When Anthony Bourdain isn’t feuding with Guy Fieri, he’s squabbling with John Tesar, the so-called “most hated chef in Dallas.” Tesar, who once responded to a critic’s three-star review of his prominent Knife steakhouse by tweeting “f*ck you,” spoke to Playboy about, among other things, Bourdain. “I’ve been around four generations in the restaurant business and I’ve worked with and know everybody,” Tesar said. “That’s why I can sh*t on Bourdain. He’s awesome. But at the same time, we feud back and forth all the time. He’s mad at me because I made a comment about his new wife.”
I made a comment about his first wife on The Braiser, and his new wife got pissed off. She wears the pants. Trust me. He’s always been dragged around by his dick. A lot of guys are. It’s nice that he always marries women with strong personalities to take care of him because then he can just wander around, get stoned, drink, and tell stories. He’s like f*cking Ernest Hemingway.
If you really have an intellectual debate with him, you’ll learn that he’s an amazing writer and storyteller and probably one of the sh*ttiest chefs that ever lived. The guy can’t cook his way out of a paper bag. Everywhere he goes he makes Portuguese fish stew, beef bourguignon, or he brings Eric Ripert with him to do something. (Via)
Tesar also said to a “certain extent Donald Trump has a point” when it comes to “ridiculous” and “dangerous” political correctness. Instead of another hilarious-until-it’s-terrifying Republican debate, Tesar should host a real-life Celebrity Deathmatch. He and Trump could head into the Johnny Garlic’s-branded ring against Bourdain and — what a twist — Fieri. “Comedy is dead,” Bourdain would shout, “and so are YOU.”
I’d pay good money to see that. Dallas steakhouse money.
(Via Playboy)
