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On 6/17/2015 6:05 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-06-17, Jeßus > wrote:
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>> On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:29:21 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
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>>> Bourdain's a poser.
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>> Which TV chefs /don't/ fit that definition (being a poser)?
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> He is NOT a TV/celebrity chef. All his notoriety comes from writing
> and an author and script writer of a travel show. Yes, he is World
> reknown cuz he was once a chef, but it boils down to his books. One
> episode of one of his shows has a friend who related how he was shocked
> to discover Anthony was a chef, not merely a struggling writer.
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> Listening to him talk on his shows, he reveals he is very well read
> and has a good --if a NYC-- sense of humor. His ability to string
> together catchy phrases while being both humorous and informative is
> quite well developed. I hope you don't think anyone but himself is
> writing the dialogue for his various travel shows.
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> If you don't think he's a writer, read his other book, A Cook's Tour,
> to see how hard he works at being a writer. That book had Tony flat
> wearing out every thesaurus he could lay his hands on. 
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> nb
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