Social media chef Darius Cooks accused of getting a crook

Social media food sensation Darius Williams, greater regarded by his company title Darius Cooks, has appear less than fire following various allegations from fellow cooks and lovers.

The foodstuff blogger — who has far more than 1 million followers on Facebook — is remaining accused of thieving recipes from lesser-recognized chefs, as properly as fraud and even assault. 

There experienced been some quiet allegations against Williams for over a yr from enthusiasts of his on Fb, who accused him of not sending cookbooks that they ordered or refusing to refund tickets to his personal Dining with Darius evening meal events, which have been frequently scheduled then canceled. These incidents attained Williams several complaints in opposition to him filed with the Better Enterprise Bureau. 

But final week, big accusations from a popular fellow chef have received steam and turned the tide of his lover help. Private chef and cookbook creator Angela Davis, recognized as The Kitchenista, shared a lengthy submit on her Instagram site previous in June.

Immediately after remaining accused of producing costs of misconduct versus Williams, she thorough a lot of of the accusations in opposition to him. 

On June 24, Davis wrote that in addition to BBB complaints, Williams has “dozens of lively lawsuits and liens.” She observed the chef has many allegations of unpaid wages from quite a few workforce of his a few now-shut places to eat, Soul Crab Atlanta, Soul Crab Chicago and Greens and Gravy, also in Atlanta. 

One commenter tweeted her assistance of Davis. Kiara Ross worked as a server at Williams’ Soul Crab cafe in Atlanta. She ultimately submitted a law enforcement report in opposition to him for assault after confronting him about her again pay. 

In accordance to Southern Grit journal, Ross wrote, “I just needed my revenue. This is two many years ago. I don’t know Angela. I begun heading as a result of the thread and I needed to explain to my tale. I’ve been sitting down on it for so extended and it has to stop. I did not know how much it induced me until now.” She has because established her Twitter account to private. 

Meals Network host Sunny Anderson also advised the journal she had adverse interactions with Williams. 

“I got messages on Twitter about Fresh2Go,” a shipping and delivery-company business enterprise of his in which she’d invested, Anderson reported. “There had been grievances that individuals had presented their credit rating card details but no supply they achieved out to me since he was on my show. I named him to request what was likely on and he hung up. I referred to as back and he under no circumstances picked up once more.” 

“Hopefully men and women that do business with him will exploration him,” she ongoing. “When you add up anything, he took an possibility and ruined it. At each turn, he’s deciding upon to be dishonest, and I hope he stops.”

On Tuesday, Anderson, the co-host of The Kitchen area, tweeted about the bombshell report, crafting, “Read this then observe @TheKitchenista for much more aspects and receipts. Let us amplify this story… this male is gross and I’m so sorry I set him on my show decades in the past. Worth a study and a RT.” 

TheGrio achieved out to Davis for comment but has not acquired a response as of press time.

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