Ivanka Trump Kicks Activist Chef Out Of Restaurant & Anthony Bourdain Went Off Hard

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Washington, D.C. celebrity chef and activist José Andrés initially blamed Ivanka Trump when he was turned away from a party at Cafe Milano. The upscale restaurant was having an after-party for a political group when things started going badly.

Andrés went to the high society political event, the Alfalfa Club dinner, and said he was the only one who was turned away from Cafe Milano afterward. That was when he speculated Donald Trump’s eldest daughter was behind it, so he tweeted the restaurant’s owner, Franco Nuschese:

‘Thank you @CafeMilanoDC Franco Nuschese! I was a guest of the #alfalfaclubdinner2018 “everyone welcome to the after party, but I’m the only individual not allow in? Is because @IvankaTrump told you so? You should be ashamed of yourself Franco. @washingtonpost.’

174 Ivanka Trump Kicks Activist Chef Out Of Restaurant & Anthony Bourdain Went Off Hard Celebrities Donald Trump Politics Top Stories A longtime friend of Andrés, former Mexican diplomat Jorge Guarjardo, tweeted that Ivanka Trump went in before Andrés and was “not comfortable with his (Andrés’) presence.” As soon as Andrés entered Cafe Milano, Guajardo said Nuschese “who he knows perfectly well for many years” wanted to talk outside.

Yet, once Andrés was outside, the restaurant owner did not let him enter again. When Nuschese and the chef were at the Alfalfa dinner, Nuschese “gave him a friendly kiss,” so the chef was confused.

According to The Washingtonian, Guajardo tweeted:

‘A little later he would be asked to do the Trump’s dirty work and, like Judas, betray an old friend.’

A source that was aware of the situation told The Washingtonian:

‘This never happened. She had nothing to do with the guest list and never said anything.’

Ivanka contacted Andrés the next day to convince him that she had nothing to do with him being turned away from the restaurant. He thanked her in a tweet:

‘Thank you @IvankaTrump for reaching out. I believe now that you personally had nothing to do. Let’s now work on what’s important: Immigration reform, where #DACADreamers and Undocumented citizens will become part of a strong USA. With secure borders. With economic growth.’

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Cafe Milano also tweeted Andrés to apologize and to emphasize that Ivanka had nothing to do with it. He said there were two different guest lists, one for the dinner and one for the after-party.

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‘Of note, the dinner and after party are different guest lists. Also, Ivanka Trump had no role on determining event attendees.’

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Andrés accepted the apology, but his feelings still appeared to be tender:

‘Thank you @CafeMilanoDC and Franco for the apology. I understand was a “misunderstanding”. Still hard to understand why I was the only person not allowed in! Please people of @washingtondc keep supporting a great restaurant institution. Now let’s all be friends. #USAforward.’

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Cafe Milano’s owner continued to apologize:

‘@chefjoseandres I appreciate our conversation today as I always appreciate your friendship and hard work. Again, I am sorry. I am glad we spoke and agreed to recommit to come together to do what we do best…serving great causes and good food. Franco.’

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Andrés pulled his fine-dining restaurant from the Trump family’s Washington, D.C. hotel in 2015, after Donald Trump made an ugly comment about immigrants. That led to a legal battle that was just settled last spring. Since then, the activist chef has continued to jab at Donald Trump via Twitter, especially regarding immigration.

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Anthony Bourdain called the situation “loathsome:”

‘A grotesque betrayal of a true patriot and hero.’

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Featured Image via Getty Images/Paul Morigi.