Honest to the bone. Bourdain floats between good stories, depraved descriptions of sexual mores, and rich cooking jargon. He overstates some, but always comes back to correct himself, cut out the bullshit. Even from the non-restaurateur’s perspective, one knows he’s telling the truth. The entire book is like listening to your exasperated, done-with-life uncle start telling you the dirty, hilarious stories of his life when he finally decides you’re old enough and gives you your first beer. Informative, and above all enjoyable to the very end.