Anthony Bourdain Frito Pie Slip-Up: Chef Admits Fault
Anthony Bourdain is confessing to an insulting mistake he made during an episode of "Parts Unknown" recently.
On his CNN television series, Bourdain visited New Mexico where he sampled Frito pie- a dish served in a bag of Frito corn where chili and cheese are placed atop the corn chips.
While describing the unusual dish, Bourdain said that Frito pie contained canned chili, causing widespread upset.
As it turns out, the world-famous Frito pie offered at Santa Fe's Five & Dime General Store's snack bar is made from homemade chili, not the Hormel brand chili as denoted by Bourdain.
Consequently, the celebrity chef's spokeswoman Karen Reynolds admitted her client's error on Monday.
"He admits that 'we got it wrong' about the chili," Reynolds said in an email, according to the Associated Press. "And we'll try to correct it for future airings."
In addition to botching the ingredients of Frito pie, Bourdain slammed the cheese used in the dish as being "day-glow orange cheese-like substance" during the episode of "Parts Unknown."
Furthermore, the notoriously sharp-tongued chef said that the famed dish ought to be served in Texas instead of New Mexico.
"New Mexico, you have many wonderful things," Bourdain imparted during the Frito pie episode. "I think, let Texas have this one."
While the television personality appeared to not enjoy Frito pie, the Associated Press released a statement saying otherwise.
"Contrary to the impression left by some reports of the show, I, in fact, very much enjoyed my Frito pie in spite of the disturbing weight in the hand," said Bourdain of the hand-help dish.
"It may have felt like s--- but was shockingly tasty," he added.
Despite the lashing Bourdain gave the Five & Dime General Store, the store's manager Collins said the visit from the celebrity chef was enjoyable, according to the New York Daily News.
Furthermore, the store manager simply said that Bourdain was "completely wrong" about the Frito pie ingredients.
"I don't have any idea where he got that from," said Collins. "I mean, if we're using canned Hormel Chili then I'd like to buy stock in that because what we have is good."
