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Laurie Woolever; Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography

Episode Summary

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Laurie Woolever, writer and editor, and for nearly a decade, former lieutenant to the late author, TV host and producer Anthony Bourdain. Laurie has written for the New York Times, Vogue, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach (RIP), Saveur, Bloomberg, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others. She’s been a private cook, nanny, caterer, writer, busgirl, recipe tester, farm hand, public speaker, video store clerk, and an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator. Laurie has written several books, including Appetites: A Cookbook (Ecco, October 2016) and World Travel: An Irreverent Guide (Ecco, April 2021) with Anthony Bourdain, which entered The New York Times bestseller list at #1; and Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography (Ecco, September 2021), which debuted at #7 on The New York Times bestseller list. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to find healing through our work; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on gourmet marketplace Goldbelly launching a TV channel; and Solo Dining experience at Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, CA, near Joshua Tree.

Episode Notes

On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer's guest is Laurie Woolever, writer and editor, and for nearly a decade, former lieutenant to the late author, TV host and producer Anthony Bourdain. Laurie has written for the New York Times, Vogue, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach (RIP), Saveur, Bloomberg, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others. She’s been a private cook, nanny, caterer, writer, busgirl, recipe tester, farm hand, public speaker, video store clerk, and an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator. Laurie has written several books, including Appetites: A Cookbook (Ecco, October 2016) and World Travel: An Irreverent Guide (Ecco, April 2021) with Anthony Bourdain, which entered The New York Times bestseller list at #1; and Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography (Ecco, September 2021), which debuted at #7 on The New York Times bestseller list. Today's show also includes Shari's PR tip to find healing through our work; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on gourmet marketplace Goldbelly launching a TV channel; and Solo Dining experience at Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, CA, near Joshua Tree. 

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