# Laurie Woolever

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

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 ge…

Laurie Woolever: The gluttony of life

Since its 2025 publication, Laurie Woolever’s Care and Feeding was an immediate New York Times bestseller, tracing her path from small-town childhood to working with two of the most powerful men in the food business, chefs Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain. The book’s success is no surprise. Laurie…

Going Back to Ireland with Laurie Woolever

We’re wading into new territory this week on Dyed Green, featuring a conversation with writer, editor, public speaker, and world traveler Laurie Woolever. Laurie’s debut memoir, Care & Feeding, which came out last year, covers her life in food and hospitality, her struggles with addiction, and her …

The care and feeding of Bourdain and Batali

Laurie Woolever had a front-row seat to both triumph and disaster in the lives of two giants of the American food scene: Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali. Celebrity chef Batali faced allegations of sexual harassment at the height of the #MeToo movement and, by 2019, had exited all of his restauran…

MoF 164 - Cared and Fed! - Interview with food writer Laurie Woolever!

Debbie (@waynesbasement) and Rachel (@rachelscbloor) are back (though Debbie wasn’t here this week, but here in spirit) for an interview with food writer and all around awesome person Laurie Woolever! We talk Anthony Bourdain, Queens restaurants, Top Chef, Real Housewives, and of course our kids an…

#1702 - Laurie Woolever

Laurie Woolever is the author of "Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography," and a co-host of the "Carbface for Radio" Podcast.

#219 Tony Bourdain: The Definitive Biography

What I learned from reading Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com ---- [28:32] All the energy he'd put into trying to destroy himself, he put that into building himself back up. All that n…

The World Walk Audiobook by Tom Turcich

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The World WalkSubtitle: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time.Categories: Biography, Death, Explorer, Personal Development, Self-HelpAuthor: Tom TurcichNarrator: Kellen BoylePublisher: Skyhor…

The World Walk Audiobook by Tom Turcich

Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: The World WalkSubtitle: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time.Categories: Biography, Death, Personal Development, TourismAuthor: Tom TurcichNarrator: Gary GalonePublisher: Skyhorse Publishing…