What a Pucker.

Wolfgang Puck is an amazing chef and a successful businessman, with the innovative Spago among his ventures. He also is apparently living in the 1950s and kind of self-important.

This is an excerpt from a Washington Post Q&A with him:
So what do you think of food TV?
It's going in a way now where it's more like housewife cooking than professional cooking. When I did it four or five years ago, they said, "We don't want celebrities; we just want to teach people to be in the kitchen and show them how to cook. (These days, the hosts) get a push-up bra and show a little cleavage and wear a tight sweater, and they think it's sexy housewife cooking.

Hmm. First of all, do we even use the word "housewife" anymore? Isn't it "domestic goddess" or "homemaker"? I'm not a fan of bending over backward for the PC pushers, but that seems demeaning. And the part about the bra ... he's implying that the chefs' skills aren't up to par just because they're hot! Please. Giada de Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and I've made a few of her recipes, and this girl is no joke. Nigella Lawson proves that you can have fun in the kitchen - that making delicious food doesn't require being uptight about it. And while the Semi-Homemade Cooking woman may be a little questionable in the originality department, she's still creative and talented. I think perhaps Puck's a bit jealous of their popularity (and beauty) and trying to bring them down to his level. But I applaud these women for showing that looks and intelligence are not mutually exclusive!