What a burke ?

Sometimes you get burkes and sometimes you get real burkes - I reckon David Burke is both ! I've got no arguements with his credentials, after all he is a highly regarded New York chef who trained at the celebrated Culinary Institute of America, and soon thereafter the New Jersey native headed to France to refine his skills and take in the wonders of Michelin-starred cooking. He worked with the best, Lenotre, the pastry wizard, Georges Blanc and Pierre Troisgros - a pedigree that most young chefs would be envious of to this day. But what went wrong ?
It certainly wasn't when he became the first American, and one of the youngest chefs on record, to win France’s coveted Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Diplome d’Honneur, an award given to the chef who shows unparalleled skill and creativity with his native cuisine or when he was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Best Chef award. I reckon the rot set in when in 2003, Burke received honours as “Best Culinary Prankster” from Time Out New York because that's about the time he came up with his flavour spray idea. The David Burke Flavor Sprays™ contain zero calories, zero fat, zero cholesterol, zero carbohydrates and FDA-approved Food flavouring. Whether you are on a low carb, no carb, low fat, no fat, no sugar, point system, or counting calorie diet, the Flavor Spray is right for you! . So here's what you do - pick the vehicle for your meal and simply spray it whatever flavour you like - what a load of cobblers ! Choose from such delights as Teriyaki Flavor Spray, Pesto Flavor Spray, Memphis BBQ Flavor Spray, you get the idea. Now just how this fits in with a diet is beyond me - fancy some Pepper City Flavor Spray on your salad leaves ? Of course not, you're going to spray it all over that big fat steak just like they recommend in their online recipe suggestions. And what about Smoked Bacon Flavor Spray ? Surely that's not for vegetable crudites, of course not, it's for creamy scrambled eggs. There are sprays for your non fattening pop-corn, your whipped topping, your peanuts, your steaks and so on. I wonder what would happen if someone walked into his New York restaurant and said "I really don't care what the chef does to my food tonight, I've brought my own selection of flavour sprays " Do you think the Smoked Bacon Flavor Spray is kosher ?