A San Francisco chef has stepped down and their restaurant is closing after a viral confrontation with a local influencer.
A San Francisco chef has stepped down and their restaurant is closing after a viral confrontation with a local influencer.A San Francisco chef has stepped down and their restaurant is closing after a viral confrontation with a local influencer.
, a content creator recently shared on TikTok about an uncomfortable incident at Kis Cafe in Hayes Valley. While at a collaboration event, she says the chef told her she did not have enough followers, and that the ones she did have "are not the kind of people that are going to be at his restaurant."Earlier this week, she had about 22,000 followers and now that number has grown to more than 370,000."Our chef's behavior is unacceptable, and he is no longer part of the team as a co-owner, a chef or in any other way."On Sunday, the restaurant issued a public apology on the chef's behalf, "because he has no public social media pages. He is, however, no longer affiliated with the restaurant in any way or a co-owner.""I was condescending, hurtful, and intimidating. You did not deserve to feel less than or unimportant, nobody does. Regardless, I thank you for teaching me a valuable lesson in kindness and respect."
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