http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/down-with-chef-worship-1795061446
excerpt:
And yet, that’s exactly what the high-end food scene does now. Food can’t just be food. There has to be a mythology behind it (one new restaurant in Seattle has its own goddamn encyclopedia). More important, there has to be a person behind it—an ICON—preferably some completely obsessive loon who simply won’t rest until he’s foraged for the exact right sized ramp for your chilled soup course. These chefs end up revered like tech bros and getting filmed and profiled well past the point of absurdity. Don’t believe me?
John Birdsall:
https://twitter.com/John_Birdsall/status/863242655378976770
