Chefs Love Democrats? The Top 15 Chef Political Donations (w/slideshow)

The Braiser ^ | May 15, 2012 | Tina Nguyen

[2ndDivisionVet]

Mrs. 2ndDivisionVet tapes and watches The Chew and some other cooking shows, so I knew a bit about this. Mario Battali was going off on the GOP wanting to cut food stamps the other day. He's BFF's with Michelle.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Such a man knows NOTHING about food stamps. That’s just a coordinated excuse to go on an anti-republican rant on a non-news channel at election time

[freekitty]

Are these chefs feeding the homeless?

[miss marmelstein]

If you’re in show biz - and let’s face it, the restaurant biz is as close to show biz as you’re gonna get, you have to be a rat. It’s just not coooooooooool to be a Republican.

Mario Battali looks like a hog on ice!

[JRandomFreeper]

Horse crap. I know plenty of chefs that hate big government and love liberty. Most are fed up with stupid and petty government crap regulations and harrasment. And also know what it takes to make a buck on a razor thin margin.

As far as being Republican... I'm not either. I won't vote for liberals, and that's all the GOP has put up at the top of the ticket for ages.

/johnny

[miss marmelstein]

I should have said that I was talking about celebrity chefs. I thought that was obvious from the reference to Mario Battali et al. Do you really think cook Ina Garten and her beloved Jeffrey vote for Republicans or Conservatives?? Or the dreary and prim Alice Waters??

I wonder what Lidia's political persuasion is? She's been accused of keeping slaves.

[doorgunner69]

Never heard of most of them. Rachael Ray is a porker as is Ina Garten. Only disappointment is Roy Yamaguchi, but not a shocker given this state’s neurosis.

[A message]

I always knew Bobby Flay was a Homobama lover. I hope his souffles fall.

The disappointment is Marcus Sammulsson.

[dfwgator]

Aren’t a lot of chefs, gay?

[taildragger]

They have too. Moochelle and her food fetish has probably twisted many an arm in the Chicago Fashion. Thank G_d Guy Feiri isn’t on it yet.......... They rest are now off my watch list on the Food Channel. Sucks to be them....

[JimSEA]

I am sick and tired of artsy craftsy restaurants, bars, shops and people. A restaurant should have sturdy tables with red checked table cloths, cook food on a grill, cast iron pans or over a wood fire. Southern, Western or Basque food is always good although a New England stew is okay brom time to time.

A bar should smell like stale beer and sweat. You should Stan or sit at an old wood bar backed by bottles, draft spigots and a fly specked mirror. A pool table is essential and a couple of moth eaten deer heads are good on the wall.

Shops should sell sensible dry goods or hardware.

People should be appropriate to the above businesses.

[peteyd]

The 1% that is loved by all.
I would never set foot in their establishments.

[peteyd]

The 1% that is loved by all.
I would never set foot in their establishments.

[JRandomFreeper]

Wouldn't know about 'celebrity' chefs. I haven't owned a television in a decade. I have things to do with my time that are better than wasting it staring at programming designed for idiots.

/johnny

[miss marmelstein]

Then why are you commenting on this thread? It’s about celebrity chefs - particularly those on the Food Network. I can assure you, the article was not about sous chefs and line cooks.

Personally, I think it’s idiotic to not own a tv.

[Vision]

For his prominence, Batali has been very nonpartisan according to FEC filings, with no contributions or fundraisers in his name to any political candidates... save for one, solitary $1000 donation in 2008.

This narcissistic fat bastard would not serve Republicans, and said so, when the GOP convention was in NYC. To hell with him.

[JRandomFreeper]

My experience has been 1 in 90 or so. I've caught enough of them in the linen closet with waitstaff(s) of the opposite gender. I'm talking working chefs and not TV personalities.

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

If you think it is important to stare at programming desgined for idiots, it would be important for you to own a TV.

/johnny

[miss marmelstein]

You sound like a lotta fun!

[Ann Archy]

GAYS.....GAYS.....GAYS and PERVERTS are the Democrat Party...period.