I enjoyed this book very much, especially the portions that crossed over into A Cook's Tour (the TV show just got the book) and No Reservations. The Nasty Bits went with me in the forest pines of AZ last weekend and it was a difficult task to put it down. I find it refreshing that Mr. Bourdain has quite the writing talent and isn't a talking head reading others words on the tube. I love the insight given into the food industry in this work. It was quite a contrast to Kitchen Confidential. I am not easily made to laugh out loud when reading or watching a movie, but my daughters where quite curious as to what I was reading. Get it!