So it occurs to me. If we are going to attempt to call The Phallic Symbol a fake newspaper, maybe we should handle a little news. Sure, I can hear you out there. "What's next? A human-interest piece?" Fear not loayal readers for I, the editor of sorts, have no interest in humans persay. Well maybe their blood. The rich sweet nectar, the wet taste of iron-enriched blood cells moistens my pallette. How I so dream of the day I shall not be incumbered by the American legal system and will be allowed to engorge myself apon this sweet liquor. I yearn for its. . . Let's not get off the subject. We're doing news damnit. Just little commentaries on the to news that surrounds us. We'll see if it's funny (That is to presume that anything you read here can be construed as humorous.)
French critics blamed in chef's suicide
Bernard Loiseau's suicide is blamed on France's food critics.
Loiseau, 52, was found dead Monday in the bedroom of his home in Saulieu, near his three-star "Cote d'Or" restaurant in France's Burgundy region east of Paris.
A rifle was found at his side, and police were investigating the cause of death. However, employees and family members suggested he had committed suicide.
The news sent the gastronomic world into mourning and became the leading topic in French media. It also sparked debate about the merits of restaurant guides' rating systems, which chefs await each year with bated breath.
Loiseau maintained his top rating of three stars in the 2003 edition of the benchmark Michelin Red Guide. However, he lost two points, going from 19 to 17, in the 20-point rating system of the GaultMillau. That guide has gained in prestige and power in recent years.
"He said, 'If I lose a star, I'll kill myself,'" said another three-star chef, Jacques Lameloise, who has a restaurant in Chagny.
Paul Bocuse, who said he spoke with Loiseau three times a week, predicted the chef's death would raise longer-term questions about the ratings.
"I am sure that Bernard was very affected by the loss of these two points. We should not allow ourselves to be manipulated like that - I give you a star, I take one away," Bocuse said. "The profession is going to react."
Loiseau's widow, Dominique, told LCI television that her husband had recently been very tired and had not taken a vacation in years.
Loiseau was an innovator in the world of gastronomy, the only French chef traded on the stock exchange. He had a line of frozen foods, three restaurants in Paris and a boutique near his "Cote d'Or" restaurant.
Kaion Says:
Ok, this is just sad to me. There's no words to truly describe the patheticness of this situation. Christ he lost a fucking star.
So this is it folks? Millions of years of evolution, the hallocaust, the spanish inquisition, my mother, and we've got people killing themselves over what people think of their food? We are no longer a society. We are a collection of psycological co-depoendents who need the happy words from other to fill our hearts lest they remain empty, for surely we can not fufil our own feelings ourselves. Althought to get technical that is one big aspect of a civilized society.
