5 Bitter Anthony Bourdain Feuds: Paula Deen, Rachael Ray and More

Rachael Ray

The Attack:Bourdain has been blasting Ray and all she represents for years. In 2009, he said, "We know she can't cook. She shrewdly tells us so. So, what is she selling us? Really? She's selling us satisfaction, the smug reassurance that mediocrity is quite enough. She's a friendly, familiar face who appears regularly on our screens to tell us that 'Even your dumb, lazy ass can cook this!'"

The Response: Ray sent Bourdain a fruit basket with a note asking him not to shoot any puppies. Last December, she said, "Not everybody is supposed to like everybody on the playground. You gotta be thick-skinned about that. I love Tony Bourdain. I love his books, I love him, I love his attitude. I think he's fantastic. Whether or not he likes what I'm doing that week in my life, or the food that I'm making at that moment, that's Tony's choice. It shouldn't affect my decision about whether or not I like his work. Otherwise I think I'm being immature and mixing up the two. But regardless, that's not my job and it's not who I work for. I work for the people who do want that type of programming or do want to cook my type of food."

The Resolution: In a 2009 blog post titled "Dear Rachael," Bourdain wrote, in part, "I thank you for your kindness to someone who has shown you no good reason for such a thing, your good humor -- and for appreciating the New York Dolls."