Quotes for Jan. 20

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— Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, bashing Paula Deen following her announcement

“I’ve always said, ‘Practice moderation, y’all.’ I’ll probably say that a little louder now. You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.”

— Paula Deen, Southern food chef, announcing Tuesday that she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three years ago.


“When your signature dish is hamburger in between a doughnut, and you’ve been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing all along that you’ve got Type 2 diabetes … it’s in bad taste if nothing else.”

— Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, bashing Paula Deen following her announcement