We're all big boys and girls here in America--we all know that eating a steady diet of butter and sugar while slathering everything in gravy and cheese sauce is NOT good for you and shouldn't be part of your everyday diet. Paula herself has said, "We don't eat fried chicken every day in the south. We save that for Sunday meals." By the way Mr. Bourdain, drinking like a frat boy ain't good for you either. Talk about empty calories! That aside, even though Americans are the fattest, unhealthiest people on the planet, we all have to be responsible for our own health problems. Yes, we should eat healthier (and less) and exercise more. There's nothing saying that once or twice a month on Sunday you can't sit down to Fried Chicken, greens, mashed potatoes and gravy annd macaroni and cheese with an apple pie chaser.

I adore Anthony Bourdain. That curmudgeonly personality is his stock in trade. People shouldn't take his remarks so seriously. I mean, yeah, he meant it, and yeah, he used stronger language than he should have, and yeah, I'm sure he feels bad that it came across the way it did. But that's the way he talks. He says snarky things about every country/city he visits and consistently jeers at things other people like. It's almost a knee-jerk reaction for him -- if most people enjoy something, he goes out of his way to hate it. He frequents sections of town that other people avoid, and eats things that make most people shudder. Ms. Deen may be the one who needs to get a life.

We, in the south of France, most likely eat many more calories than Mme Paula Deen, but our obesity rate is only 11%. This is the lowest rate in all of Europe.

Maybe the problem is not the type of food Mme Deen prepares, but the lifestyle of those who eat it.

Oh for crying out loud...does not one follow the old saying "different strokes for different folks". Paula Deen isn't contributing to obesity...she isn't shoveling food down the throats of overweight people. She cooks what she likes, what she grew up with, and her larger than life personality is so engaging, I love to watch her shows...doesn't mean I eat like her. I also watch Anthony Bourdain's shows...doesn't mean I eat what he does either. These people are TV personalities...not surgeon generals....

Bourdain found out he is not quite as well loved in the minds of the American people as he is in his own mind. Kind of sucks to eat humble pie doesn't it...especially if it is wrapped in butter and bacon and served between two donuts. Plenty of rumors about about Bourdains drinking problems, when he cleans up his own act then he can take on Deens butter habit. Til then...have another piece of humble pie...might do you a world of good.

Several years ago I quit watching Anthony Bourdain. He is so irritating with his know-it-all personality. Now watching Paula is like being in the kitchen with a friend. We all know her recipes are artery-clogging, but, hey, in today's world we know how to make those recipes more healthy. We all joke about reading a recipe and making comments like "Paula Deen would love this". The key to a healthy life is "everything in moderation". My parents lived into their 90's following that advice. It's all about making trade-offs.

This is coming from a man that goes around the world and eat @!$%#! every chance he gets. Go figure

I have to totally agree with Anthony ... while admitting I was born, raised and live in Savannah, GA (38 years), and love my southern food ... once in a very blue moon (New Years, Easter, Thanksgiving, & Christmas)! Her show is not something to watch for your everyday meal ideas .. or even once a week, so you would most likely be much better off watching Racheal Ray for sure. I have to be honest... and I hope this doesnt hurt Sav tourism (because I love visitors and Savannah is an absolutely wonderful place to be), but Paula Deans "Lady & Sons" (from here referred to as L&S) is the absolute last restaurant I would go to as a resident or a visitor with Uncle Bubba's being a close second to last. If I really want a taste of good old southern home cooking and dont feel like cooking it myself, I go to Mrs. Wilkes instead of L&S where the collards and pot roast are untouchable in flavor, a spoonfull of Banana Pudding takes care of your sweet craving for a month and I wont even get started on the squash, yams, cabbage and sweet potatoes. I could go on and on, but even though Mrs. Wilkes herself has long passed away, they have done a wonderful job of keeping the quality... the food remains classic, delicious, and a super special treat when any of the dishes hit my tastebuds. I've been to L&S twice, and have yet to taste anything that I havent had better from my mom's table, my own, or a friends. Dont get me wrong, I am happy for PD for making it from when she was handing out sandwiches on a streetcorner, but fame really has gone to her head... and many tourists' waists. People stand in line for hours, to taste bland fried chicken, yams that taste better canned off the grocery shelf... along with okra, lima beans, and green beans that possibly may come canned or at least frozen. The real south is unique in the fact that the taste of food is absolutely above all else when serving a meal... regardless of the heart attack sitting in front of you... but there are much healthier ways to do so and at the same time make it taste better than L&S. i.e. cook collards in low sodium bouillon cubes (chicken or beef), small amount of seasalt (goes much further), saute minced garlic, onions, mushrooms ... then throw well drained collards in and cook for a minute or two over low heat, serve. Dont throw out the water from boiling the collards, it is packed with nutrients and makes a great broth for soups or marinades, use peppers if you want to spice it up. Bottom line, southern cooking does not have to be the PD's way, anyone can make it better and much less fattening with a little experimenting, even healthy. I do have to say, a few of her marinades are great in small quantities to add flavor to a dish .. but thats about it. For a good low country boil skip L&S... check out the Crab Shack or ask any local on the street when visiting. 1 out of every 5 will be able to give you a recipe better than what you will get at L&S and its simply when to add what. L&S is overcooked and not made with local, fresh, sweet shrimp. Our local shrimp, oysters, and crab would make even Anthony Bourdain's tongue slap him across the face if cooked by most long term residents of Savannah so why they are not used at L&S is beyond me. Southern cooking as a whole by no means fits under the Paula Dean cooking, we love our fresh seafood and veggies... we can make the flavor pop without it taking a tub of lard, pound of butter, or bag of white flour to make it taste good.

