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What /ck/ thinks about him?

>> No.8502095

I'm not that interested in television programs or celebrity chef vanity memoirs, but apparently he triggers the alt-right crowd for some reason, so I'm in favor of him in a general sense

>> No.8502108

>>8502084
i like him but but i wish he would keep his personal politics out of his show

>> No.8502123

>>8502084
Was getting cuckholded by his wife every time he went on a business trip. Prolly can't get it up anymore anyways

>> No.8502128

>>8502084
>alt-right crowd for some reason, so I'm in favor of him in a general sense

I'm likely what you would describe as "alt-right" since you're clearly an identity politics sort of faggot and I absolutely love this guy.

>>8502084
He's charming, successful, suave, has good taste, an ex junkie, and likes to get hammered. Basically what /ck/ wishes they could be.

>>8502108
I hate when anyone does this

>> No.8502130

>>8502084
I think that he has a pretty entertaining show that's about it though

>> No.8502131
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>>8502123
>cuckholded
Retard.

>> No.8502133

>>8502084

He's good. He's not a celebrity chef, necessarily. He admits regularly that he isn't as good a chef as many of the people he speaks with his on his show.

What he's good at doing is exposing aspects of a culture that Americans misunderstood, or don't even know about.

My personal ranking for his shows:

1. The Layover - almost entirely food/travel, light on the politics. Deals with large cities instead of entire countries, allowing more detail in a specific location overall.

2. No Reservations: A decent focus on food, but tends to focus too heavily on culture as well. He adopts the most of his "bad boy lefty" persona in this show, and it can get a bit grating.

3. Parts Unknown: CNN needs an excuse to have it on their channel, so food takes a back seat to political biopics and discussions on world politics. Has the best camera work of the three, and quite a few interesting episodes, however.

4. A Chef's Tour: Decent, but still trying to differentiate itself from other travel shows. Bourdain is less knowledgeable, younger, with more unformed views.

Mind Of A Chef, which he narrates and produces, is really, really good.

>> No.8502136

>>8502133
>bad boy lefty

What is this even?

>> No.8502148

>>8502084
>What /ck/ thinks about him?

Pretentious asshole but I like his books.

>> No.8502188

Good narrative speaker.
Entertaining gentlemen.
Dislike his politics.

>> No.8502462

>>8502128
Agree on all your points. Well said.

>> No.8502466

>>8502462
gracias

>> No.8502502

>>8502084
I like his shows.

When i travel to a new place sometimes ill check out relevant episodes for ideas

>> No.8502512

>>8502084
Used to love No Reservations. Can't stand him anymore. He's quite full of himself.

>> No.8502519

>>8502123
>tfw the entire Renzo Gracie academy probably ran a train on her multiple times while he was gone

>> No.8502522

>>8502084
Fuck all celebrity chefs.

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>> No.8502534

A Cook's Tour popped up on Netflix a few days ago. I had forgotten how old it was. An enjoyable show. Some annoying bits but it's nice to see him with a bit less ego. He's insufferable now.

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>>8502133
the layover is trash imo, the travel tips are not anything unique, it's mostly "you can stay at this expensive well known hotel and it takes 35 minutes to get here from the airport". parts unknown is usually only political in the war torn cities, it mostly explores cool unknown shit to do. it has been more useful to me for traveling, and the food porn is way better.

>> No.8502600

>>8502084
An egotistical hack.

>> No.8502622

DUDE CURSING LMAO

>> No.8502633

Could not be more based

>> No.8502770

I really like him but I understand why many hate him. His ego doesn't really bother me. Also he is much more respectful than fat jewish man who eats animal assholes.

>> No.8502812

His thesis for all his shows has never been "look how good this food is" but rather "look how food shapes our culture." He's not that great of a chef in the cooking sense, he's more interested in the kind of people they are.

>> No.8503269

>>8502084
its good television, ranging from completely strange and experimental to straight up well produced foodtv with a political touch.
He can be a bit annoying but being different and trying to do something different in the very settled and boring food-tv-world is a value in itself

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8503299

I can't stand his boring, uninformed droning on at this point; no clue why anyone thought he should have a show on CNN.

We Action Bronson now.

>> No.8503332

>>8502084
Things he is:
>cook
>traveler
>foodie
>charismatic
>excellent narrating voice
>pretty cool guy

Things he is not:
>historian
>anthropologist
>political science major
>expert in international affairs
>capable of being unbiased
>capable of avoiding the baseless and societally corrossive axioms of modern western cultural/political movement that infects the media/academia/government