2023-12-30 06:44:32
Published 30. December 2023, 07:44
Accusations against star chef: “A carrot in the butt? Really?” – now the kitchen help speaks
Star chef Aurélien Largeau is said to have watched a kitchen assistant being mistreated. The alleged victim calls the allegations against Largeau a “lie.”
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The kitchen assistant who was allegedly mistreated in the kitchen of the restaurant in the luxury hotel Hôtel du Palais denies this account.
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For his part, top chef Aurélien asserts on Instagram that “the allegations in no way reflect reality.”
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Star chef Aurélien Largeau is accused of watching a kitchen assistant being mistreated.
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The alleged victim describes the allegations as “lies”.
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Largeau’s lawyer expresses the suspicion that the Hyatt Group wanted to get rid of the star chef.
The alleged victim of humiliation in the restaurant of the luxury hotel Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz, France, whose star chef was subsequently fired by the Hyatt Group, denied the facts reported in the media on Friday.
“I would like to reject all allegations made against my former boss Aurélien Largeau,” wrote the kitchen assistant on Instagram. According to the regional daily newspaper Sud Ouest, the events took place in the kitchen on December 2nd. The young employee was allegedly tied naked to a chair for several hours – with an apple in his mouth and a carrot in his anus. Employees of the kitchen brigade and the star chef Aurélien Largeau (31) were watching.
«A carrot up your ass? Really? Force? It’s all a lie!” the alleged victim continued on Instagram, referring to “a little joke between friends” to Radio France Bleu Pays Basque.
The alleged victim denies being mistreated.
Star chef “devastated”
The star chef, who has now been fired, asserts on Instagram that “the allegations in no way reflect reality.” He is “devastated by the attacks” on his image and honor. Largeau continues: “I condemn any form of mistreatment, harassment or humiliation within the brigades (…) and will never associate myself with such behavior.”
When asked about the case, the management of the Hyatt Group, which operates the 5-star hotel, said it was aware of a “worrying incident that occurred on the premises of the hotel and images that circulated on social networks.” , have been informed. An investigation was carried out and appropriate decisions were made.
Lawyer blames Hyatt Group
On the television station BFMTV on Friday, the chef’s lawyer accused the hotel group of having put “a target on his client’s back.” “Things have not worked at all with Hyatt France since March 2023. “Hyatt then decided to get rid of Aurélien Largeau,” explained Alexandra Sabbe-Ferri.
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