BOURDAIN has landed a protege, fwiw: Rat, from "Pearls Before Swine"!1

[UTUSN]

To see what Rat is talking about, nobody better at slapping Faux Propaganda Network down, classily: The first link, his top 10 feuds (with other chefs, if Paula DEEN can be called a chef)::

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http://www.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/anthony-bourdain-feuds.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/anthony-bourdain-fox-news_n_3140222.html

[font size=5]Anthony Bourdain Fires Back At Fox News For Column About CNN, 'Potty-Mouthed Chef'[/font]

Anthony Bourdain fired back at Fox News after the network posted a column suggesting that CNN is using the "potty-mouthed chef to boost ratings."

"The network added foul-mouthed New York City chef Anthony Bourdain to its Sunday night prime time lineup, and curse words have since been flowing like cheap box wine," read the piece, which was published on FoxNews.com Tuesday.

The column took issue with the network for not bleeping Bourdain's cursing, and quoted one expert who called it an "extreme attempt CNN is taking to boost viewership" and another who said it constituted "classless unprofessionalism."

Bourdain responded on Tuesday, tweeting:

[font size=5]Hasn’t FOX pretty much pioneered the loosening of standards and practices on both broadcast and cable? http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/23/is-cnn-using-potty-mouthed-chef-to-boost-ratings/ …[/font]

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[NYC_SKP]

1. K/R and his top 10 criticisms are spot on! So glad he hates Guy Fieri.

And even the slam on Emiril (he still respects him, it's just that his shows suck), is fair.

Indeed, it's hard to find someone fighting mediocrity on the Food Network and his attacks indicate that he's against elitism, shitty diets, and shitty artistry in the food world.

[datasuspect]

2. i knew him when he was a nobody

he'd always be asking for blow and start glomming on if you had dope or cash.

We called him Dirty Tony or "Gimme A Square" Bourdain.

good to see he cleaned his act up.

[Paulie]

3. So you haven't read his book Kitchen Confidential?

You may be in it.

[progressoid]

4. While channel surfing, I just recently saw him on CNN.

Best thing to happen to CNN in a long time.

[UTUSN]

5. Possitivity is a great thing. Thanks. n/t