May 13, 2020 | 10:09am
She’s no copycat.
Chrissy Teigen is shutting down allegations that she is a recipe thief.
On Tuesday, the “Cravings” cookbook author was accused of stealing a recipe from a man named “Chef Mike,” whose friend said the cook planned to sue Teigen, 34, over the alleged theft.
“No idea who chef mike is but he probably wouldn’t be happy to learn that you, a friend of his worthy of calling, is outing him about his impending lawsuit,” the former model responded on Twitter.
The Twitter user then insisted that Teigen give credit where credit is due and alleged that “Chef Mike” cooked for her family.
The person wrote, “Chrissy, just use YOUR talents and not others. That’s all I’m saying! I guess you pissed off a lot of people who have worked their whole lives in the field, and you step in and use their ideas as your own. At least credit the person or persons the idea came from friends?”
They continued, “Oh and he called me because his NY restaurant is closed and was reading the article about you and that sparked his rage. Yes, he cooked for your family too. I told him he should do a virtual restaurant show, to show the cooking to table and how things work.”
please tell me who this chef mike is? so I can speak to him? I have never stolen a recipe from anyone and I actively talk about the restaurants I love. imagine the ego to think someone is copying you when they haven’t heard of you?
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 12, 2020
Teigen replied, “please tell me who this chef mike is? so I can speak to him? I have never stolen a recipe from anyone and I actively talk about the restaurants I love. imagine the ego to think someone is copying you when they haven’t heard of you?”
The Twitter user did not disclose which recipe they were referring to or the full identity of “Chef Mike.” A fan of Teigen’s claimed the person was “trolling” her.
The attack comes less than a week after Teigen was involved in a feud with food columnist Alison Roman.
Roman had criticized Teigen in an interview for her quick rise in the food industry. Teigen, who is married to musician John Legend, said the comments were a “huge bummer” and hit her “hard.”
Roman apologized, but amid the fight, New York Post staffers tested out a few of Teigen and Roman’s recipes to see how they stack up against each other.
