Alan Richman

Cool It, Mr. Bourdain

Tara Taghizadeh

As his fame escalated and Anthony Bourdain made the leap from cult hero to mainstream giant, his formerly delightful cynicism and off-color humor turned sour, and, for lack of a better word, dull. Fans have come to expect his highly vocal and frequently profanity-laced criticism as a given, but lately, Bourdain has hit other culinary luminaries below the belt, and now the tide is turning. What were once considered clever jabs and witty repartee are now merely irritating, irate rants, similar to scratchings on a chalkboard.

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