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A Cook's Tour (book)

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A Cook's Tour
First edition
AuthorAnthony Bourdain
Original titleA Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir/Travel
Published2001 (Bloomsbury Press)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages288
ISBN0-06-001278-1
Preceded byKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 
Followed byTyphoid Mary 

A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal, sometimes later published as A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines, is a New York Times bestselling book written by chef and author Anthony Bourdain in 2001. It is Bourdain's account of his world travels – eating exotic local dishes and experiencing life as a native in each country. The book was simultaneously made into a television series featuring Bourdain for the Food Network.

Locations

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Bourdain's travels included Portugal, France, Vietnam, Russia, Morocco, Japan, Cambodia, Mexico, Spain, and French Laundry in Napa Valley.

Foods

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He tries such exotic dishes as pufferfish, still beating cobra heart, "lobster blood" (a mix of lobster sexual organs and vodka), and soft-boiled balutduck embryo with half-formed bones and feathers.

Award

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The book was named 2002 Food Book of the Year by the British Guild of Food Writers.[1]

Title

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The title is derived from "Cook's Tour", a British idiomatic phrase meaning a brief or cursory guide to a subject or place. Its origin is in the trips organized by Thomas Cook in the 19th century.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002". Guild of Food Writers Award Winners 2002. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  2. ^ "Cook's Tour". reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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