On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:58:49 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

>On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:01:04 +1000, Jeßus
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:29:21 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>>Bourdain has a team that tell him where to go and what to say.
>>>Bourdain has become what he once (Kitchen Confidential) loathed: a TV
>>>head.
>>>Bourdain's a poser.
>>>
>>>Any other questions?
>>
>>Which TV chefs /don't/ fit that definition (being a poser)?
>>Not many... if any at all.
>
>True, but in the book that started his fame, he describes how much he
>hates those types.

No real surprise there if he's made it to television. As he has.

>>Bourdain also has that NY manner going on as well, which I can't
>>stand. He kind of creeps me out a little.
>
>But it doesn't come naturally to him. He has a post-it note on his
>bathroom mirror. "Note to self: remember that you're a tough, cynical
>guy from the big city".

Yes... that's the kind of thing I was referring to.