In the ten years since his classic Kitchen Confidential first alerted us to the idiosyncrasies and lurking perils of eating out, from Monday fish to the breadbasket conspiracy, much has changed for the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business—and for Anthony Bourdain.
Medium Raw explores these changes, moving back and forth from the author's bad old days to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most controversial figures in food.
30th Annual Houston Chronicle Book and Author Dinner
November 1, 2009 - 5:00pm
Join the Houston Chronicle for our gala 30th anniversary celebrating three decades of bringing noteworthy authors to Houston!
Business Attire
Autographing Reception & Book Sales
5:00 p.m.
Dinner
7 p.m.
Program
8 p.m.
The exciting program includes Oscar Casares, Lee Child, David Cross, Julie Powell, and Charlaine Harris.
Tables of 10 may be reserved as follows:
Limited Edition table(s) for 12 at $25,000
First Edition table(s) for 10 at $10,000
Best Seller table(s) for 10 at $5,000
Paperback table(s) for 10 at $2,500
Individual tickets may be reserved as follows:
First Edition ticket(s) at $1,000 each
Best Seller ticket(s) at $500 each each
Paperback ticket(s) at $250 each
Purchase your tickets or make a contribution click here, or
contact Susan Bischoff, president of the Houston Public Library Foundation,
at 832-393-1450, or fax to 832-393-1383 or SBischoff@houstonlibraryfoundation.org
Event proceeds benefit the literacy programs of the Houston Public Library and the Houston Chronicle.
Location:
Hilton Americas-Houston 1600 Lamar St. Houston, Texas 77010