Came across this as I was researching recipes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/dining/mario-batali-sexual-harassment.html
I heard about that, but haven’t followed all the details; and have no knowledge or opinion about it. Has there been any allegation of criminal behavior; charges; lawsuits or attendant discovery?
After what happened to Justice Kavanaugh, I believe we have to move away from ‘believe the woman!’ to ‘demand proof!’. I believe that if a woman has been abused or harassed, she has a duty to stand up and speak out *at the time*; instead of waiting years and simply pointing a finger without proof.
Batali was never one of my favorites, and I don’t know much about him; but men are being besieged on all sides, and it’s time that this knee-jerk assumption of guilt without proof stopped.
/rant. (I don’t really like for the cooking thread to become political, but sometimes...)
Harrassment by chefs in a kitchen! Why, that NEVER happens! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! (Some unfond memories cropping up at the moment...).