The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form. This 512-page hardcover showcases Bourdain's best and most fascinating writing, touching on his many pursuits and passions from restaurant life to family life to the low life, from TV to travel through places like Vietnam, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai.

The collection features never-before-seen material including diary entries from Bourdain's first trip to France as a teenager, the essay "It's Cruel and Unforgiving Terrain" about the New York restaurant scene, unpublished short fiction like "I Quit My Job Yesterday," and chapters from No New Messages, his unfinished novel. The book spans Bourdain's broad creative reach including culinary memoir, travel writing, cultural critique, fiction, and graphic narrative.

Published by Ecco on October 28, 2025, this anthology is edited by Bourdain's longtime agent and friend Kimberly Witherspoon and features a foreword by Patrick Radden Keefe. The hardcover measures 6 x 1.43 x 9 inches and weighs approximately 1 pound. An essential reader for any Bourdain fan and a vivid recollection of the life and legacy of one of our most distinctive writers.