OTTAWA — An Ottawa-based food empire has left a bitter taste in the mouth of a cookbook author in Japan who alleges it stole and served up her recipes. Ottawa entrepreneur Chris Knight vehemently denies any infringement and says Gusto Worldwide Media will file a lawsuit and an injunction stopping Nancy Singleton Hachisu from attacking its “wonderful” reputation on social media. It’s a 2015 collection of recipes from the Gusto TV show, penned by Knight and featuring recipes from Argentina, Italy, India, Thailand and Japan. But according to Gusto World Media, they will file a lawsuit in Ontario shortly. Media giant Bell Media announced in May that it was buying the Gusto brand to launch a new food-focused channel.

Source: National Post October 13, 2016 14:03 UTC