Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook.Īny book with Bourdain’s name on it has already a big reputation to live up to and this is no exception. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places-in his own words. It might not be the Bourdain book you were expecting but if you’re travel-starved from staying home during the pandemic, this might be a great summer read for you.Īnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. With an hour of audio recorded during that conversation along with Woolever’s own notes, the book came to life, peppered with stories from friends, colleagues, family and those he met along the way in his travels. Bourdain had the idea of a world travel guide and after his death, Woolever decided to make this idea a reality. World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, published last month, is actually authored by longtime assistant Laurie Woolever and was something they discussed during a short conversation they had just months before his death.

It’s been 3 years since Anthony Bourdain passed away so you might be wondering how he’s authored a book. This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”.

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