D.C. Chef Matt Baker Under Fire for Retweeting Texts Supporting the Firing Federal Workers and Deporting Immigrants | Eater DC

"The chef's first-ever steakhouse is slated to open this spring on the ground floor of a Kimpton-branded hotel, but the planned debut is now unfolding amid the broader controversy over his social-media activity that was documented by Anela Malik of @Feedthemalik and amplified by local outlets. The backlash has already produced public refusals to engage: supplier @clarkandhopkins wrote it "will NOT be engaging [Baker’s] places ever again," and social posts such as @lemonlimefluenced's "as a fired fed, no way will I support any of these restaurants" signal potential reputational and commercial headwinds for the upcoming launch." - Tierney Plumb