This guy was a complete and total bag of douche. He didn't even win Season One and he gets his own show? Gross.

I wouldn't go near anything with his name on it.

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Given how insufferable he was on Top Chef, I'm a little doubtful as to how successful his show will be. I hadn't even heard of Wine Television before this, though.

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That picture of him is hilarious. He is many things, but tough is not one of them.

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Maybe the TV execs could have found a fresh faced female sommelier chef to do a series instead of this zit faced uber geek. He knows wine and food but has the personality of a vineyard stump.

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I agree that he was a super douche on season one. But in the Top Chef All Stars, he was actually nice guy and a good team leader.

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Whoa! There's a Wine channel? I'll have to talk to DirecTV....

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You thought he was nice on the All Stars show? Still douchey to me. They're rerunning all of season 1 on Bravo today and I had to cut the TV off until they get to the post-Stephen episodes because he's just so damned insufferable.

Won't be watching this...

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Insufferable? The guy was egotistical but that was because he knew his stuff. He wasn't out there cheating and turning off people's ovens like a certain someone else on the show.

Yeah, he's a bit of a boor...but I'll bow to his knowledge on wines any day. He's the youngest sommelier out there. Nobody can match his accomplishment so why listen to anyone else?

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ho visto stephen asprinio nel programma "top chef" e l'impressione che mi ha dato è stata quella di un arrogante e presuntuoso pezzo di merda.

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Agreed that this guy is the most insufferable douchebag out of anyone of all the Top Chef seasons. His website is they gayest and most awful egotistical thing I've ever seen.

I especially love how he got busted by Chef Ripert on the Top Chef Holiday Special for having too much lavender. If anyone should understand what it is to have a "touch of the lavender", it's this huge flaming 'mo.

I think he will fail in all endeavors simply because he is so universally despised.

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"His website is they gayest and most awful egotistical thing I've ever seen."
?? SHAME ON YOU!

Stephen was awesome in Top Chef, and I think that he's greatest chef I ever known, but that's my opinion. And I can't wait I'll see more his work on television.
He know what he's doing, he don't keep rush, and what is the most important; he's food is so great!
I have heard that Stephen is a snob and too clean, but hell yeah, I'm too. Am I snob too? No, I just like to do those things that way, and everybody have their own ways, yeah?
Stephen, you rock!

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stephen... theres a few things i need to get straight with you... number one.. you had absolutely no sense of style whatsoever until 2004.. whats going on with that? by the way how are those acid wash jeans and leather duster doing??? number two... have u ever learned how to do your own dishes "chef"? number three... creepy stephen... ok nevermind you"re still creepy stephen no matter how many strippers you date... 'beard'. well good luck.. glad we had this talk mate! no matter how much money you make.. i still know who you are!! shame....

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sincool. what a pity you are sooooo not cool.. nor do u know about food.. or beverage,, if u had any sense and knew what u were doing u would realise that that this guy actually steals this material... micheal mina deconstructed this and that.. hello!! THIEF!!!

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Yeah, well, i don't care what do you think about me. Or, or what do you think about Asprinio.
And if you affirm that that "this guy" steals, well so do I. And you. And every fucking cook in this planet.
I heard and I saw so many GOOD advices, when Top Chef's season 1 was still running.
I wish good luck to u, Stephen. Never mind what like these^^ blockheads say to you.

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I did some work for Stephen on his new restaurant, and He was actually a Great Guy to work for.
Most people, highly skilled and talented, and in the Public Eye have to keep a stiff upper lip to contend with such idiotic scrutiny, or just ignore it altogether..

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went to sachool with this kid and hes a big dork! cocky, arogant, snobby whatever. looks like he got a makeover but hes still the nerdy stephen i remember. money cant buy class..

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My wife and I were watching the Top Chef Season One DVDs last night (Big fans - I recorded all of them and ripped the commercials out). We had seen it before, but still couldn't fathom how a human being could so consistently be such a douche bag.

I admit he seems to have skill and knowledge, but I'd never consider patronizing any establishment of his.

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The same type of people who call Stephen Asprinio a "douche bag" probably rooted for the bullies when Marcel Vigneron was victimized by half the cast throughout TOP CHEF 2.

Asprinio is a classy, capable chef who had the misfortune to try to educate other people in an age when admitting you know three-syllable words is practically waving a red flat in front of morons.

I applaud him. We need more people like Stephen and Marcel, not more Ilans, Cliffs and Elias.

And get a sense of humour, you all! The guy was funny as heck with his wine fixation. Season 1 was the better because of him.

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