Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has been ordered to resign his office after a court ruled his hosting of television cooking shows violated the country’s constitution.

According to the MSNBC story, Samak’s television and radio show “Tasting, Grumbling” had made him a celebrity chef in Thailand long before he became prime minister.

“Samak’s love for food and cooking is well known. When visiting Beijing for the Olympics he whipped up a dinner for Thai athletes that included stir-fried chicken with mushrooms and baby bamboo shoots.”

However, his continued hosting of the show after he took office in January was in violation of Thailand’s constitutional ban on government ministers working for private employers while in office.

The lesson here? If Samakhad pursued his love of cooking with a culinary internship, he could have channeled his political ambition into a prime sous chef position and stayed out of the political unrest that is sweeping Thailand.