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February 20, 2005
Veiled Conceit...
... Or: "Bobby Flay is an Ass".
I've been meaning to post about Veiled Conceit ever since a friend brought it to my attention. It's witty, funny, cutting and, sometimes, cruel. The concept is pretty simple, and has been done on various morning and drive time radio shows: take the local paper's wedding announcements and make fun of the silly pictures and prose in them. The main difference between those radio shows and Veiled Conceit is that Veiled Conceit's local paper is the New York Times, and the "making fun" part is often times tear inducingly hysterical.
Also, most radio shows can't tell you Bobby Flay is an ass. Well, not and actually say the word. Today's entry has it all: ranting and raving, taking apart the victim, comedy, links to other criticism, etc. It also made me nod in agreement and sums up why I dislike this man, as well. An excerpt from "Bobby Flay is an Ass":
If you've got a year-or-so on your hands, go to Flay's "Ask Bobby" feature on his homepage. It's admirable that he would take the time to answer his fan mail, but when you think of it, it's obvious. Of course he loves reading letter after letter proclaiming how "hot" and "talented" he is, even if the letters are clearly written by ignorant, tasteless, Applebee's patrons who clamor for anything with grill marks on it and the word "southwest" in the description. The worst are those writers who applaud his "creativity." Bobby is one of the least creative chefs I know of. Take meat or trout, add ancho chili sauce, serve with mango relish and voila! you have mastered the art of Flay. If you really want creative, look up Ferran Adriá, or Wylie Dufresne. But Bobby Fucking Flay? Hardly. I've seen menus at Chili's with more creativity.
This may not be the best of Veiled Conciet, but it's the one I like the most.
Cheers!
Posted by Samer at February 20, 2005 11:58 PM