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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/16/09

In reply to Event Honoring Gourmet Needs Gourmet People to Honor
"their Latin special stirred up some angry comments and letters regarding immigrants in America."

wtf? srsly? if that was their audience, then let them have their butlers figure out what's for dinner on their own #gourmet
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adiam7
10/16/09

@if_i_only_had_a_heart: I am serious, she said they also got flack for covering some farm workers in florida i believe that were virtual prisoners but luckily that story and exposure changed it up a bit. She also spoke about her mother and that was really something. It's a really good interview. #gourmet
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/16/09

@adiam7: some day these people will have to pick their own lettuce and mow their own lawns and then what #gourmet
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adiam7
10/16/09

@if_i_only_had_a_heart: Then to quote Racheal Zoe , they will D I E . Seriously , she said that for doing a Latin issue , featuring the wide range of Latin cuisine and so forth , some readers told them to "Keep their politics out of the magazine" It is crazy because Gourmet had also landed a lot of cross promotional stuff and seemed to be on the come-up. Oh well, hopefully it will reemerge elsewhere. #gourmet
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/17/09

@adiam7: seriously deranged class and race issues there. i weep for my country. #gourmet
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misslinda
10/16/09

In reply to Event Honoring Gourmet Needs Gourmet People to Honor
As a former Gourmet reader, I will take them up on their invitation. #gourmet
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TheBusinessGuy
10/16/09

In reply to Event Honoring Gourmet Needs Gourmet People to Honor
A meeting with Si was just sad? It's usually creepy, too. #gourmet
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adiam7
10/16/09

@TheBusinessGuy: Well creepy too #gourmet
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adiam7
10/16/09

In reply to Event Honoring Gourmet Needs Gourmet People to Honor
Ruth Reichl was on NPR two days ago and it was pretty sad when she she described how Si told her the magazine was closing. She said that this last issue, November, wold have been very different if they had known that "this was it".She also spoke about the political aspect of Gourmet and how their Latin special stirred up some angry comments and letters regarding immigrants in America. She spoke about food sustainability and the politics of food. I made me really miss the magazine even more #gourmet
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friend_of_a_friend
03/05/09

In reply to The Incredible Shrinking Celebrity Chef
Gordon and his father-in-law were probably given the cash before they guaranteed the loans.

It's not uncommon for privately-held businesses to give loans to equity holders. If the company gives Gordon a loan (versus a dividend) he's not draining the balance sheet and Gordon doesn't have to pay taxes on the amount he took out.
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Private Hangnail
03/05/09

In reply to The Incredible Shrinking Celebrity Chef
I'm sure calling someone a donkey or throwing some meat in a trash container will solve this problem.
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Clare
03/05/09

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He's got 99 problems, but a fish ain't one (hit me!)
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blix
03/05/09

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I would gladly pay Ramsay tommorrow for a hamburger today.
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everfade
03/05/09

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Gordon Ramsay is a sharpei. A yappy, annoying sharpei.
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anonymousryan
03/05/09

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Hopefully his money from his television shows is separate from Gordon Ramsay Holdings. I mean, it makes sense his restaurants would be suffering- who wants to spend over $300 on a meal for two? I hope he isn't personally in dire financial straits, then again if he's broke that means more Ramsey shows. (By the way, does anyone else think that the British Hell's Kitchen is way better than the American one?)
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badasscat
03/05/09

@anonymousryan: I've never seen the British one, but I can't imagine it could be any worse than the American one.

Do they have any contestants who have IQ's over 40 and weigh less than 200 pounds? I still watch the US HK but it's getting more difficult every season. I don't know who at Fox thinks a bunch of fat, disgusting morons is what people actually want to see on a cooking show. I wouldn't want any of these people anywhere near my food, and I sure as hell don't want to watch them for an hour. Hasn't Bravo proven that you can actually have regular, fairly smart people on a cooking competition show and still have it be interesting? (You can allow them to wear makeup too!) And that's even before you throw Gordon Ramsay into the mix.

The only somewhat competent person this season was Ji, and I'm convinced that she was a ringer. How convenient that she left voluntarily just as the biggest idiot on the girl's team was about to be kicked off. All I've got left this season now is Carol, who's cute and at least doesn't seem like a complete buffoon, but there's still like 2 months left.
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scroll_lock
03/05/09

In reply to The Incredible Shrinking Celebrity Chef
I guarantee I'll forget that I borrowed $5 million in unmarked bills from you. When you try to collect and I feign confusion, we'll have a big laugh at the absurdity of it all, hack violently when the laughter gets too much and then wonder what we were laughing about, become quiet as we ponder the meaning of life and grow bitter about unfulfilled hopes and dreams.
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Private Hangnail
03/05/09

@scroll_lock: I always knew you were Roy Cohn.
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scroll_lock
03/05/09

@Private Hangnail: SHHHH, that's our little secret! And are you still coming over later to play "Ratting Out the Rosenbergs"?
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Private Hangnail
03/05/09

@scroll_lock: Only if I can be Ethel.
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Hamilton Nolan
03/05/09

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My main question with the last bit is: Why would they take personal loans while simultaneously guaranteeing a far greater amount?
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Nic Fit
03/05/09

@Hamilton Nolan: Maybe it's like the financial equivalent of 7 consecutive life sentences? What do I know. I don't know how to work the can opener.
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Pesti-Esti
03/05/09

@Hamilton Nolan: They needed the cash. The assets they used to back up the guarantees are probably illiquid (houses, businesses, stocks, etc.)
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ADismalScience
03/05/09

@Pesti-Esti:

This.

Few celebrities actually have a ton of cash on hand. Most of them have the majority of their money working, and just liquidate when necessary.

It's actually less likely that it's even liquidity - they probably have lots of unrealized losses on their portfolios and don't want to sell assets to raise money. If the cost of borrowing is less than the cost of realizing it makes sense to take out a loan and put those selfsame assets up as collateral.

That way, if they keep losing, no biggie! But if they start turning around, it'll be easy to sell the excess collateral to amortize the loan.
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JacquesPaysan
03/05/09

@ADismalScience: Mi scusi, ma non capisco, Signore.
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kimsama
03/05/09

@JacquesPaysan: Perché sei ubriaco? Questa è sempre la mia scusa.
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Nic Fit
03/05/09

In reply to The Incredible Shrinking Celebrity Chef
Well, obviously the solution is to redecorate the offices, yell at the staff and bring a lovely plate of meatballs through town.
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kimsama
03/05/09

@Nic Fit: Can we have some t-shirts made, too? I think this could work if we had some new t-shirts to hand out...
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i'm a bottle
12/05/08

In reply to Gordon Ramsay: The McCain Of Food
Gordon Ramsey is a little brusque but I can get over it because he can cook well. He is fun to watch, because he doesn't drag out the recipes like other television chefs do.

On the other hand, that other famous British television chef, Jamie Oliver, I find absolutely intolerable.
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