roughage is good for you.

As a former chef and current gourmand, I LOVE Bourdain, and pretty much despise Paula Deen (except for the fact, that like most TV cooks, she at least causes people to think about eating something that's not out of a box or Burger King). Her voice doesn't help.

As for the recent spat... how can you NOT agree with Bordain? Deen's actions are borderline criminal, and the company she's endorsing, (Novo Nordisk) should think twice about associating with her after this incident.

And being the shallow person I am, at least Rachel Raey is eye candy.

I completely agree, Andrew Zimmer also came out against Paula last year and has now criticized her for keeping it secret for 3 years.

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Excellent thanks for the links -very funny -especially the bit about white chocolate

Couple of things on both sides:

*Bourdain is an addict for other items outside of food, but he is still ready to be the heel on other cooks turned celebs while he no longer cooks or places his money in restaurants since he knows they are not great investments. He is no better than anyone else, even crappy Rocco.

*Paula's disclosure is really not any of our business, as any addiction from any chef/athlete/entertainer. They will cause their own downfall due to their actions. With Paula, I dislike how she and her brand was able to use her son as a "low cal" host for a new show and personal trainers took the cash to gain exposure. But for the shows, dislike Gordon Elliott since he produces and pitches most of them.

* Wasn't there an old American saying, "Never trust a skinny cook"? The skinniset persons on US tv are Giada and Sandra Lee, right? Out of the two, I wouldonly trust Giada since he has classical training.


*As for Alton Brown, he lost weight be cutting out dairy, but he first used food scientist, Shirley Corriher, who wrote the book "Cookwise" about food science then dropped her like an iron skillet full of Crisco.

Delicious..food.

I too trust Giada, because of her, uhm, classical training. Yes, I thrust her very much.

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In the words of Michael Palin: "she has large.....tracts of land"

Not just large - huge!

I like Bourdain and his shows, but the "frat boy" lifestyle is kind of getting pathetic, mostly on his new show, The Layover. Calling out Dean for unhealthy food isn't much worse than someone to call him out on his drinking and eating habits. (He doesn't exactly have the best dietary habits either.)

I don't think there's anything wrong with occasionally popping over to a festival and eating stuff you don't normally eat. Come on, you have to have some fun in your life. However, for Paula Deen to cover up her diabetes for three years speaks volumes. Growing up we always had Fritos or some kind of treat in our lunchboxes and we never had an obesity issue in this country. Now we do. Our healthcare system is going to be in serious trouble taking care of people and their obesity issues. People need to quit eating a bag of chips every day or whatever their guilty pleasure is and take some control of their lives!

From a pure PR standpoint, Bourdain is a genius. Or at least his publicist is. While some are turned off by his foul mouth and rebel without a cause style, millions love it. He's built an empire around it. He has found a gimmick and a niche that work to his advantage in his industry. Beats being a line cook at 54 years old. That's a killer job. I'll take flying around the globe, staying in nice hotels, and eating most of the food he eats anytime... save the Warthog anus. I'll leave that to Zimmern. But I find him entertaining. I've read a few of his books and enjoyed them. And I learned a little bit about his industry.

Dean, to many, is a lovable mom with an over the top southern bell and "Shucks Y'all" style that is also a clever niche. It works.

Both are entertaining in their own way. I would not mind owning their franchises.

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I think one of her sons has/will soon have a show where the cook healthier versions of her recipes.

And darn near every cook blows up in weight due to what they serve. Yummo is one example, but Tyler Florence really packed on the pounds as well