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Guy Fieri is sick of Bourdain's shit

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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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When most stations change their programming it's usually not that great but I love the focus on seeing how other people/regions make food rather than watch somebody in a fake house make some food that I have no interest in trying. Guy Fieri is annoying as fuck and I'd never eat anything from his restaurants but Drivers, Dive-ins, and Dives was a great show.
 
Guy is a Bay Area local and everyone I know who's ever met him says he was really nice and really humble. Albeit, that's the opinion of two people, but for somebody with his fame and money, I think it means something.
 
smurfx said:
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Hahahahahahaha
 
I've got nothing against Guy Fieri, but I don't understand why people find him stuffing his face with pulled pork sandwiches entertaining.
 
inm8num2 said:
I've got nothing against Guy Fieri, but I don't understand why people find him stuffing his face with pulled pork sandwiches entertaining.
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Watching other people eat, no matter what it is they're eating, enjoys a long and venerated history on TV. Why do you think Fear Factor took off?
 
People seem to want to be assholish to Fieri just because they don't like his personality and I can't endorse that. Unless he's done some shady shit I don't know about, then people need to relax with acting like Fieri is some evil devil.
 
Mechanized said:
Guy Fieri gets way too much shit considering the only reason people hate him is because of his persona.
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And his piss poor way of describing what he eats.

"You can taste the crunch from the onion, the creaminess of the mayo, and then you get the kick of the mustard."

Homer the food critique had a better way with words.
 
Walter White said:
And his piss poor way of describing what he eats.

"You can taste the crunch from the onion, the creaminess of the mayo, and then you get the kick of the mustard."

Homer the food critique had a better way with words.
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It's his job to relate to 45 year old women with no actual cooking experience
 
Limited Edition said:
Shhhh, don't poke the Foodie beehive. It's just best to leave them alone to their own thoughts of fine dining and smuggness.
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Bourdain is probably most famous for suggesting people try garbage organ meat from street cart vendors in far-flung countries. He's not championing Michellin stars against homemade recipes, he's championing quality, well crafted food against McWorld.

The criticism of Fieri in specific is less about his show (which often showcases good home-style venues) and more about his Hard Rock Cafe branding tier, food products, and restaurant.
 
EthanC said:
Worked hard in the food industry his entire life, won a Food Network contest, became famous, bought a nice car, got a vanity license plate. An American monster.
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Actually there was a thread about the terrible stuff Fieri has supposedly done a few years ago.

Original article is still up here.

And a follow up article citing corrections requested by both sides of that dispute.

Now obviously this was a few years ago during a lawsuit but neither party comes across as angels in the above story and both sides have elements of corroboration to their claims about each other.
 
Walter White said:
And his piss poor way of describing what he eats.

"You can taste the crunch from the onion, the creaminess of the mayo, and then you get the kick of the mustard."

Homer the food critique had a better way with words.
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Count the number of times Bourdain says something is good.
 
GamerJM said:
What exactly did Fieri do that people don't like? (outside of his appearance, which is not grounds for attacking someone IMO but I'm getting from this topic that he did something else)
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I still can't figure it out and I've read most of the thread.

They dislike the fact that many others find him entertaining?
 
Guy's hair and the fact that he is supposed to be some sort of diner aficionado but doesn't like eggs pretty much invalidates him as a person.
 
yeh Bourdain should shut his mouth. what did guy do to him exactly?

i don't exactly love guy and do enjoy bourdains show on cnn, but his criticism of guy is not necessary.
 
Stumpokapow said:
Bourdain is probably most famous for suggesting people try garbage organ meat from street cart vendors in far-flung countries. He's not championing Michellin stars against homemade recipes, he's championing quality, well crafted food against McWorld.

The criticism of Fieri in specific is less about his show (which often showcases good home-style venues) and more about his Hard Rock Cafe branding tier, food products, and restaurant.
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And I would say Fieri should expect to take shit for it because he's a mainstream celebrity and that's how it goes. But I don't think he's wrong for telling Bourdain to go pound sand.

I guess I would understand the complaint more if Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured a lot of low quality chain restaurants. But it doesn't, really.
 
I don't like Guy Fieri's show, all he does is go to restaurants and look at how they make food. There's barely any character development, action, or romance, what's the point of his show?
 
Mr. Macintosh!! said:
I don't like Guy Fieri's show, all he does is go to restaurants and look at how they make food. There's barely any character development, action, or romance, what's the point of his show?
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The point is you learn that Cheeseburger soup is a thing and you decide to make it at home and discover nirvana.
 
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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Yeah, he sounds great.
 
I'll never understand the hate for Guy Fieri, then again, i haven't actually seen his show, maybe if i did i'd understand.

But, for what is worth, i have heard of Guy, i know what he is famous for, i know what he looks like.

The other guy? this Bourdain dude? No fucking clue who he is, so there is that.
 
Mr. Macintosh!! said:
I don't like Guy Fieri's show, all he does is go to restaurants and look at how they make food. There's barely any character development, action, or romance, what's the point of his show?
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There's a place about 15 minutes away from me that was featured on his show.

I've only eaten there once (not knowing this until well after) but apparently from the google reviews, a lot of people say that the restaurant is now trash because the owner now gets so much business from having been featured on the show that he doesn't give a fuck anymore and the food quality has tanked hard.
 
comedy gold

seems kind of a low blow at Fieri, he seems like a nice enough guy but...hey, stuff like this is bound to happen among media personalities
 
Both have entertained me.

But one of them is intelligent, worldly, and has put some genuine artistry and heart into his shows.

And the other is a bro who's only art is his fucking hair.

So yeah, Bourdain wins forever.
 
I like Guy Fieri and actually really like DDD but he looks like the type of person that sprays himself down with Axe Body Spray instead of showering.
 
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