We just picked up something of concern on the news today.
Anthony Bourdain recently sat down with TV Guide Magazine, and the No Reservations star didn’t pull any punches when it came to talking about fellow food personalities. A few key quotes:
On Paula Deen: “The worst, most dangerous person to America is clearly Paula Deen. She revels in unholy connections with evil corporations and she’s proud of the fact that her food is f**** bad for you [...] plus, her food su***.”
We felt as we had to chime in on this issue because we have had the tremendous pleasure working with Paula and her staff.
A couple season’s back …
… we have had the honor supplying
personalized Christmas stockings for Paula’s Home Cooking Show and the pleasure was all ours, Paula’s team was just beaming with kindness and love. Paula would never hurt a fly. That’s why it is so strange that Anthony would choose to pick on such gracious and kind lady and her team. We love Paula’s Southern Cooking but more than that, we love who Paula is and she does not deserve to be called these names.
What Anthony calls connections with “evil corporations” are actually wholehearted efforts to help families in need. Paula’s words perhaps characterize it the best:
“I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It’s not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks.”
In our other division where we create custom ornaments for Christmas fundraisers, we work with lot of Charitable Organizations who help people in need. Anthony, you would be surprised because those you call “evil corporations” are actually real people, like you and I sharing what little or lot they have with other folks in need.
