Canceled a local chef for a bad review, then ate his food again

Tbh, I joined a group thread last month that was tearing apart this chef in Austin who cursed at a customer on Yelp. I piled on and shared screenshots, felt righteous for a day. Then I actually ate at his place, the brisket tacos were unreal. I realized I canceled him over a 2-minute video clip without knowing the full story, and now I'm the one who looks dumb. Has anyone else backed a public shaming and then had to quietly walk it back?

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margaret_taylor428d ago

Honestly I was with you until the part about quietly walking it back. The way I see it, you didn't cancel him over the truth, you canceled him over a story that made you feel good about yourself for a day. The food being good doesn't erase that he cursed at a customer, and it also doesn't mean the review was wrong. We can enjoy a chef's tacos and still think they acted like a jerk. That's not walking it back, that's just admitting you got caught up in the moment. Maybe the real lesson is that public shaming feels powerful but it's rarely as clean as we pretend.