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@Bourdain and @POTUS – Bun Cha, Bringing the World Together

I just read an interesting piece from Roads & Kingdoms where they got to talk to Anthony Bourdain about his most recent Parts Unknown episode. This episode is special because President Obama reached out to Bourdain to dine with him. Instead of opting for an environment that the Secret Service would likely approve of more, the two of them adventured to a family-run Bun Cha establishment.

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Kitchen Confidential

When I first got into this cooking thing by a chance meeting dropping a friend off at his part time job, I never expected to learn a trade, start a career or become a chef.

In the early years one of the other chefs told me to read a book by Anthony Bourdain to get a little perspective on the kitchen lifestyle or what becoming a chef really means. That book is Kitchen Confidential, The book on…