the hunter s. thompson of the culinary arts?

[rone]

Perhaps i exaggerate, but this bit of Bourdain bluster escalated my mirth from snickering all the way to cackling.  Thanks to nyar.

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[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

I've eaten at Les Halles during his tenure as executive chef. He's not a creative genius in the Thomas Keller mold (then again, he's never claimed to be), but he runs (or ran? I'm not sure if he's actually on the staff there any more) a kick-ass classical French bistro kitchen, and only the expense and concern for my waistline kept me from eating there on a regular basis.