Posted on 12/02/2014 1:00:56 PM PST by dennisw
The chef at a three-Michelin-star eatery in Brooklyn dictated that lesser pieces of meat be given to Asian customers and Upper West Siders,
César Ramirez of Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare — which charges a flat $255 per person plus a $50 “service charge” each — was blatant about his biases, according to the suit filed by some of his former sous chefs and servers.
He openly prohibited Asian customers from being placed too close to him , routinely referring to them as “s----t people,”
To distribute cuts of meat during the fusion French-Asian meal service, Asians — along with suspected Upper West Siders — were given inferior scraps, while preferred diners were given choice chunks.
“When large piece of meat was cut into many pieces for the guests, Defendant Ramirez instructed Ms. Howard to give the worst pieces of meat to the ‘s- -t people,’ i.e. Asian people, and to Upper West Siders,”
When an Asian was once placed close to Ramirez during one of his culinary cabarets, the chef boiled over with rage at Howard, who is Asian, the document states.
“On one occasion, Ms. Howard ‘violated’ Defendant Ramirez’s discriminatory rule by seating Asian individuals close to his spot at the center of kitchen counter,” the suit states.
“In response, Defendant Ramirez subjected Ms. Howard to a wild verbal tirade.”
“Mr. Ramirez from then on took control of the seating, so that he could ensure that no Asians be sat next to his place.”
Howard and four other former employees also accuse Ramirez and owner Moe Issa of cutting them out of tips and bilking them out of overtime pay.
The plaintiffs claim in the suit that the restaurant automatically charged a 20 percent gratuity for each bill but that servers never saw a dime of those $50 tips.
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I don’t see how this guy was racist...he also gave suspected Upper Wets Siders (whites) some of the s—t pieces of meat. So people travel all the way from the upper West Side to Brooklyn for some fine dining? lol lol lol and $225 tasting menu
So, does Rush’s seat change since he moved from the Upper West Side to Florida?
Chef Cesar Ramirez prepares his dinner menu at his restaurant, Chef's Table, October 7, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chef's Table, which is located as part of the Brooklyn Fare grocery store, has been awarded two stars by the prestigious Michelin Guide. Chefs Table seats only 18 people at a counter and charges $135 for a 10-course tasting.
In NYC Rush ate at Patsy’s...an Italian place that has been around forever
I am “Asian” (Indian), and this behavior is obnoxious. But market forces will punish businesses that treat any group of customers badly. Government intervention is not necessary.
Amazing how stupid people can be in their attempt to be refined. Paying $225 to eat a meal that cannot beat a good Texas or Kansas steak house.
Now that the word is out that this guy doesn’t like certain people, they can stop going there and getting sub par meals. This will please the chef because he won’t have to be around those people. Sounds like a win-win.
Me thinks César has a chink in his armor.
What about upper West side people (other than the assumption that they’re likely lib/com/soc/prog/Marxist) would make him hate on them as much as an “Asian”?
I’m rather confused what they mean by “Asian”. Why would this guy have such a dislike of Asians?
$305 AND a 20% gratuity for ONE MEAL? Some people have more money than good sense.
Why would people in the kitchen give a crap who was ordering or eating their food, as long as it was paid for.
Too ambitious...
I have never seen a Michelin’s Guide nor would I take its advice on anything.
He should be nominated as Ambassador to Thailand
What do tires have to do with restaurants anyhow???
good question, I assume it started as a travellers guide or something
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