Michelin-starred SF chef quits three restaurants after abusive DMs

Social media feud with food influencer costs chef his job

The feud began after influencer Kathleen Ensign posted a lukewarm review of chef Geoffrey Lee’s recently-opened Hamburger Project

Star San Francisco chef quits restaurants after influencer shares abusive messages he allegedly sent her

Geoffrey Lee is out at Ju-Ni, Handroll Project, and Hamburger Project after a fashion influencer publicly posted abusive messages he allegedly sent her.

S.F. chef loses job after social media battle with food influencer

Backlash hits prominent chef Geoffrey Lee, formerly of Ju-Ni and Hamburger Project in SF, after controversy with influencer.

Michelin-starred SF chef quits three restaurants after abusive DMs

Geoffrey Lee of Hamburger Project, Hand Roll Project, and Ju-Ni has stepped back from all three after screenshots surfaced of verbal abuse.

Vicious war breaks out between Michelin-starred chef and glamorous influencer – as he makes shock move

A Michelin-starred chef has quit his roles across three popular San Francisco restaurants after a spat between himself and an influencer.  Geoffrey Lee stood down from his roles at Hamburger Project, Handroll Project and the Michelin-starred Jū-Ni, following comments he made to Kat Ensign.  Ensign, who goes by @katwalksf online, had shared a video online criticizing the quality of Hamburger Project’s food on her social media.  In it, she says th…