Anthony Bourdain wasn't trying to change restaurant culture when he wrote the viral essay that would become the basis for his bestselling debut memoir Kitchen Confidential, but change it he did. This week, on the occasion of what would have been Bourdain's 70th birthday, Rebecca and Jeff roll up their sleeves to revisit the book that revolutionized food writing and reshaped how we think about eating and travel.

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