I used to love The Food Network. I really did. I learned about crazy techniques and ingredients and learned about new chefs and restaurants to check out on my travels. It was a true food lovers paradise TV destination. And then they handed the Network to people like Rachel Ray and Bobby Flay (who I hate even more than Rachel Ray) and it all went to hell in a hand basket. It completely sucks now and it’s only momentum that keeps it on my favorites.
Which brings us to Anthony Bourdain, host of the best food/travel show on the airwaves, methodically attacking his former employers in this welcome blog post. He’s very funny and very, very right:
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By vanessa 2011/05/19 - 12:28
RIGHT ON ANTHONY!!!!
By John 2012/06/23 - 03:33
Anthony is yet another sold out, living in a myopic world of ease starlet. He has little compassion for those who lead harder lives than his lavish lifestyle, though he attempts to portray himself as someone who has been through hard times. It was disgraceful how he mocked the Russian man who he claimed was his friend, in his Romania episode. The poor Russian was drunk on his birthday because he was feeling so much pressure from American crews to please the King Anthony. Anthony acted like he was so put out by the Romainan people, yet here we have people all over the world dying of hunger and Anthony is complaining about his food and drink. It was also disgusting to see him salivate over a killed pig in the Romaina episode. Me thinks Anthony is a big pussy who needs a serious reality check on how to be grateful for what he has. It must be so easy for American crews to waltz into another country, especially a country that is poor, like Romania, and think that he can use all the people there for his big shot show, and if they don’t live up to his standards, well then, they are mocked.