography memoir books like Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever

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Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

By: Laurie Woolever

4.21

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew …

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1. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

By: Eric Ripert

3.95

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and… read more

Similar categories in Eric Ripert's 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • biography
  • memoir
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
"the important thing, Jacques instructed me, was to get the pan hot as you could before adding the meat - that, and always give good wine to your butcher."

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable."

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"We were all hard on our commis because we were always afraid, and cruelty is one of fear's most common by-products. It would take me a very long time to unlearn those methods of surviving under press…"

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

"Buth this is the thing, my child, " Madame Amparo continued. "You are headed for the same night sky. When it's your turn to burn brightly, remember where you have been. Be careful not to harm all of …"

-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

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2. Bone in the Throat

By: Anthony Bourdain

3.66

Format: 162 pages,

A wildly funny, irreverent tale of murder, mayhem, and the mob. When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagan… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Bourdain's Bone in the Throat book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • cooking
  • food

3. L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food

By: Roy Choi , Tien Nguyen , Natasha Phan

3.41

Format: None pages, ebook

Los Angeles: A patchwork megalopolis defined by its unlikely cultural collisions; the city that rai… read more

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4. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary tra… read more

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5. The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.15

Format: 384 pages,

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6. Gone Bamboo

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Henry and his wife, Frances, live an idyllic life as two of the Caribbean's most charming ex-pats (… read more

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7. Appetites: A Cookbook

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Anthony Bourdain is a man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-… read more

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8. No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.40

Format: None pages,

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9. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Paperback

From the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain's New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travel… read more

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10. Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking

By: Anthony Bourdain , None , None , None

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Before stunning the world with his bestselling Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain spent years s… read more

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11. The Bobby Gold Stories

By: Anthony Bourdain , Breaulove Swells Whimsy

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Bobby Gold is a lovable criminal. After nearly ten years in prison, he's no sooner out than he's ba… read more

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12. Eat a Peach

By: David Chang

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In 2004, David Chang opened a noodle restaurant named Momofuku in Manhattan's East Village, not exp… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
"NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, SO DO WHAT YOU WANT."

-David Chang, Eat a Peach

"Just know that this is as honest and true a story as I can offer."

-David Chang, Eat a Peach

"In other words, we may not be able to reject our fortune or fate, but we can reject how we approach it."

-David Chang, Eat a Peach

"I was going to either fail or thrive, and I was going to do it in full view of everyone I respected and resented."

-David Chang, Eat a Peach

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13. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain

By: Tom Vitale

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

**Nominated for the 2022 BookTube Prize in Nonfiction** Anthony Bourdain's long time director and … read more

Similar categories in Tom Vitale's In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
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14. Taste: My Life Through Food

By: Stanley Tucci

4.21

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
"And anyway one is never drinking alone. Someone else is always drinking somewhere."

-Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food

"Cooking for her is at once a creative outlet and a way of feeding the family well."

-Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food

"Losing a beloved family heirloom is a very real personal loss; they're things that cannot ever be replaced or re-created. But perhaps the most precious heirlooms are family recipes. Like a physical h…"

-Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food

"It is the connection between customer and purveyor that makes our interactions stronger, to me eating well is not just about what tastes good but about the connections that are made through the food …"

-Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food

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15. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

By: Anthony Bourdain

3.64

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, televisi… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
"You know, I'll tell you honestly: if you like food and you haven't come here to eat, you're really missing the fucking boat. This is world-class food; this is world-class wine; this is world-class ch…"

-Anthony Bourdain, World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

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16. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

By: Laurie Woolever

4.21

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew … read more

Similar categories in Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • culinary
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
Cover of Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leerhsen

17. Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain

By: Charles Leerhsen

3.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling, “unvarnished” ( The New York Times ), “engrossing” ( The Guardian ), “gritty, well… read more

Similar categories in Charles Leerhsen's Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
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18. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

By: Anthony Bourdain

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restau… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook book and Laurie Woolever's Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
  • audiobook
"You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese."

-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

"That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund."

-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

"There’s something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar – even in this fake-ass Irish pub."

-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

"I am not a fan of people who abuse service staff. In fact, I find it intolerable. It’s an unpardonable sin as far as I’m concerned, taking out personal business or some other kind of dissatisfaction …"

-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

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19. Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations

By: Helen Rosner

3.99

Format: 138 pages, ebook

The New York Times Bestseller The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full di… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • culinary
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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20. Anthony Bourdain Remembered

By: CNN

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A moving and insightful collection of quotes, memories, and images celebrating the life of Anthony … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • cooking
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • food
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21. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

By: Dave Grohl

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questiona… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I'm bad enough at rolling joints, how could I successfully roll a child?"

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"I stopped trying to understand fate and destiny a long time ago, but dumb luck seems to be my specialty."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"There is no love like a Mother's love. It is life's greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

11 Best memoir books like Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever

Transform Your Habits

32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

Eric Ripert

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Eat a Peach

David Chang

3.89

Transform Your Habits

In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain

Tom Vitale

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Taste: My Life Through Food

Stanley Tucci

4.21

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9 must-read audiobook books like Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

Transform Your Habits

32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line

Eric Ripert

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

Grant Achatz , Nick Kokonas

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'

Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Eat a Peach

David Chang

3.89

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