Anthony Bourdain won't have anything to do with chefs who work here (Hint: Steamed about Trump)

Doug P. | 12:08 PM on December 22, 2016

The host of CNN’s “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” has had pleasant meetings with politicians such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but Bourdain has disdain for the U.S. president-elect. As a matter of fact, Bourdain doesn’t even want anything to do with chefs who work in Trump-owned hotels and won’t feature any of them on his show:

Anthony Bourdain now boycotting chefs who work for Trump because principles or something https://t.co/FXEH5QmoS2

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) December 22, 2016

From the AP:

Bourdain tells foodie-focused website, Eater , that he will never eat in restaurateur Alessandro Borgognone’s new sushi restaurant at Trump’s hotel, adding that he has “utter and complete contempt” for Borgognone.

He also took a shot at another chef, David Burke, for taking over Jose Andres’ planned restaurant at the hotel after Andres pulled out in protest of Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants.

But don’t call it a “boycott”:

I am not "boycotting" anything. I choose to not patronize chefs who tacitly support deporting half the people they've ever worked with.

— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 22, 2016

Sounds like a boycott.

@nickgillespie Why isn't that a boycott, and why are you resistant to calling it that?

— Fiddle Elphier (@FiddleElphier) December 22, 2016

Half the folks in the industry are here illegally? Didn't know that.

— MattGyver (@coop776) December 22, 2016

speaking of principles, @Bourdain has a principle (for years now) that he never has politicians on his show pic.twitter.com/EpBiFYLxXC

— Scottie (@BuffaloBlueBear) December 22, 2016