• Alison Roman chimes in on the Bon Appétit shakeup

    Alison Roman chimes in on the Bon Appétit shakeup

    Alison Roman is lending her voice in support of Bon Appétit BIPOC staffers, weeks after making controversial comments about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. The 34-year-old food columnist, who used to work for Bon Appétit, spoke up against the company’s biases and defended her former colleagues after Adam Rapoport, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, resigned over a …
  • Alison Roman accused of wearing offensive ‘Chola’ Halloween costume

    Alison Roman accused of wearing offensive ‘Chola’ Halloween costume

    Cookbook author Alison Roman is in hot water — again. The Brooklyn food writer, 34, was accused of wearing an offensive Halloween costume in 2008, weeks after she was scorned for “tone-deaf remarks” about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo in an interview. Writer Yashar Ali tweeted out photos that a source sent him from Roman’s …
  • Alison Roman moving on from New York Times following Chrissy Teigen drama

    Alison Roman moving on from New York Times following Chrissy Teigen drama

    Times are tough for Alison Roman. The food columnist is moving on from her post at the New York Times following her controversial comments about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. “This was a huge shake-up for me both personally and professionally, and I’m still processing so much, but know that I’m working on it and …
  • Alison Roman’s Times exile feeds gutless cancel culture amid Chrissy Teigen feud

    Alison Roman’s Times exile feeds gutless cancel culture amid Chrissy Teigen feud

    It’s a heaping portion of cowardice with a side of reflexive liberal cancel culture, courtesy of our most reliable provider: the New York Times. After their star food columnist was pitchforked online last week for criticizing model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen and reality TV organizer Marie Kondo, the paper — rather than stand by …
  • Chrissy Teigen calls on New York Times to reinstate Alison Roman

    Chrissy Teigen calls on New York Times to reinstate Alison Roman

    Chrissy Teigen wants to make it clear she had no part in Alison Roman’s “temporary leave” from the New York Times and called on the paper to bring her back. Following their internet spat and subsequent news that Roman’s regular food column had been shelved, Teigen responded to a Twitter critic, “I very publicly forgave …
  • Alison Roman’s NY Times column temporarily shelved after Chrissy Teigen feud

    Alison Roman’s NY Times column temporarily shelved after Chrissy Teigen feud

    Even after releasing not one, but two apologies following her feud with fellow lifestyle pro Chrissy Teigen, Alison Roman’s popular food column for The New York Times has been temporarily shelved. A spokesperson for the paper confirmed to The Daily Beast that the 34-year-old cook’s column is now “on temporary leave.” The “Nothing Fancy” author …
  • Alison Roman’s recipe for disaster

    Alison Roman’s recipe for disaster

    Times columnist Alison Roman cooked herself some Twitter beef after sharing some choice words about Chrissy Teigen‘s trajectory in the food world. We’ll talk to Andrew Lippa, the Broadway composer behind the “Tiger King” parody musical songs that have drawn in stars like Kristin Chenoweth and Frankie Grande. And Christopher Meloni from Law and Order: …
  • Chrissy Teigen and Alison Roman finally squash their beef

    Chrissy Teigen and Alison Roman finally squash their beef

    The food fight is over. Chrissy Teigen and Alison Roman have made amends following the food columnist’s apologies for her controversial comments about the model’s trajectory into the food industry. “thank u for this, @alisoneroman. To be clear, it never once crossed my mind for u to apologize for what you genuinely thought! The comments …
  • Alison Roman acknowledges role of ‘white privilege’ in Chrissy Teigen comments

    Alison Roman acknowledges role of ‘white privilege’ in Chrissy Teigen comments

    Alison Roman doubled down on her apology to Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo, noting that her comments came from a place of insecurity and white privilege. “I need to formally apologize to Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. I used their names disparagingly to try and distinguish myself, which I absolutely do not have an excuse …