Anthony Bourdain, Creating a Feast out of Cuts Trim Scraps and Bones,"Kitchen Confidential" author June 16, 2006

Culinary "bad boy" and celebrated TV host Bourdain has traveled the world to bring us a witty, funny and astute look at what people eat around the globe, and how to make certain unappetizing foods not only palatable comestibles, but delicacies. "Any schmo can grill a fancy steak," he says, but "it takes a cook to transform a humble pig's foot into something people clamor for."

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