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Guy Fieri is sick of Bourdain's shit

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mattp said:
wait people are defending guy fieri as a "nice guy"? lol
isn't it pretty much confirmed the dude is a total creep to women on his show and makes homophobic jokes etc?
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Really? I heard that about Tyler Florence, who Bourdain has also bagged on, but didn't know Guy was also like that.
 
Ken K in the Fresh!!! said:
So they've got beef huh?
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Angry Grimace said:
Except publicly tearing down a guy who has nothing to do with you at all based on his personal appearance (e.g. branding) is exactly what that is. The fact that he might produce some vaguely interesting shit from time to time doesn't actually matter, because the actual reason he does that is that its part of his own brand of being a relentless asshole.
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Part of what's made Bourdain an entertaining character is that he's a cultural commentator. He's openly talked about being influenced by people like Hunter S. Thompson. His attacks on these things aren't just lazy driveby shootings, he's thought about this stuff and written about it in depth. He's also praised some celebrity chefs, like Mario Batali.

He wrote in one of his books about how people like Emeril ultimately become prisoners of their success because their enterprises and "branding" ultimately ends up becoming the main source of income for countless people. They become an empire. He's not saying their entirely loathsome, unless its someone like Paula Deen, who he went after before it was cool, to his credit.

Bourdain has always had a punk rock aesthetic, in that way he reminds of another TV host, Craig Ferguson. Both of these guys have always been a bit uncomfortable with their position on commercial TV, and have always been willing to send up and brutally satirize the falseness of their own profession.
 
A huge difference is Bourdain is a classically trained French chef who has championed the incorporation of many different cultures into cuisine while Fieri studied hotel management and made his career running restaurants.

Food as art vs. Profit from mass appeal
 
entrement said:
Some background, Bourdain used to work with Food Network, with his show The Cook's Tour.

He used to be on it when it was full of chefs--Emeril, Batali, etc.

After a while, The Food Network shifted to more home cooking due to the popularity of Rachel Ray, Paula Deen, and Giada--all home cooks.

Later, the Food Network shifted entirely to more of these diner touring shows and now it's just that and the competition shows.

If you actually want decent cooking instruction, they have The Cooking Channel for that.

Bourdain misses the original vision. He's written about it.
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Network decay really did a number on the Food Network, that's for sure.
 
Basically, I wish the real food world was like Shokugeki no Soma. All Fieri would need to do is make Bourdain's clothes explode from a risotto prove his point.
 
Darth Pinche said:
A huge difference is Bourdain is a classically trained French chef who has championed the incorporation of many different cultures into cuisine while Fieri studied hotel management and made his career running restaurants.

Food as art vs. Profit from mass appeal
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Bourdain wouldn't consider himself to be a great chef either. He was very sober about his own talents.

He regrets chasing the money early on his career instead taking lower paying jobs that would've given him better training and refined his palate more.
 
You couldn't pay me to watch Guy for 10 minutes, but taking pot shots at someone in the same industry as you for having different (admittedly bad) tastes and a different (admittedly tacky) style isn't cool.

If the dude's ever done anything to anyone, sure. But as far as I've seen, Anthony's just kinda picking on the fat kid.
 
Angry Grimace said:
The hilarious part is people defending noted asshole Anthony Bourdain against known decent guy Fieri because of the way Fieri dresses on TV.
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Exactly. I don't fucking understand the hate Fieri gets. Bourdain couldn't be more up his own asshole if he tried, and this is coming from someone who enjoys watching him on TV. Guy seems like a dude that would be fun to hang out with, and everything I've read paints him as an actually nice dude, unlike Bourdain.
 
Risible said:
Exactly. I don't fucking understand the hate Fieri gets. Bourdain couldn't be more up his own asshole if he tried, and this is coming from someone who enjoys watching him on TV. Guy seems like a dude that would be fun to hang out with, and everything I've read paints him as an actually nice dude, unlike Bourdain.
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I don't even know if Guy can cook super well, but its also not Guy's job at Food Network to prove he could beat Bourdain in a shokugeki
 
Guy Fieri has given the internet so much joy, so much material.

You are all deeply indebted to him for as long as he chooses to grace us with his presence.
 
entrement said:
Bourdain wouldn't consider himself to be a great chef either. He was very sober about his own talents.

He regrets chasing the money early on his career instead taking lower paying jobs that would've given him better training and refined his palate more.
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Yep. He also talks up every other chef. He thinks David Chang and Wylie Dufresne are geniuses and supports them in everything they do.
 
Anthony Bourdain had the great honor of being on one of the absolute worst food shows ever shown on TV - The Taste. What makes it worse is he was the executive producer and should have known better.
 
Angry Grimace said:
The hilarious part is people defending noted asshole Anthony Bourdain against known decent guy Fieri because of the way Fieri dresses on TV.
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Pretty much.

I like them both, but the hate for Fieri is so misplaced. He seems genuine, at least on DDD. Or he's just a great actor (doubt it).
 
I've heard it said that you can tell a lot about a man by the enemies he makes.

The only two people I've heard Bourdain have beef with are Paula Deen and Guy Fieri.

