Why would a young chef go and learn how to cook today, if some inexperienced anybody can come in and close your restaurant?” ...

A TikTok video about an influencers negative experience with a restaurants chef led to a series of viral videos online, and the restaurant permanently closing.

The chef and co-founder of a restaurant in San Francisco has said that a viral scandal with an influencer has ruined his ...

A San Francisco chef has spoken out for the first time about his disastrous confrontation with a TikTok influencer.

San Francisco Restaurant Kis Cafe closes temporarily and its chef Luke Sung leaves following fight with influencer ...

Luke Sung claims a viral row with influencer Karla Marcotte not only damaged his reputation and business but also caused ...

"Hi everyone- I am Luke Sung (previous chef of Kis Cafe). It was important for me to first apologize to Karla privately and step away from Kis cafe before publicly apologizing," the post began.

Kis Cafe, which opened in SF’s Hayes Valley in May, was bombarded with one-star reviews following the incident which saw a Bay Area food influencer leave the restaurant in tears.

Luke Sung, the former chef at Kis Cafe, shared his statement on the restaurant's Instagram account, though he has since been fired from his role. "I was condescending, hurtful, and intimidating.

Kis Cafe said that Sung had reached out to the influencer to apologise, and since posting a video about the exchange this week, she has gained more than 185,000 followers.

The internet is now asking: was this influencer takedown justified—or just clickbait? When San Francisco influencer ItsKarlaBB showed up to Kis Cafe for a promised collab, she expected a cappuccino ...

On July 23, a TikTok influencer named Karla — known by her handle @itskarlabb — posted a video recalling a collab gone wrong with Kis Cafe, a restaurant that opened in San Francisco in May.