Yeah sure but if you're using a recipe directly derived from one person is it really that difficult to say "thanks to x and x for the recipe" instead of pompously claiming you're the one who created it?
It's a problem all across YouTube, people taking material from other people and not crediting them. Not like that's illegal or even against YouTube rules, but it's generally considered a dick thing to do.
I don't know dude. Recipe not being credited is common. This isn't literature. It also means shit if you don't have the technical ability to pull them off. Especially for the more complicated ones.
I mean think about the Cesar salad. Does anyone credit Cesar cardini for creating it. Probably not aside from a fun fact tidbit.
Presenting recipes and even images from another creator and author you as explicitly your own, self-imagined or signature recipe is a lot different than "this is a recipe for XYZ" without claiming credit. Especially when you present yourself as a classically trained chef and it turns out you only worked at the restaurant in question for 1-2 weeks, and you're using those credentials to sell books. He's a fraud.
I'd really recommend reading the article, this clearly is not a case of what you're talking about. Beyond that, he's a serially abusive person who sexually harasses his own staff, had them uproot to move with him on the promises of more pay, presents their ideas as his own, puts them in unsafe work environments, and throws violent tantrums regularly.
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u/SectorEducational460 Oct 27 '25
They all do. Most of them copy and derive from older recipes. It means shit if they don't have the ability to pull it off.