Bourdain should not have to feel bad about his remarks regarding Paula Deen's cooking methodology. I agree with him. I sometimes turn the channel when she is cooking, because it makes me ill to see how much butter she uses in her meals. Basically, I have lost my appetite for Paula Deen's cooking. I am Type 2 Diabetes. So Bourdain don't beat up on yourself for simply telling the truth. If Paula Deen can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! No disrespect intended.

I've seen Mr. Bourdain suck out beef marrow, like it was going out of style, with other chefs & act like he was in heaven! What could be worse for a person? By the way, I stopped watching him because of his superior attitude, too.

Seriously Bourdain. Your the one to talk, but then again thats all you do... Talk @!$%#. Hopefully your god given genes will protect you from Cirrhosis of the Liver. Oh and Andrew Zimmern RULES!!!

Nobody is forcing you to watch or cook/eat her food. Watch your mouth...there is no need to disrespect someone elses way of cooking...or living. You need to get a life instead of going around bad mouthing people. Everyone eats different...and lives different! Are you going to say a chinese person is wrong for eating cooking chinese food? What about Italian people cooking Italian food? What about Mexican people cooking Mexican food??

Styles of food all depends on your culture...Italian,mexican,african,german,chinese,french,etc.....They all have there benefits and they all have their "sins"

Get a life and stop bad mouthing people.

The way she cooks is the way she knows...its how she was brought up.

Her food is beyond amazing!! I support her!

Paula Deen is my girl!! So get off her back!

Thanks,

Emeril2

I cant believe anyone in their right mind would say one bad word about Paula Deen, she is amazing!!! Bourdains shows are nothing but him trotting around forgein countries getting sh*t faced and smoking like a chimney and slurping his food like a pig... next time you see him he is hungover doing all again.... Paula Deen I love you, I am with 110% on everything you have said and done and are continuing to do... keep up the good work darlin.

Can I say that I simply love Paula. I feel like I'm hanging out with a friend when I watch her shows. I feel sorry for Anthony Bourdain for feeling he has to belittle someone. Seems he's very insecure with himself and an unhappy person in general. Splurging is ok to do a couple times a month in my opinion. Eat sensibly the rest of the time. Keep doing what you do best, Paula!

Paula Dean--It isn't her cooking to which I object...it's her absolute lack of vocabulary. She has no rival in the dirty-mouth category. I'd milk the cow, slaughter the sow, and bake my own clay dinnerware before buying her products. She's disgusting.

I LOVE Paula Dean! I admit that I don't make many of the foods like she prepares on her show, but I totally love watching her and listening to her, especially when her boys are on with her! I see nothing wrong with a "special treat" made with butter/cream/fattening ingredients now and then. Just not every meal or even every day!

I have not watched anything with or about Anthony Bourdain since he made those CRUEL remarks about Paula. I think he was TOTALLY out of line! He disgusts me!

Just one look at Deen's make-up plastered face on a magazine cover and it is obvious she is unhealthy. She is pasty and puffy as a pastry. She sells recipes for disaster. I am glad for another celebrity's frank comments. Why be nice about poison pudding? It's crazy to say, oh well, I only each trash once a week. And frankly, I don't believe her. She looks like a frosted donut, well if donuts wore fake eyelashes.

i am sooo glad i live in the USA where free speech is encouraged. My family's favorite restaurant is the cheesecake factory. talk about great tasting food along with lots of calories but we eat there about once every three or four months. So, go Paula go. Paula is Paula and Anthony is Anthony and I like them both for TOTALLY different reasons. Suck it up fans and let this once hit the curb like it was likely to do andd let's get on to the next meal.

All that criticism from a SMOKER, HEAVY drinker, bone-marrow sucking, pork skin eating hypocrite. You just lost a fan, Tony. I HATE what SMALL MINDS hypocrites have....

Love Paula, as she says it's not every day food...but, it is soooooo good

once or twice a month.....GO PAULA...watched since you first started on TV

Bourdain should stop hating on Ms. Paula! Ms. Paula has own her cooking style, and in moderation as she has said should be ok for us who like her type of cooking every once in awhile. As a person who has taken off about 60 pounds in the past couple of years, I know that eating in moderation is the key to better health. Ms. Paula hang in there and I know you will be alright, God bless!

Everyone has a right to thier opinion when it copmes to food, and both Paula and Anthony bring some skills to the culinary table in their own way.

Interesting no one has chimed in on the "unholy connections with evil corporations". Apparently she waited three years to announce, and just in time for a big deal with the Big Pharma. Her face is on everything these days, and it's hard to imagine she anything to do with actual product development, recipes, etc. She's making huge $$$ for a smile and an accent, and in some cases the facts she presents are absolutely untrue.

While I find Paula Deen's cooking atrocious and her family insipid, the arrogance of Bourdain is more insulting. Most of the "off the beaten track" cuisine is probably mediocre at best and to revel in the gastronomic excellence is disingeniuous at best.

Bourdain is a hypocrite! He's an alcoholic, a 2 pack a day smoker and has used drugs. And he's talking about healthy lifestyles!? That's rich! He can't even be honest about being gay for petes sake. Paula Deen has always taught moderation and there is no reason if most of your diet is healthy you can't have that piece of cake but the problem is most American's diets are way too high in fat, sugar & salt. Most of which comes from eating out and conveinence foods.

Anthony Boredom is a pompous schmuck. Personally, I wouldn't touch the food from those filthy roadside peddlers which he claims are so eclectic and cosmopolitan. Where does a street peddler wash his hands Tony - you imbecile.