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Review Reading 7: Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain

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Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain is a celebrity
chef, author, and television host. He
has experience working as a chef
in some of New York City's most
s popular restaurants. He wrote a
' book about his adventures. 1
T h e book became a favorite for
food lovers. It tells stories about
the wav chefs really cook. �eaders
10 learned that most kitchens are
not sparkling clean and that many
chefs are not trained.
Today, Bourdain is the host of a travel show about food. On the show, he travels to
different cities learning about the local food and culture. He is very interested in the
1s relationships people have with their food.
On the show, Bourdain has traveled to dozens of places. He hunted and ate lizards 3
2
in Saudi Arabia. He helped make kimchi in Korea. He explored bat caves in Jamaica.
He has also filmed his show in places like Ghana and Tahiti.

Bourdain has said that he loves eating Vietnamese food and that he wants to live in
20 Vietnam someday. It is his favorite country. But for now, he will continue to host his
show and work as a chef at his famous New York City restaurant.

191 words Time taken

1 An adventure is an unusual, exciting, or dangerous trip.
2 If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them.

3 a lizard.
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