Has Anthony Bourdain been somewhat vindicated?

[John VN]

Some time ago there was the comment by AB about PD and a thread relating to it. Sad but true?

Flame away if you wish but her ingredients certainly do not make for the healthiest of meals.

 

[wdwiala]

If he is, I hope that he contains it. It isn't as if he doesn't eat the grossest things on earth on a regular basis. I imagine that he will respond at some point, hopefully on the high road. I have always taken Paula's show with a grain of salt. It isn't as if a person will cook those items on a daily basis. No more than AB has convinced me to eat Rocky Mountain Oysters on a daily basis. It's entertainment.

 

[kate_wdw]

I don't know. Would Paula Deen be vindicated if Anthony Bourdain developed health problems (given his alcohol and nicotine intake and drug abuse history)?

People who live in glass houses...

 

[EMom]

AB smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish. He's not exactly the poster boy for healthy living and is in no position to throw stones.

 

[luvmy3]

No, he isn't vindicated, he is still an ***.

 

[wdwiala]

Paula smokes too...or at least she did. It was in her biography. (I read it). I like Anthony too, even if he is rude.

 

[EMom]

Paula smokes too...or at least she did. It was in her biography. (I read it). I like Anthony too, even if he is rude.

I didn't say I didn't like him. I'm just saying he can't exactly act holier than thou (or in this case, holier than Paula) when it comes to healthy living. He is in no position to point fingers, even his favorite finger.

 

[John VN]

No, he isn't vindicated, he is still an ***.

Love it.

But he is not pushing her kind of food every episode.

 

[Jennasis]

I would hope not. Vindicated seems to have a "gloating" kind of connotation, like he would somehow be happy that she was ill. His initial comments about Dean may have proven correct, but vindicated...nah. And i would hope he would keep any feelings of vindication to himself.

 

[Janepod]

I don't recall Anthony Bourdain ever criticizing the content of Deen's food (not that I follow her closely.) I only recall him mocking the flavor and style. He's certainly no paragon of healthy eating or living. (Though we do eat often at Les Halles.)

 

[John VN]

I don't recall Anthony Bourdain ever criticizing the content of Deen's food (not that I follow her closely.) I only recall him mocking the flavor and style. He's certainly no paragon of healthy eating or living. (Though we do eat often at Les Halles.)

From....NOBODY ASKED ME, BUT.....by Anthony Bourdain

....and her food a True Buffet of Horrors....

Would not "flavor and style" be an end product of ingredients?

 

[Magic Mom]

Love it.

But he is not pushing her kind of food every episode.

Pushing? She isn't insisting people eat like that everyday. It's a cooking show, not a general nutrition show. AB is an ***. He has no room to talk about other people's lifestyles.

 

[jaminmd]

Pushing? She isn't insisting people eat like that everyday. It's a cooking show, not a general nutrition show. AB is an ***. He has no room to talk about other people's lifestyles.

Yup. He's a heavy smoker and a heavy drinker, so his vices are no different from the rich foods that PD cooks/eats. He isn't a pillar of health so he needs to shut the hell up if he's criticizing her lifestyle.

 

[luvmy3]

Love it.

But he is not pushing her kind of food every episode.

I doubt that he made his comments because he was concerned about her "pushing" her food and its effects on the health of Americans, I think he made his comments because he is an *** who is jealous of all the success PD has earned. Can't be vindicated for that.

 

[eliza61]

Some time ago there was the comment by AB about PD and a thread relating to it. Sad but true?

Flame away if you wish but her ingredients certainly do not make for the healthiest of meals.

No I personally don't think he's vindicated. Listen, have you notice that now with all the "fat free", "sugar free", low carb diets and food around we are heavier than ever?

I enjoy Southern food and no way am I ever giving up my fried chicken but I know I cant eat it every day. I try and lay off the fast food and keep the soda to a minimum.

There is no "silver" bullet.

 

[kate_wdw]

http://bites.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10173727-paula-deen-diabetes-diagnosis-wont-change-how-i-cook

 

[Princess Dolly]

Tony quit smoking a few years ago, after the birth of his daughter.

And Tony is still spot on with this about Deen:

who "revels in her unholy connections with evil corporations"

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She just added another one to her list.

 

[icicle]

I think Anthony Bourdain was spot on with his criticisms of Paula Deen. It's despicable that she's coming out with her diagnosis now that she has a commercial sponsor.

 

[Magic Mom]

He is such a jerk.

People in glass houses, Anthony...people in glass houses.

and as far as his distaste with Paula selling herself out to corporate America.... again, glass houses.

 

[Jennasis]

I am floored at how clueless Deen is. From the article:

. "I calculated how much sugar I drank in empty calories, and it was staggering. I would start drinking tea at lunchtime and drank it all the way to bedtime."

When asked by Roker about changes to her own diet, The Lady & Sons restaurateur emphasized her moderation mantra.

"I have always eaten in moderation," she said.

Yeah...THAT sounds like moderation. Sweet tea from noon till bedtime. She's clueless.