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Anthony Bourdain has vowed to remain clear from any eating places owned by President Donald Trump.

“I’ll by no means eat in his restaurant,” the CNN Elements Unknown host stated in an interview with Eater, referring to chef Alessandro Borgognone’s Sushi Nakazawa restaurant on the Trump DC lodge. “I’ve utter contempt for him, utter and full contempt,” he added about Borgognone, whom he stated had no rules for working with Trump.

“I am not asking you to start out placing up barricades now, however once they come and ask you, ‘Are you with us?’ You do have an choice. You possibly can say ‘No thanks, guys.'”

Bourdain additionally referred to as out why he feels Trump just isn’t a “good individual” and the president’s historical past of discrimination. “And Trump — the person eats his steak properly accomplished! I do not assume he is a superb individual,” Bourdain stated. “I keep in mind the Central Park 5, and what he stated. I’ve seen how he is handled staff. I noticed what he did to Atlantic Metropolis. I noticed what he did to the west aspect of this city. It is f*ckin’ ugly. He will make the entire world seem like the again of Rick James’ van.”

Bourdain is not the primary meals critic to name out Trump. Earlier this month, Vainness Truthful left a scathing evaluate of the Trump Tower Grill, which earned a response from Trump, who stated Vainness Truthful had “actually poor numbers” of subscribers. The journal’s subscription numbers are literally booming.

On Dec. 22, Bourdain elaborated on his assertion with a real-to-type tweet, proven under. In it, he clarified that he’s much less so “boycotting” Sushi Nakazawa, however quite selecting to not help the restaurant and its chef.

I’m not “boycotting” something. I select to not patronize cooks who tacitly help deporting half the individuals they’ve ever labored with.

— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) December 22, 2016