Behind every great meal is a little chaos. In Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain pulls back the curtain on restaurant life with stories that are sharp, funny, messy and unapologetically candid. From his first oyster to the kitchens of New York, Paris and Tokyo, Bourdain serves up the people, places and questionable decisions that shaped his life in food. This 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates the cult classic that made everyone want to know what really happens behind the kitchen doors.