Book of the Day: Happier, Stupider Times - Anthony Bourdain's Provincetown Years
From the publisher: "Anthony Bourdain arrived in 1970s Provincetown with big ideas about becoming a writer and zero experience working in kitchens. Then he started washing dishes and quickly fell in with 'the pirate elite'—the cooks, artists, and partiers who defined the anything-goes lifestyle of summers in P-town. Happier, Stupider Times is a sunwashed trip to the place and time that shaped Bourdain’s formative years, from the fishermen at the port to the culinary traditions and swashbuckling nightlife. Including: ○ An introduction by Tony director Matt Johnson ○ Maps, menus, and rarely seen ephemera from iconic Provincetown establishments ○ Original recipes for local dishes like Portuguese kale soup and Cape Cod clam bakes ○ Artwork and photographs by the artists who lived there ○ Plus never-before-seen images of Bourdain and his crew," Book of the day. (A24, 2026)