Gordon Ramsay has hit back against accusations of cultural appropriation at his new “authentic Asian” restaurant after an east Asian food writer described it as “a real life Ramsay kitchen nightmare”. It’s all Asian, who cares.”[The Irish Times asks: What's the difference between food evolution and food appropriation?] He said: “Gordon Ramsay Restaurants do not discriminate based on gender, race or beliefs and we don’t expect anyone else to. I do have 59 years of experience in Asian cuisine.”Lucky Cat is not the only restaurant to have been accused of cultural appropriation in recent weeks. Ramsay came in for similar criticism last year with the announcement of his new National Geographic series Uncharted.

Source: The Irish Times April 15, 2019 13:18 UTC