Happier Stupider Times

This book is a time capsule of what cooking and nightlife was like in Provincetown, MA, in the early to mid-1970s, and drops you into the place that turned Bourdain into the beloved chef, traveller, and writer that he would become. What was it about this small town that made such a deep impression and inspired his career ambitions and life’s trajectory from there on out? He may have initially gone there to chase a girl, but he stayed to ride the pirate ship of P-town’s open-minded, anything-goes lifestyle.Comprised of ephemera, photos, excerpts, newspaper clippings, and recipes that capture the rowdy port and fishermen crowd, the lore of local culinary legends, artists, gay culture, hard-partying hippies, and much more.