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Bourdain and Batali's 'right-hand' woman Laurie Woolever on her tell-all book

4/3/2026 • 41 min

New York food writer, editor and podcaster Laurie Woolever spent the early years of her career assisting two very famous chefs: first Mario Batali, then Anthony Bourdain, for whom she worked for nine years. Woolever was also, for much of this time, an addict – using alcohol, marijuana and sex to get through the ups and downs of work, marriage and motherhood. She… Play episode

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