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The Definitive Oral Biography
Length
11 hours 27 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Laurie Woolever, Christopher Bourdain, JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs, Nigella Lawson, W. Kamau Bell & Full Cast
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“Listen to this book. It's a full cast recording! For anyone who misses Anthony Bourdain's voice in this world, they are sure to enjoy listening to his friends, family and colleagues reminisce about their time with Bourdain and process his sudden death.”
— Terri • Swamp Fox Bookstore
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best.
When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death.
Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdainâs life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdainâs longtime assistant and confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tonyâs orbitâfrom members of his kitchen crews to his writing, publishing, and television partners, to his daughter and his closest friendsâin order to piece together a remarkably full, vivid, and nuanced vision of Tonyâs life and work.Â
From his childhood and teenage days, to his early years in New York, through the genesis of his game-changing memoir Kitchen Confidential to his emergence as a writing and television personality, and in the words of friends and colleagues including Eric Ripert, JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs, Nigella Lawson, and W. Kamau Bell, as well as family members including his brother and his late mother, we see the many sides of Tonyâhis motivations, his ambivalence, his vulnerability, his blind spots, and his brilliance.
Unparalleled in scope and deeply intimate in its execution, with a treasure trove of photos from Tony's life, Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography is a testament to the life of a remarkable man in the words of the people who shared his world.
Featuring the voices of Adam Epstein ⢠Alex Getmanov ⢠Alex Lowry ⢠Alison Mosshart ⢠Amy Entelis ⢠Ben Selkow ⢠Beth Aretsky ⢠Bonnie McFarlane ⢠Chris Collins ⢠Christiane Amanpour ⢠Christopher Bourdain ⢠Daniel Halpern ⢠Dave McMillan ⢠David Choe ⢠David Rosenthal ⢠Diane Schutz ⢠Eileen Opatut ⢠Fred Morin ⢠Helen Cho ⢠Helen Lang ⢠Hilary Snyder ⢠James Graham ⢠Jared Andrukanis ⢠Jason Rezaian ⢠Jeff Allen ⢠Jeff Formosa ⢠Jeff Zucker ⢠Joe Coleman ⢠Joel Rose ⢠John Lurie ⢠JosÊ AndrÊs ⢠Josh Ferrell ⢠Karen Rinaldi ⢠Kimberly Witherspoon ⢠Laurie Barnett ⢠Laurie Woolever ⢠Lenny Mosse ⢠Lizzie Fox ⢠Lolis Elie ⢠Lydia Tenaglia ⢠Maria Bustillos ⢠Matt Goulding ⢠Matt Walsh ⢠Michael Ruhlman ⢠Michael Steed ⢠Mike Ruffino ⢠Morgan Fallon ⢠Mustafa Bhagat ⢠Nari Kye ⢠Natasha Phan ⢠Nathan Thornburgh ⢠Nick Brigden ⢠Nigella Lawson ⢠Panio Gianopoulos ⢠Pat Younge ⢠Patrick Radden Keefe ⢠Patti Jackson ⢠Peter Meehan ⢠Philip Lajaunie ⢠Rennik Soholt ⢠Rob Stone ⢠Robert Vuolo ⢠Robin Standefer ⢠Roy Choi ⢠Sally Freeman ⢠Sam Goldman ⢠Sam Sifton ⢠Sandy Zweig ⢠Shant Petrossian ⢠Steven Tempel ⢠Todd Liebler ⢠Tom Vitale ⢠W. Kamau Bell ⢠Web Stone ⢠Whitney Ward ⢠Yeganeh Rezaian ⢠Aspen Miller ⢠Barbara Rosenblatt ⢠Billie Fulford-Brown ⢠Cheryl Smith ⢠Dan Bittner ⢠Ewan Chung ⢠Gabra Zackman ⢠George Newbern ⢠Hillary Huber ⢠James Lurie ⢠Jason Culp ⢠Jean Brassard ⢠Joe Knezevich ⢠Oliver Wyman ⢠Rob Shapiro ⢠Roger Wayne
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Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. Sheâs written about food and travel for the New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others, and has worked as an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator.
Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. Sheâs written about food and travel for the New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others, and has worked as an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator.
JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs has twice been named to Time Magazineâs â100 Most Influential Peopleâ and was awarded âOutstanding Chefâ and âHumanitarian of the Yearâ by the James Beard Foundation. He is an internationally recognized culinary innovator, educator, humanitarian, Emmy-nominated television personality, and New York Times bestselling author of We Fed an Island and Vegetables Unleashed. A pioneer of Spanish tapas in the United States, he is also known for his groundbreaking avant-garde cuisine and his award-winning restaurant collective, JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs Group, with more than 30 restaurants across the U.S. and abroadâincluding Zaytinya and The Bazaar by JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs. In 2010, AndrĂŠs founded World Central Kitchen, a non-profit which uses the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies in times of crisis and beyond. One of his newest ventures, JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs Media, produces unscripted and scripted television series, books, podcasts, and digital short and mid-form content with a focus on food-related stories and characters and the culture of food.
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