I don't particularly like people who I don't know to touch me either. Besides... before you start pointing fingers make sure that you are always Mr. Sunshine 100% of the time. Only one celebrity I've met has been exceptional with greeting me and that was Kevin Sorbo at The Canyons ski resort in Park City, UT. I must say I was like a little school girl when I saw him walking by... I didn't even mean to attract his attention but he came over and greeted my wife and I and thanked me for being a fan. Very polite... I apologized for disturbing him and that was that. I'd be excited to have Andrew Zimmern be rude to me in the airport at 5:30am... on second thought I need my sleep. I'll catch him later in the day; and try to restrain myself from tugging on his coat =)

Seriously? You'd post this on his site?? I don't think that he would be that way, you sound pretty innocent but I do not think it was so. And everyone's right, if it was 5:30am, you might have misunderstood his reaction.

I agree with the other commentators here. I actually just met Andrew at the Iowa Food & Wine expo and he was the nicest person. He chatted with my 13 year old daughter about food and cooking. Very charming man!

I have to admit that if a complete stranger tugged on my clothes at 5:30 in the morning, it would annoy me too. And I'm usually a pretty nice person.

I'm giving Andrew the benefit of the doubt. :)

Indeed, 5:30 AM isn't the best time to really meet someone. But I'd also like to point out that you tugged on his /elbow/ to get his attention. I know that would set me off, especially at 5:30 in the morning!

The pitfalls of fame. Andrew Zimmern probably has people recognizing him everywhere he goes. Most people are probably nice, but others probably want pictures/pitch show ideas/critic him/etc. 5:30 in the morning also can affect someone's attitude. BTW, he could've been annoyed that you called him Andrew Zimmerman, not Andrew Zimmern.

To be fair, it was 5:30am.