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Chef Gets Death Threats For ‘Spiking’ Vegan Food

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A chef in England is now facing death threats for supposedly spiking a vegan dish by inserting an animal product into the food.

According to the BBC, Laura Goodman, co-owner and head chef at Carlini in Shropshire, made comments in the Facebook group called “The Boring Group” pertaining to a “pious, judgmental” vegan who irked her so much that she spiked their food. Behold:

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If there’s one thing about the vegan community that chefs do not want to mess with, it’s their zealousness for transparency. Just ask the owners of L.A.’s top vegan restaurant Cafe Gratitude, who also received death threats when revelations surfaced of their “harvesting” of animals at their Northern California farm.

According to Goodman’s fiance and business partner, Michael Gale, chef Laura has learned this sobering message the hard way and has indeed had her life threatened over possibly inserting a scoop of butter into a vegan dish. People have also publicly described her comments as “spiteful”, “mean”, “terrible” and “disgusting.”

Obviously, the move was disrespectful and unprofessional, but death threats?

Gale told the BBC, “She recognises she needs some time away from the business to clear her head and think about what happened.”

Gale also maintains that Goodman’s use of the word “spike” was a poor choice of words and that no meat was used in any of the dishes. He maintains that Goodman designed “a special vegan menu for a party of diners, one of whom then ordered a pizza containing cheese,” reports the BBC.

A spokesperson for the restaurant said, “Laura Goodman has today tendered her resignation from Carlini and the board of directors are currently considering their options.”

Goodman will not be working while the board puts the situation under review.

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