Hothead Anthony Bourdain isn’t apologizing for his war of words with Food Network darling Paula Deen, but he kinda, sorta regrets coming off like a jerk.
“You know, I deserved the whacking I got back on that,” he said on NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show on Monday. “I hate to beat up on her personally … I love butter. I feel bad — I stand by the substance of what I said but I certainly think it came across as more crass, personal and just plain nasty than I intended it.”
“That said, is it necessary to serve bacon cheeseburger between two donuts? Is that what America needs right now?”
Bourdain recently told TV Guide that Deen was "the worst, most dangerous person to America," who "revels in her unholy connections with evil corporations" and is "proud of the fact that her food is f---ing bad for you."
Deen fired back, telling the New York Post that "Anthony Bourdain needs to get a life."
TODAY.com readers overwhelmingly sided with Deen in this feud and some food world heavyweights, including The New York Times’ Frank Bruni, chastised Bourdain for his scathing comments.
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