It amazes me how many people still don’t realize his asshole schtick is just him playing a character
Watch him on master chef junior and you can see how well he treats the kids and how encouraging he is. Even on master chef he’s a lot less of an asshole vs hotel hell or hells kitchen
I understand that but that character is so offputting to me that I simply can’t watch.
Puts on a show for the American audiences. Otherwise seems okay.
Spot on. Him on TV playing into his character seems like a POS. But from some of his other stuff he seems like a decent dude who acknowledges he doesn’t know everything.
Is it really for American audiences? He seems the same to me in the UK Kitchen Nightmares
In the U.K. he’s way less hard on folks then in the states. Of course, it could also be they’re way less combative. No Amy’s Baking Companies in the U.K. I don’t think.
I think he amassed a fortune legitimizing workplace abuse.
I can’t stand him but I don’t find any entertainment from people being assholes.
He can’t cook a grilled cheese worth a shit. The cheese didn’t even melt.
https://youtu.be/8E4cQHejFq0?si=0hqkQQEZghdFBC6h
“This man just served a medium rare grilled cheese”
Thank you for sharing that video, the comments are hilarious.
He’s an asshole and a hypocrite.
I think his microwave critique was targeted at commerical kitchens not home cooks. There’s a significant difference in expected quality between ordering out and home meals for many people. IMO he’d be a hypocrite if he used them in his restaurants.
I mean, how many winning chefs has he called shit and lazy? That’s just how he does publicity.
- All trash beyond the early European version of kitchen nightmares
- Probably generally fine as he actually started as a decent chef in actual restaurants, but they are very likely not “his” recipes and instead written and maintained by an editorial staff.
- Unfortunately modeled after actual fine dining restaurant chefs from my first hand experience (though things are likely evolving from after the financial collapse forward and the general shift away from fine dining).
I think he’s probably a dick but his insults always crack me up.
I think it’s mostly a personality made up for TV. He seems fine. I don’t think I would consider the majority of TV chefs to be the top tier in the culinary world. Not to mention, the definition of the “best” recipe isn’t static. There’s a whole lot of “well how much work do you want to put into it?” and not to mention “are you OK if it has an entire stick of butter in it?”
I really enjoyed watching Alton Brown on “hot ones”, he was cool and composed the entire way through, actually had critique of the flavors and why they didn’t work well, he never complained about the spiciness of the food, but had a nuanced and appreciative evaluation of what was occurring in his mouth.
The algo recommended this chuckleheads appearance on hot ones next, he went full schtick with it, I don’t think I got hallway through before getting tired of it.
I enjoy seeing him humble (how to cook eggs), or humbled (James May head to head), but I don’t like his manic energy and crass style of criticism delivery.
Guy can’t even make a fucking grilled cheese properly
I would not want to work for him, but he knows his way around in a kitchen.
Funny guy, but maybe a tad aggressive.
IF you agree to be a toxic, abusive, bullying shit, for ratings,
THEN that is within you, and your nature can’t claim otherwise.
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