he's taken shots at a lot of people, from emeril, to ray, to zimmern.
oddly enough, his show has gotten better recently, including more eating, some cooking, and his wife. not as much cursing and drinking. ok, well, a little less cursing.
I get where Bourdain may bother some people (he is certainly irreverent, doesn't bother me in the least), but INHO his is the best cross cultural/travel/food show ever aired. He is always totally respectful, polite and complimentary of whatever grandma, tribe, et al, that is hosting him.
His show and 60 Minutes are the only TV shows I go out of my way to watch.
I recall one woman that hosted a travel food show that was in a hill tribal area of Vietnam, somewhere way the hell and gone. These people slaughtered a cow for her (precious resource, maybe did that twice a year), gave her the best parts, and she couldn't bring herself to eat what they served. What a twit! And how offensive. Thankfully, that show only aired a couple of episodes.
As far as the rest.. I do fnd Rachel Ray annoying to the point I can't watch her. The Neely's came off like idiots on that road show they had , acting like they have never heard of half the ingredients or techniques. Never saw their cooking show.
Think Emeril can really cook, as can Batali. If I stumble into them, I can watch.
The two people I absolutely cannot watch are Sara Moulton (don't know if she still has a show) and Ina Garten. I might as well take an Ambien. How do such boring personalities ever end up on televison? ..zzzzzzzzzzz.