Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

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Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 8:44am

http://books.guardian.co.uk/extracts/story/0,,353236,00.html

Old article, but interesting. Don't order the fish on Monday, guys!

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:57am

How about swordfish? I like it fine. But my seafood purveyor, when he goes out to dinner, won't eat it. He's seen too many of those 3ft-long parasitic worms that riddle the fish's flesh.

GROSS


Great cooking tips at the bottom though.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:05pm

Great article....the fish recipe at the bottom made my mouth water a little.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:07pm

Mine too! And I'll never understand the appeal of a well-done steak, either.

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Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:08pm

Updated On: 1/15/09 at 12:08 PM

#6

re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 12:37pm

Mmmmm steak

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 1:31pm

How about swordfish? I like it fine. But my seafood purveyor, when he goes out to dinner, won't eat it. He's seen too many of those 3ft-long parasitic worms that riddle the fish's flesh.

Amberjack is even worse. We cut one open in the test kitchen once and I had to run out and throw up. It's disgusting.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 2:45pm

Do you guys think this is the same for here in the US? I ask because the article is from a British news source. I believe the thing about well done steak, but the fish, THAT's sketchy.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 2:49pm

Having worked for a few years in a great seafood restaurant I can attest that he is right about swordfish and Mondays. In fact, dont even dine out on Mondays...and Sunday brunch might as well be called "leftovers".

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 3:27pm

There was a re-run of an interview with him recently where he talked about the book and gave some of the tips including not ordering the fish on Mondays.

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#11

re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 10:45pm

doodlenyc - food terrorism: real or fake? I'm willing to bet real, right?

#12

re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 10:54pm

EP2:
Bourdain's about as NYC as you get. Born NYC, raised NJ, Vassar, Culinary Inst of America, then cook/chef in NYC.

In spite of Brit tag on article, yep, it's based on American experiences.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/22/08 at 11:09pm

Yum-mo!

#14

re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/23/08 at 11:05am

I figured as much, since it is Anthony Bourdain writing it anyway...but part of me still hoped it wasn't true:)

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Posted: 7/23/08 at 6:19pm

I find him surprisingly attractive

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/23/08 at 6:32pm

My steak needs to be well done. If it's the least bit red, I won't eat it.

I don't wanna see the blood gushing out or the animal walking off the plate.

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re: Anthony Bourdain - Stuff NOT to do in restaurants

Posted: 7/23/08 at 8:39pm

Well, then, you've probably ingested a lot of (insert disgusting substance here) in your day.