When Gabe Erales was declared the winner of the 18th season of “Top Chef”, his victory was marred by news that he’d been fired from the restaurant in Austin, Texas, where he had been a chef, over allegations of misconduct.
Erales later explained in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman that he had a “consensual” affair with a co-worker, whose hours he subsequently reduced due to what he described as issues with her “performance” on the job. “After I returned from ‘Top Chef’, I made some business decisions as a manager that affected this employee and were found to be discriminatory and I realized that those were bad decisions,” Erales told the Statesman. “I’ve spent the last six months really reflecting on these mistakes and taking
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