About the book: 2011 / Anthony Bourdain, chef of the New York restaurant Les Halles, not only loves to cook and travel - he tastes the world in all its diversity, tasting and reflecting. He knows the secrets and subtleties of the restaurant business, and looking into kitchens around the world - from Singapore to Greenland, from Australia to Scotland, from a cafe in a Tokyo market to a cruise ship for millionaires - he rediscovers the rich and vibrant world of living traditions for himself and shares his discoveries with us with gusto.