#TeamBourdain
 
buy teh haloz said:
Man what did Guy Fieri ever do
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You mean other than

  • Change his last name to make it sound more "exotic" and "ethnic like a high class chef."
    His real name is Guy Ferry.
  • Spend $250,000 on a Lamborghini with vanity "GUYTORO" license plates
  • Charge $100,000 for any personal appearance outside of a TV or press event
  • Refer to his entourage as "The Garlic Mafia"
  • Said Garlic Mafia includes his homeboys Kleetus, Gorilla, and Dirty P.
  • Require for years that he be warned in advance if he was going to be interacting with homosexuals
  • Spells "school" "S-K-O-O-L" on his Flavortown Old Skool Pepperoni Rolls available exclusively at Wal-Mart™
The man is the walking embodiment of the state of Florida.
 
I had to google Bourdain. He looks like a first-class asshole. And this article isn't doing him any favors. I've enjoyed watching Fieri's show a couple times when I was on break at work. He's entertaining, and it's neat seeing him go all over the place.

Plus he's supplied us with some great gif material.
jurgen said:
You mean other than

  • Change his last name to make it sound more "exotic" and "ethnic like a high class chef."
    His real name is Guy Ferry.
  • Spend $250,000 on a Lamborghini with vanity "GUYTORO" license plates
  • Charge $100,000 for any personal appearance outside of a TV or press event
  • Refer to his entourage as "The Garlic Mafia"
  • Said Garlic Mafia includes his homeboys Kleetus, Gorilla, and Dirty P.
  • Require for years that he be warned in advance if he was going to be interacting with homosexuals
  • Spells "school" "S-K-O-O-L" on his Flavortown Old Skool Pepperoni Rolls available exclusively at Wal-Mart™

The man is the walking embodiment of the state of Florida.
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The homosexuals thing is the only red flag (everything else is just dumb fun aside from the personal appearance fee which most celebs have), and even then he's shown to have changed.
 
jurgen said:
You mean other than

  • Change his last name to make it sound more "exotic" and "ethnic like a high class chef."
    His real name is Guy Ferry.
  • Spend $250,000 on a Lamborghini with vanity "GUYTORO" license plates
  • Charge $100,000 for any personal appearance outside of a TV or press event
  • Refer to his entourage as "The Garlic Mafia"
  • Said Garlic Mafia includes his homeboys Kleetus, Gorilla, and Dirty P.
  • Require for years that he be warned in advance if he was going to be interacting with homosexuals
  • Spells "school" "S-K-O-O-L" on his Flavortown Old Skool Pepperoni Rolls available exclusively at Wal-Mart™

The man is the walking embodiment of the state of Florida.
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all of these sound awesome.
 
Bourdain is a jerk and Fieri has gifted everyone with the ability to be unabashedly smug and superior about something.

I think it's pretty clear who has done more for the world.
 
Guevara said:
I'll defend Guy.

At ten, he and his dad built a cart to sell pretzels. 6 years of that and washing dishes to save up enough to study cooking as an exchange student in France. He then went on to get a degree in hotel management from UNLV. Like Bourdain, he's been in this industry his entire life.

Recently, to honor his late (gay) sister, he organized and officiated 101 gay marriages in Miami.

Maybe you don't like his taste, but dude is legit.
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How come nobody is paying attention to this?
 
jurgen said:
You mean other than

  • Change his last name to make it sound more "exotic" and "ethnic like a high class chef."
    His real name is Guy Ferry.
  • Spend $250,000 on a Lamborghini with vanity "GUYTORO" license plates
  • Charge $100,000 for any personal appearance outside of a TV or press event
  • Refer to his entourage as "The Garlic Mafia"
  • Said Garlic Mafia includes his homeboys Kleetus, Gorilla, and Dirty P.
  • Require for years that he be warned in advance if he was going to be interacting with homosexuals
  • Spells "school" "S-K-O-O-L" on his Flavortown Old Skool Pepperoni Rolls available exclusively at Wal-Mart™
The man is the walking embodiment of the state of Florida.

Also: if anyone wants to know what he would look like without his frosted tips and beard, it's horrifying:
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The homosexual thing, if true, is the only negative thing on that list. Bitching about the other things says more about you than him.

Avixph said:
How come nobody is paying attention to this?
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Because it doesn't fit the narrative.
 
jurgen said:
You mean other than

  • Change his last name to make it sound more "exotic" and "ethnic like a high class chef."
    His real name is Guy Ferry.
  • Spend $250,000 on a Lamborghini with vanity "GUYTORO" license plates
  • Charge $100,000 for any personal appearance outside of a TV or press event
  • Refer to his entourage as "The Garlic Mafia"
  • Said Garlic Mafia includes his homeboys Kleetus, Gorilla, and Dirty P.
  • Require for years that he be warned in advance if he was going to be interacting with homosexuals
  • Spells "school" "S-K-O-O-L" on his Flavortown Old Skool Pepperoni Rolls available exclusively at Wal-Mart™
The man is the walking embodiment of the state of Florida.
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Literally the only negative thing you listed (documentation requested). The rest is, at worst, tacky as fuck.
 
Bourdain internet bullies Fieri

Fieri responds with "why are you bullying me?"

NeoGAF proceeds to internet bully Fieri for not wanting to be bullied

So, is GAF pro-internet bullying now?

Is horrible posts like this
Like the hat? said:
Maybe it's because Bourdain isn't an asshole catchphrase spewing talentless mother fucking piece of shit.
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really necessary?
 
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