White chef threatens to sue Vietnamese American woman for correcting his spelling

White chef threatens to sue Vietnamese American woman for correcting his spelling

On June 16, Peja Krstic, the Serbian owner of Vietnamese restaurant Mot Hai Ba in Dallas, shared an Instagram post.He included two photos: one of Vietnamese meatballs and the other of a bánh mì sandwich.The issue?

He incorrectly spelled “bánh mì” in his caption.When Tiffany Tran, owner of SneakerBaby Macarons, pointed out the mistake and provided the correct spelling, Krstic allegedly snapped at her.The chef purportedly decided to continue the back-and-forth via private text messages, threatening Tran, a fan of Mot Hai Ba, with a permanent ban from the restaurant and a lawsuit.In those messages, Krstic, who felt he was being publicly shamed, reportedly told Tran, .“You calling me out for a writing mistake like this is wrong on many levels.” He also oddly claimed that, in addition to feeling “very insulted,” he felt “racially profiled”.Eventually, Krstic apologized for the exchange with Tran, posting a video explaining that the situation had “escalated” because he had been so preoccupied with opening a new location.Tran, however, said she would not accept Krstic’s apology, responding with a lengthy post on Instagram