Legendary chef Anthony Bourdain's crude culinary noir classic.

BLISTERING ~ MACABRE ~ IRREVERENT

Legendary chef Anthony Bourdain's crude culinary noir classic.

When up-and-coming chef Tommy Pagana settles for a less than glamorous stint at his uncle's failing restaurant in Little Italy, he unwittingly finds himself a partner in big-time crime. Between the chef's smack habit and a murder in the kitchen, Tommy finds that nothing he learned at culinary school has prepared him for what happens next.

Charcoal-black and gloriously entertaining, Bone in the Throat is a thrilling Mafia caper that slices open the criminal underbelly of New York City's restaurant scene - and serves it up raw.

Details

ISBN13: 9781837264001
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 352
Edition: Main - Cult Canons
Publication Date: 06 Oct 2026
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication City, Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x2(W)246
Weight (gm): 246

Author Biography

Anthony Bourdain was a world-renowned chef, travelling the world for his Emmy Award-winning series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. He was the bestselling author of Kitchen Confidential. His fiction titles include Gone Bamboo and Bobby Gold. He died on 8 June 2018.

Reviews

A superb tale of violence and backbiting set in the seething testosterone-heavy company of a crew of New York cooks, and simply towers head, shoulders and upper torso above everything else * * GQ * *
Raw and cooking. Rare and well-done -- A.A. Gill
Gangster fiction to feast on * * Independent * *
Wonderful fun, a perfect book to read at the beach -- Michael Crichton * * New York Times Book Review * *
A recipe for a very good read * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Sharp, funny . . . if it's gangster rap you want to read then Bourdain is your man * * Express * *
The snappy wise-guy dialogue is as sharp as the kitchen implements Bourdain puts to grisly use . . . The result is a saucy, spicy caper that slips down as easy as a sidewalk hotdog -- Richard Rogers * * Observer Review * *
A recipe for a plot that is delicious and hilarious * * The Times * *
Coming on like a cross between Nick Tosches and The Sopranos, chef Anthony Bourdain proves himself as adept with a pen as he is with the knife - no reservations -- Cathi Unsworth * * Guardian Review * *