“Want to get ahead of the partners!” he wrote to his assistant, whose emails show that she used the America’s Test Kitchen name to search for office space for his new venture. Superior Court, contends that Mr. Kimball and his team copied the America’s Test Kitchen style and business model right down to how recipes are written, and did some of their work on Milk Street while still employed by America’s Test Kitchen. Initially called Milk Street Kitchen, the new venture was sued last summer by the owner of nearby Milk Street Cafe, who claimed the original name had hurt his business. The lawyer for the cafe owner is now representing America’s Test Kitchen in the new suit. Even the consumer-driven name of the Facebook fan page for America’s Test Kitchen includes Milk Street.

Source: New York Times November 03, 2016 19:30 UTC