How do you go from being a chef deep in the kitchen grime to a world traveller and author?

I don’t even think Anthony Bourdain knew how he did it. After reading some of the gruelling stories in Kitchen Confidential and watching his various TV-streaming programs like The Layover, there is hope that one day the grind will slow down. But, for now, Chef Kev is off to learn all that he needs to know about slicing, chopping, braising and all-round shenanigan-ing.

Watch Bourdain speak at a book signing in Toronto in 2010 as he spills a couple secrets of what it’s like to be an aspiring chef:

(Kev wasn’t at the book signing.)