Whole Foods is facing backlash for featuring a California-based restaurant called “Yellow Fever” in its new Whole Foods Market 365 Long Beach location, which opened on Wednesday. Yellow Fever was founded by Korean-American chef Kelly Kim and serves Asian-style rice bowls. “There’s nothing offensive about our restaurants.”The term “yellow fever” refers to a mosquito-borne illness that produces jaundice, or yellowing effect, in its patients. But yellow fever has also been used to describe when men fetishize Asian women. Kim told HuffPost in a statement that Yellow Fever is a celebration of Asian food, culture and people.

Source: Huffington Post April 28, 2018 19:52 UTC