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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

INSANE: London chef apologises after criticism for all white all male kitchen team - The Real Truth

TikTok/Thomas Straker

A London-based chef has apologised for what his peers branded a “rude” response towards criticism, after he faced backlash online for revealing the line-up of his kitchen team at his Notting Hill restaurant.

Thomas Straker, who opened his namesake restaurant Straker’s in 2022, recently shared a photograph of his “chef team” comprising eight people, including himself.

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