Culinary picks and pans

[CDRFloppingham]

http://tv.msn.com/culinary-picks-and-pans/?GT1=28130

[Kevin72]

Pretty even handed. He goes easy on his usual targets (Ray and Semi Homemade) and takes a few digs in unexpected places. I was surprised to see him come out and say it about On the Road Again.

Edited March 11, 2009 by Kevin72 (log)

[gfweb]

The difference between his criticism and that of that Toby schmuck on Top Chef is night and day. No forced turns of phrase, just honest opinion.

[maggiethecat]

I was impressed that he gave Martha Stewart the props she deserves.

[RAHiggins1]

I was impressed that he gave Martha Stewart the props she deserves.

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His attitude has changed drastically since he became a homemaker and father. I bet he's taken up crafting and scrapbooking as well.

[Chris Hennes]

This particular piece is a great example of how much Bourdain has changed over the years: he doesn't call Emeril an Ewok, he gives props to Martha, and he is basically a very reasonable-sounding guy. Honestly, I'm always a little surprised to compare his current No Reservations episodes with the early ones, and especially with his early writing. While he started out hilariously irreverent, he was basically just a very funny jackass. He's slightly less funny now (because just being jackass is kinda funny in and of itself), but seems to have gotten past the schtick. I wonder how much of the transformation into a "Kinder, Gentler Bourdain" is due to his travels, how much to his family, and how much just to getting older (and hopefully wiser!).

[gfweb]

I bet that if he ever reread KC he be very embarrassed about some passages.

Re Emeril: he really cant be an ewok anymore having lost all that hair. LOL