This is the top feast of the famous gourmet world,
butRepeatedly suffered bad comments and cyberbullying?
Recently, a"Number of Ceilings"The amount of compensation
A sensation in the food circle.
Chinese American Cooking Master.
Lasted5The long road to rights protection,
I finally won the lawsuit recently, not only for my own name,
It makes the overseas Chinese food industry more and more confident!
According to reports, the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, ruled that the defendant was guilty ofDefamation, and conspiracy to intentionally or maliciously injureCelebrity chefs and their restaurants;
Ask the defendant to compensate Guo Wenjun 319.5 million USDhuge sums, which also reached the countyThe "ceiling" of compensation in reputation protection cases.
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Who is this heavyweight celebrity chef?How difficult has he gone through to defend his rights?
Quickly move the small bench, let's eat melons together!
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National Treasure Cooking Master
Today's protagonist, the captain, must be introduced grandly.he is the one--
Guo Wenjun
Guo Wenjun was born in Beijing and studied under him at the age of 14Ding Guangzhou, the Seventh Generation Imperial Chef of China, started his career as a chef.As for his resume, taking out one item alone can brighten his eyes:
Forty years in the industry, successively worked as a platinum seven-star Beijing Wangfu International Hotel, Diaoyutai Garden Villa International ClubExecutive Chef, and Beijing Forbidden City International Hotel,Executive Chef of the Palace MuseumWait;
Once wonGold Medal in Asian Food Competition, recognized by China asElite Master of Chinese Culinary Arts.
This national treasure-level chef also served on important occasions such as the 2014 APEC summit dinnerMany Chinese leaders and world leadersCook food.Even Obama once ate his dishes.
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"Small State Banquet" opened and became famous
Although he already has six high-end restaurants in China, Chef Guo still insists on bringing Chinese food abroad and to the world.
So, in 2018, he foundedHigh-end private custom Chinese food brand"Little State Banquet"(Chef Guo Restaurant), and sited in Alexandria, Virginia.
He combined traditional royal cuisine with modern Western cooking techniques and created theHealthy Royal Cuisine Cooking System.
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The dishes made are comparable to the level of a state banquet, and they are also green, organic, healthy and delicious.
It is precisely because of this that the appearance of the "small state banquet" immediately attracted the attention of a large number of mainstream media.
According to Chef Guo, during the fourth month of opening,"Washington post"When I called and asked to come to take pictures, I revealed,
Their reporters have already come to eat three times without Chef Guo's knowledge, and they are quite appreciative of their dishes and techniques.
Soon, the magazine was giving Little State Banquet a big story; and the following year, Little State Banquet was named the 2019 Place of the Year by Northern Virginia Magazine. #50 of the 9 Best Restaurants.
Chef Guo and his "Little State Banquet" can be said to be very beautiful, making Chinese food enter the mainstream of the American catering industry.
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Inexplicably received bad comments from the whole network
But things haven't always been smooth sailing.On the first day of opening, the "Little State Banquet" suffered a lot of cyber attacks.
Chef Guo said that in the early morning of the opening day on October 2018, 10, someonePost malicious comments online, Said"His food is expensive, he is a liar, cheating everyone's money"and many more.
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After being reported by websites and magazines, the trolls intensified.According to accesswire, they gathered a group of accomplices,Started writing fake reviews on Google and Yelp to defame restaurants;
Later also foughtSocial media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, WeChat, etc., and even discredited the "small state banquet" on Chinese websites.
Chef Guo said that at that time "Every night you see 30 to 40 new one-star negative reviews pop up online....they think that the Internet is a place outside the law and they don't have to take responsibility. "
These bad reviews and rumors have caused great damage to Chef Guo's reputation and financially.Eventually, the restaurant couldn't operate normally and was forced to close.
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After 5 years, the difficult rights protection finally succeeded
Faced with such a situation, Chef Guo did not back down, butAmerican Chinese Food FederationWith the help of friends, take up the weapon of law to protect yourself——sued the defendant for defamation.
After five years of arduous litigation, finally on January 1 this year, the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia ruled that the defendant constitutedDefamation, Conspiracy to Intentionally and Malicious Injurythe plaintiff and its restaurant, and ordered the defendant to compensate Guo WenjunA total of 319.5 million US dollars.
These compensations include $130 million in punitive damages和 Compensatory damages of $180 million.In addition, there are also the $9.5 in legal fees.
According to his lawyer,This is the amount of compensation for the reputation protection case of the place"Number of Ceilings".
After winning the case,Chef Guo also appealed to the vast overseas Chinese food industry to meet similar situations,Have the courage to take up the weapon of law to protect your own rights and interests.
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The top feast, seated in New York
"I have devoted 40 years to Chinese cooking. This is my life."
Although the road to rights protection is arduous and long, fortunately, the case has been won.Chef Guo has already "made a comeback",Just last August, again innew YorkA new "Small State Banquet" opened.
"Small State Banquet" provides a 518 USDfixed menu forIt consists of 19 courses - 15 starters, three teas and one dessert.Fusion of Chinese and Western, very creative.
In addition to focusing on taste, the dishes are also very exquisite in visual design.The presentation of the dishes, there areFlying butterflies, yin yang and tai chi picturesWait, it's like visiting an art exhibition.
"The taste is elegant, the color is bright, in line with the way of nature, and spread the essence of Chinese culture to the world."This is Chef Guo's dining philosophy.
In order to create a leader in mid-to-high-end Chinese food in the United States, Chef Guo has added the standards of "fashion, warmth, sound, meaning, and nourishment" on the basis of "color, aroma, taste, shape, and utensils" of Chinese food.
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Chef Guo pointed out that in the new restaurant in New York, it also emphatically reflects the"music"Other links:Bianzhong, Lanting PlaqueAll of these reflect the food roots of Chinese culture and bring diners a very special dining experience.
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Today, Chinese food culture has played a pivotal role in the United States.This is inseparable from the joint persistence and hard work of Chinese food practitioners like Chef Guo.
Anyway,The widespread dissemination of Chinese culture is the pride of each of us Chinese, and everyone's radiance is indispensable.
So, are you interested in tasting this top-level "state banquet" that can be eaten in the United States?
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