[–] Orange_Circle 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
James Alefantis desk... https://i.sli.mg/yj2acS.jpg
[–] SheSaidDestroy [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Let us please refrain from using information/images that are not directly related to reasons to suspect people of possible nefarious activity. Nothing in that image suggests such activity. At most it has the element of homo-eroticism but this is not a witch hunt for gay people. Please take care not to accidentally make it look like one.
[–] Orange_Circle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think the image is germane to the conversation at hand because of the book Alefantis chose to include in this photo shoot. The images in the book are clearly young.
[–] oldskeptic 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The year prior to her departure was when the ANC commissioner pointedly asked Alefantis if he obeyed food safety laws, or spat in customer's food.
I had always assumed the commissioner got an earful from a disgruntled Comet employee. Maybe it was Carole herself. That would explain the bitterness directed towards her by Alefantis' supporters, even after her departure.
[–] SheSaidDestroy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
You are referring to this, yes?
According to that piece, the meeting at which the accusations were made took place the Tuesday prior to JUN 19, 2008.
It has been a bit confusing trying to figure out when exactly Carole left CPP. Wikipedia claims, "she left her position as executive chef and co-owner in 2006 citing urgent family matters and other personal interests," according to the current version of the page, perhaps a typo? The articles used as sources are dated 2009 but don't actually specify when Carole left (though they are used as the sources for the claim by wikipedia for the year she left). And one of Carole's own resume profiles claims she was at CPP until May 2010. https://culinaryagents.com/talents/28115-carole-wagner-greenwood
Trying to figure out what really happened just leads to more oddities.
[–] oldskeptic ago
At the meeting, Alefantis did not reply to the accusation. The meeting was packed with his supporters. They made quite a ruckus, and there was no further discussion of the topic. I have the suspicion that Alefantis knew that the commissioner had more than just rumors on the subject.
[–] ProbablyHoly 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I would love to see the source of that.
[–] oldskeptic 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Easiest way to get an overview is to use Google search term: Frank Winstead
[–] anonentity ago
But I thought it was common knowledge, she came to the restaurant unannounced one night and found her son and A at it. End of story.
[–] SheSaidDestroy [S] ago
Feel free to provide any type of source. Otherwise there is no reason whatsoever for me to take you seriously.
[–] anonentity ago
It was in a blog, forgot which sorry, the writers mother was a friend of Carol , who had confided in her, and said that she came back to the pizza shop one night unannounced and found them engaged in sexual activity. Her son was young , she immediately got pissed off and ended the partnership. Its on the web somewhere. vvhttp://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/blog/13125543/adios-carole-greenwood
[–] standalone ago (edited ago)
Excellent find! This is indeed very consistent with our suspicions that there is something very wrong at Comet Ping Pong. Now she could also be talking about a food related matter, like something to do with hygiene.
[–] DontTreadOnMemes 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Just throwing this out there... Their menu claims they serve "house made fennel sausage". You don't think there's something up with their ingredients right? Just total speculation... but the part about "dining on the new food choke and feel nauseous" implies to me that there is something up with the ingredients they are using there.
[–] SheSaidDestroy [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
That comment completely on its own wouldn't be suspicious, as I'm sure competitive chefs in such areas might be more likely to get verbose/melodramatic when arguing. However, what is suspicious (on top of the mountain that is everything else) is that whatever really happened is something that caused a big enough fuss for Carole to up and leave everything behind, for people to want to smear Carole and try to hurt her career and for people to hint at knowing that something happened but not say what it was. This was clearly more than a heated argument, because Carole was well known for not being phased by heated arguments. Why the need to smear her, and why the need to hide what really happened? What was apparently bad enough for all of this to result from it? She completely moved away, a total fresh start, like she was being run off and/or trying to escape from something. All of that is what makes me also pay more attention to the part about choking on the food and feeling nauseous.