What is Bourdain's attitude toward women, the waitresses and the few female cooks he's worked with?Ĥ. What, if any, has your experience been with restaurant kitchens? Do your experiences match Bourdain's, or do they differ? If so, in what way? If you have never worked either as a server or at a food station, would Bourdain's portrayal encourage you to do so?ģ. Talk about the restaurant business as Bourdain describes it-the male-dominated, testosterone-drenched atmosphere. Have his essential qualities changed as he's aged, or is he basically the same individual, perhaps with a little mellowing around the edges? Is he someone you admire, like, or find offensive? What do you think of him.then and now?Ģ. Talk about Bourdain-as a drug-induced young man working his way up through the ranks and, eventually, as the more mature executive chef of Brasserie Les Halles. Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)Īlso consider these talking LitLovers points to help start a discussion about Kitchen Confidential:ġ.Generic Discussion Questions-Fiction and Nonfiction.
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