Posted on 06/16/2018 8:07:41 AM PDT by rktman
In brief, Antony Bourdain wore his “anti-corporate hipness” on his shirtsleeve, always smirking and snarking that “evil corporations” and “crass commercialism” repelled him.
But he gleefully signed on as a shameless tourism agent for the Castro-Family-and-Military Crony-Crime Syndicate, a thieving, murdering criminal-corporate empire that makes the Mafia look like Boy Scouts of America.
“I will never eat in his (Donald Trump’s) restaurant. I have utter contempt for him, utter and complete contempt… I’m not going. I’m not going.” (Anthony Bourdain, Eater.)
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“I’m Italian and I am embarrassed by the Cuomo Family.
I had more respect for the Gotti Family.”
I’m not Italian but am also embarrassed by the Cuomos...that they are Americans.
My grandmother & her family were all from Marietta! 5 of my aunts, uncles, & cousins graduated from Marietta College. It’s where I met my husband ; ) During college I worked at a restaurant on the river & during the riverboat fest it was insane! My friends & I used to lazily tube down the river......memories.
We used to walk across the bridge over to Williams town, WV to a little Italian place.
Because he was famous
The funny thing is that US airlines are cutting back on their flights to Cuba that they obtained after Obama reestablished diplomatic relations. Many airlines are downsizing from mainline to regional jets, and some are cancelling routes entirely.
True lol, another irony of life...
Plus one
Though he did aggravate me cause he didn’t treat every backwater with such respect
My home state for example
Wonderful show.
Thanks for sharing.
Never watched his show.
I always loved “No Reservations”. Especially the one where Bourdain went to Ted Nugents ranch and shot a full auto rifle. And every episode with his crazy Russian friend Zamir.
For all his faults and weakness.. Bourdain was a better representative of America than Obama.
I am so ashamed of Obama.
What we call Italian food here and what you get from Lugano to Messina are two different things
We inherited Italian family dinner food that has evolved in the land of plenty
I like both
Seafood in Portofino or fried whole sardines in Palermo with dunking bread or Roma thin bubbly pizza or Tuscan meats and veggies
Best Italian food here is probably mamas kitchen as y’all said
I’ve had good Italian in Brooklyn and I used to like Luna when I lived in the city
But I telll ya I’ve had great Italian in The Hill St Louis. Serious Italian enclave
Of course the north end Boston
And New Orleans which once was the largest Sicilian community in America does ok
Creole stuffed eggplant at Mandinas and lots of little Italian joints plus Domenica at the Roosevelt
High end Italian is another topic and is good too but not cheap
Factory Kitchen which serves that Italian in the bums warehouse section of Los Angeles is incredible
I’m eating there next week
It was a joke.
They do the same stuff to trump.
It’s NY snark, they have snark in Tx too, some folks just don’t get the joke.
Not sure why bourdain killed himself, but I found him immensely entertaining for a NYC liberal.
Not nearly as insufferable as most of them.
Because millions of people know who he was.
I think you can find good Italian or Italian American food all over the country now. I had an excellent ragout in Alabama last month. And I just ate at a northern Italian called Sandro’s on the Upper East Side a week ago and it was fantastic. Just an in-house made ravioli in a thick cheese sauce - to die for.
My husband is Sicilian-American so I no longer dare to cook Italian at home. I’m lucky that way.
Technically is Sicily, Italy? Corsica? Local opinions may vary.
Not sure what La Maddelena is at all... :)
As of today (and maybe since Garibaldi’s time, I’m not sure) Sicily has been part of Italy. Beautiful isle!
Dey got their own lingo there LOL
Kind of a whole different groove thang from Rome
Riding a ferry from a submarine anchorage in la Maddalena to Palou was barf inducing LOL.
the ride in the mini cooper on dirt roads to Rome was a hoot.
I liked Bourdains shows, heck I disagree with just about every one on some level.
The guy had a gift and squandered it, Sad.
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