Watched him until I became clear he was a liberal democrat who couild not keep his liberal Horses#it to himself!!!
I enjoyed his books, "Kitchen Confidential" and "A Cook's Tour." And I rarely missed an episode of "No Reservations" on the Travel Network. I stopped watching him, however, when he moved to CNN because unlike many so-called conservatives, I refuse to watch CNN for any reason.
Although I am well-aware that AB is an uber-lib, his political views were not a big part of his message in the years that I followed him. I have been told by people who have followed his entire career that his liberal politics became obvious once he moved to CNN. Well duh!