Recent new york times article about new season of best chef It includes details on how the contestants responded to the aftermath of the Season 18 finale. It was revealed that he had been fired from the restaurant Comedor. sexual harassment during his work.
new york times talked Errales’ behavior during filming wasn’t bad, but he had issues with how the network and production companies Bravo and Magical Elves handled what happened.
detroit chef Kiki Rouyacompeted in the same season, told the publication It felt like a spokesperson for Bravo’s parent company, NBCUniversal, called her to talk about Erales.[ing] She was disappointed because the show had a great platform to address these issues and could lead to real change in the industry.
new york times also reported No history due to non-disclosure agreement best chef Contestants can say anything about filming the show.magic elf said Times After Ellares’ season, he added a “morality clause” to his contract, “widened the pool of references” for potential contestants, and “hired an outside recruitment agency to assist with casting”.
In 2019, Elares served as Comedor’s opening Executive Chef, Highly rated statewideThen, in December 2020, he was fired for “repeatedly violating our policies and acting against our values,” chef and partner Philip Speer said at the time. I explained it in an email to Eater.
In February 2021, Bravo announced that Ellares would be appearing on season 18 of the show, which filmed in the fall of 2020 before he was fired. Despite Speer’s statement, speculation abounded in the Austin community, Anonymous online forum For details on Erares’ actions.
When Elares won the July 2021 finale, politician report Details of why he was fired from Comedor include “having a consensual sexual relationship with a female member of the kitchen staff in the summer of 2020 and cutting her hours in November.”
later politician article was published, best chef Host Padma Lakshmi claimed She was unaware of the allegations against Erales and wanted the network to investigate what happened. politician again report An anonymous source that worked on best chef He shared that there was “no problematic behavior” on set, and that the show never considered re-cutting the season around Ellares. of a pandemic to produce the show.
March 2022, best chef Host Tom Colicchio was asked about Erares in an interview To Daily BeastWhen asked about how he felt when he found out what really happened to Erares on the Comedor, he replied, “It’s a thing of the past.” When pressed further about it, he said, “This certainly fell short of the opportunities of some of the other chefs,” adding, “I’ve never heard from the woman he was in a relationship with. It was a consensual relationship”. [Gabe] He is a very talented chef and he won the season. You can’t take it away from him. Colicchio said he compared the situation to his relationship with his wife when he was a waiter at his restaurant, where she had a “no-familiarity policy,” and speculated that the same thing happened to Erales. rice field.
Erales is currently opening two Austin restaurants in downtown Austin this year. One, his Mexican restaurant called Bacalar, which he announced as soon as the winning episode aired, and his other, a café serving tacos, agua his fresca and coffee, in development at the age of 44. is. Rainey’s East His Avenue.
