[Dog Gone]

Someone rained on his souffle.

[mewzilla]

Or peed in his pate.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Poor self-esteem is killing all the great chefs of Europe.

[aeronca]

Uh--suicide is usually a sign of deep, underlying problems and to blame something or someone external to that person is rediculous.

[SamAdams76]

Speaking of French food, the French Toast I got at the IHOP last Saturday morning left much to be desired. French cooking has certainly gone downhill in these parts as well. Even the French fries at Applebees aren't as good as they used to be. I might have to start having rice with my fish.

It's certainly been a bad year for French cuisine.

[Tax-chick]

That's really sad. I think I saw him on "Iron Chef" once.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Paul Bocuse, who said he spoke with Loiseau three times a week, predicted that the chef’s death would raise longer-term questions about the ratings system.

So if you make three stars and then threaten to commit suicide, Michelin should never change your rating?

[Paradox]

This just in.... The GaultMillau has revised their rating of Chef Bernard Loiseau . Instead of 19 points, a counting error had caused the publication to only give the chef 17 points. The new rating will restore the 19 points that had been originally intended. GaultMillau would like to apologize and hopes there are no hard feelings.

[small voice in the wilderness]

The French have rifles???

[chilepepper]

I hope he got a chance to eat some *real* food before he died... Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and SPAM casserole! Yum!

[WilliamWallace1999]

How unbelievably silly a thing to kill oneself over. Get a grip dude, its just food. Who care's what a critic thinks.

On second thought maybe this could be traslated into movie reviews over here. Can we convince Baldwin and Streisand to DO IT, if they tank in the reviews? Just a thought.

[boris]

Ever see Theatre of Blood?

--Boris

[buccaneer81]

The ultimate cheese eating surrender.

[dirtboy]

Food critics blamed for top chef's suicide

Lucky they didn't mention the dirty knife...

[Spruce]

He couldn't take the heat so he got out of the kitchen.

[Republic of Texas]

The whole country has lost 2 stars in my book. Maybe they'll all follow this courageous leader's example.

[1rudeboy]

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but as far as I'm concerned, the loss of a world-class chef is a loss to humanity. Every household should have at least one.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Killed by the competition.

[ricpic]

"If I lose a star, I'll kill myself."


Wow. Talk about a type A personality.

[Lil'freeper]

These critics are like eunuchs:

Takes one to know one!

[paul51]

If I lose a star, I’ll kill myself

You gotta like a guy who says what he does and does what he says. On the other hand, since he lost two stars, he should have taken his out.