Kitchen Confidential By Anthony Bourdain

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Vichyssoise

20170522

Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career.

Episode 1: Vichyssoise

Anthony is tucked away in a store room of his restaurant Les Halles, tapping out his book. He is telling us why we should never order fish on Monday, when his great friend and colleague Dimitri interrupts - they need to prep the day's ingredients. Then, all of a sudden, Anthony's Mother pipes up, taking him back to his seminal childhood holiday in France, when he first encountered cold soup and oysters. A chef is born.

The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival.

Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper

Dimitri - Sargon Yelda

Mother - Barbara Barnes

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Producer: Polly Thomas

Executive Producer: Robert Abel

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

Anthony is his storeroom, tapping out his book, when his great friend Dimitri interrupts.

Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.

The Line

20170523

Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Episode 2: The Line

Bourdain drifts back to 1973 and his summer at the Cape Cod joint where he started out as bottle washer and skivvy, graduating to being the salad maker alongside a bunch of stoned, metal head, summer season outlaw chefs - a training that took him next to New York.

Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper

Dimitri - Sargon Yelda

Mother - Barbara Barnes

Tyrone - Ewart James Walter

Chef - David Carlyle

Dramatisation: Marcy Kahan

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Producer: Polly Thomas

Executive Producer: Robert Abel

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

Bourdain drifts back to 1973 and the Cape Cod joint where he started out as bottle washer.

Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.

Owners

20170524

Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Episode 3: Owners

Anthony considers the wilderness years, when he traipsed from one lowly New York place to another, taking hand to mouth chef jobs in ever more ludicrous restaurant ventures, bound to fail.

Cook's Talk

20170525

Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Episode 4: Cook's Talk

Anthony and Dimitri entertain us with the low down on kitchen repartee. Not recommended for the faint hearted! Mother attempts to maintain some decorum - and finds herself quite fluent in some of the less racy terminology.

Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper

Dimitri - Sargon Yelda

Mother - Barbara Barnes

Cachundo - David Aguirre-Firth

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Producer: Polly Thomas

Executive Producer: Robert Abel

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

Anthony and Dimitri give the low-down on kitchen repartee - not for the faint-hearted.

Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.

Okay I Lied

20170526

Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan.

Episode 5: Okay I Lied

Anthony makes his final confession - everything he has told us is untrue. Well, sort of. His love of chaos and the dark side means that his version of restaurant life is not the only one. As an example, we visit the kitchen of Scott Bryan, a fellow cook and the antithesis of Anthony - quiet, calm, always well mannered. Anthony brings us up to date with his own career as a jet setting cookery writer and presenter, whose love of food drives all his endeavours.

Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper

Dimitri - Sargon Yelda

Mother - Barbara Barnes

Scott Bryan - Richard Laing

Dramatisation: Marcy Kahan

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Producer: Polly Thomas

Executive Producer: Robert Abel

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

Anthony confesses that his version of restaurant life is not the only one.

Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	Vichyssoise	20170522	Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career. Episode 1: Vichyssoise Anthony is tucked away in a store room of his restaurant Les Halles, tapping out his book. He is telling us why we should never order fish on Monday, when his great friend and colleague Dimitri interrupts - they need to prep the day's ingredients. Then, all of a sudden, Anthony's Mother pipes up, taking him back to his seminal childhood holiday in France, when he first encountered cold soup and oysters. A chef is born. The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival. Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper Dimitri - Sargon Yelda Mother - Barbara Barnes Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Producer: Polly Thomas Executive Producer: Robert Abel A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017. Anthony is his storeroom, tapping out his book, when his great friend Dimitri interrupts. Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.
02	The Line	20170523	Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career. Episode 2: The Line Bourdain drifts back to 1973 and his summer at the Cape Cod joint where he started out as bottle washer and skivvy, graduating to being the salad maker alongside a bunch of stoned, metal head, summer season outlaw chefs - a training that took him next to New York. The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival. Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper Dimitri - Sargon Yelda Mother - Barbara Barnes Tyrone - Ewart James Walter Chef - David Carlyle Dramatisation: Marcy Kahan Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Producer: Polly Thomas Executive Producer: Robert Abel A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017. Bourdain drifts back to 1973 and the Cape Cod joint where he started out as bottle washer. Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.
03	Owners	20170524	Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career. Episode 3: Owners Anthony considers the wilderness years, when he traipsed from one lowly New York place to another, taking hand to mouth chef jobs in ever more ludicrous restaurant ventures, bound to fail. The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival.
04	Cook's Talk	20170525	Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career. Episode 4: Cook's Talk Anthony and Dimitri entertain us with the low down on kitchen repartee. Not recommended for the faint hearted! Mother attempts to maintain some decorum - and finds herself quite fluent in some of the less racy terminology. The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival. Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper Dimitri - Sargon Yelda Mother - Barbara Barnes Cachundo - David Aguirre-Firth Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Producer: Polly Thomas Executive Producer: Robert Abel A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017. Anthony and Dimitri give the low-down on kitchen repartee - not for the faint-hearted. Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.
05	Okay I Lied	20170526	Anthony Bourdain's no holds barred expos退 of the restaurant trade. A high octane culinary adventure set in New York, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. Kitchen Confidential was a sensation on publication in 2000, taking the reader right to the heart of a sweaty, noisy, fast and furious cooking station with a fiery, likeable anti-hero protagonist. This radio dramatisation is a full-on behind the scenes tour of a range of kitchens, which questions why anyone would want to lead the exhausting, adrenalin-fuelled, harsh and precarious life of a restaurant chef. Marcy Kahan's clever dramatisation brings out the tenderness and real passion of its writer, as well as his high-octane roller coaster career. Episode 5: Okay I Lied Anthony makes his final confession - everything he has told us is untrue. Well, sort of. His love of chaos and the dark side means that his version of restaurant life is not the only one. As an example, we visit the kitchen of Scott Bryan, a fellow cook and the antithesis of Anthony - quiet, calm, always well mannered. Anthony brings us up to date with his own career as a jet setting cookery writer and presenter, whose love of food drives all his endeavours. The dramatist Marcy Kahan is an award-winning radio and theatre playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include 20 Cigarettes (Soho Theatre, 2007), a stage version of Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally (Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 2005) and Intimate Memoirs of An Irish Taxidermist (Perrier award, 1986 Edinburgh Festival). Marcy's screenplay Antonia and Jane was the first television film to be given cinematic distribution by Miramax and won a Gold Plaque award for best original screenplay at the 1991 Chicago Film Festival. Anthony Bourdain - Michael Esper Dimitri - Sargon Yelda Mother - Barbara Barnes Scott Bryan - Richard Laing Dramatisation: Marcy Kahan Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Producer: Polly Thomas Executive Producer: Robert Abel A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017. Anthony confesses that his version of restaurant life is not the only one. Anthony Bourdain's no-holds-barred account of his entry into the restaurant trade.