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Anthony Bourdain's French Fries Recipe

How Tony made frites at Les Halles

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Jason Diamond
Oct 21, 2024
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To those that might not remember, yes, the French fries at the restaurant he worked at were as good as Anthony Bourdain said they were in his 2004 Les Halles Cookbook. I remember that quite specifically because the city was dealing with such a fries crisis in the early-aughts, that more than a few people claimed the only comparable oil-soaked spud was t…

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