Eric Umali’s Reviews > Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook > Status Update

"It’s a central irony of fine dining that, unlike the waiters who serve their food, the cooks are very rarely able to afford to eat what they have spent years learning to make."

Bourdain on fatherhood. Hits close.

Warning: do NOT read or listen to the chapter titled "Lust" on an empty stomach. Food porn-induced cravings are no joke.

Bourdain's advice for a self-assessment of a reader's potential for successfully becoming a professional cook is tough, but too honest to be ignored. Hope it's kept enough wannabes out of the pro kitchens.

I'm an adventurous eater, no doubt about it, but... yeah, pass on the ortolan, thanks.