Top Chef Gabe Erales

[Anonymous]

After winning Top Chef Portland, fired from his job for sexual harassment. Should the producers give the prize to the runner-up?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/07/02/top-chef-gabe-erales-harassment/

[Anonymous]

Could you please add “spoiler alert” to the title. Some of us hadn’t seen the last episode yet. It was just a couple of days ago.

[Anonymous]

Nope. He won fair & square.

[Anonymous]

That disgusting behavior should not be rewarded. They should have reshot the final scene, giving the top prize to either ofthe other two chefs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That disgusting behavior should not be rewarded. They should have reshot the final scene, giving the top prize to either ofthe other two chefs.

They did that once with America’s Top Model.

[Anonymous]

Did he harass someone on Top Chef? He already was fired from his job, economic capital punishment. How many ways do you intend to punish him?

I’m against sexual harassment but I just don’t understand the mob justice mentality. Is he to be put to death? Never cook again?

[Anonymous]

Yet another reason Shota should have won.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

Wasn’t Gabe’s superior all season, too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

+2

The thing is that they filmed in Oct and he was fired in Dec. It wasn't like they knew until after they did the entire season. The thing I find the most creepy is him talking about his wife and kids. They even showed a happy smiling picture of them all. He is a complete psychopath to have allowed that when he was having his "consensual sexual relationship" with his staffer in August.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

+2

The thing is that they filmed in Oct and he was fired in Dec. It wasn't like they knew until after they did the entire season. The thing I find the most creepy is him talking about his wife and kids. They even showed a happy smiling picture of them all. He is a complete psychopath to have allowed that when he was having his "consensual sexual relationship" with his staffer in August.

Yes!! I found that super creepy too! I feel bad for his wife and kid that this all came out so publicly. Though, I’m assuming she already knew since he got fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

Wasn’t Gabe’s superior all season, too?

I didn’t think so, but obviously I didn’t taste any of the food…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

Wasn’t Gabe’s superior all season, too?

I didn’t think so, but obviously I didn’t taste any of the food…

I thought they loved his moles all season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did he harass someone on Top Chef? He already was fired from his job, economic capital punishment. How many ways do you intend to punish him?

I’m against sexual harassment but I just don’t understand the mob justice mentality. Is he to be put to death? Never cook again?

+1. He was rewarded for the food he cooked as part of the competition. He lost his job as a result of his behavior in the workplace.

I would say if there is any injustice, it's that Gabe made it to the final in the first place with the tie vote in the penultimate episode. That was unfair to Shota. Gabe probably should have gone home that day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yet another reason Shota should have won.

+1!! They messed this one up! And not because Gabe is a garbage human, but because Shota’s food was obviously superior all season.

Agree he should have won. I think top chef should strip Gabe of the title.