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GET LIT (ALL WEEKEND LONG): Win a copy of Anthony Bourdain's Medium Raw

POSTED: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 5:00 PM

Welcome to Book Quarterly Trivia Week! From now till June 23, we'll be inundating you with opportunities to win free copies of books from our Summer BQ. For the first time in BQTW's history, we've got copies of every single book we've reviewed, previewed and shouted out (even in Icepack!). So keep an eye out at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. every day for plenty of chances to win.

Ecco, 304 pp., $26.99, 6/8

Anthony Bourdain is a notorious snob, and that's why we kinda love him. Read on for Hadley Assail's review of his new book, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook, followed by a chance to win a copy:

Bourdain is as funny in Medium Raw as he was in Kitchen Confidential (see the chapter on his "Black Propaganda"-style campaign to turn his 2-year-old daughter off McDonald's); if you have any sense of humor at all — well, don't read with your mouth full.

Three highly publicized books into his stint as celebrity author, Bourdain has his recipe down pat, and his simmering blend of audacity, take-it-or-leave-it opinion and often-nuanced insight amounts to a pretty delicious meal. But the main ingredient is the chef himself, hovered over the pot in total control, inviting, provoking us to taste.

To win a copy of Medium Raw, answer the following trivia question:

In Kitchen Confidential, what affectionate nickname did Bourdain have for the female cook who now works as his manager?

E-mail me at carolyn.huckabay@citypaper.net for a chance to win, and be sure to put "Medium Raw" in the subject line. Keep an eye on Critical Mass this weekend for more chances to win! [UPDATE, Mon., June 21, 10:14 a.m.]: Congratulations to Ed, who correctly identified Bourdain's nickname for his now-manager: Grill Bitch.

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