[erman]

thought he was cool. Now I know he's an a##hole. Too bad, I like the way he always manages to get drunk in foreign lands while eating different dishes.

stay thirsty my friends.

[muawiyah]

Having known and discussed things with a couple of classical French chefs, let me say that they pick up Fascism in the kitchen ~ the way it's run, how it's run, who's running it ~ right down to the Cult of Personality.

Bourdain is probably a nice guy outside of his life in the kitchen.

He is not now nor is he known to have ever been any kind of expert on politics ~ but given his Fascistic upbringing he's liable to say just anything. I'd sure never use him as a campaign advisor. Still, laying out a menu for 5,000 people with each ready to plunk down $1000 donations, he'd work for the money ~ you just know the party ID wouldn't matter to him.