i like his show. his books are even better. lately his shows drift away from cooking and into shades or orientalism and colonial discourses....but i degress once more.
having worked in restaurants for a while, long ago, i enjoyed how he pretty well showed how amateur cooks who dream of becoming "professionals" are basically deluding themselves with romantic fantasies.
still, he is fun to watch and i think he is much better since he kicked his many nasty habits.