Popular vegan cooking website ‘Thug Kitchen’, which has published three vegan cookery books under the brand, has announced it has changed its name to Bad Manners following years of criticism. Bad Manners, which is run by its Los Angeles-based founders Matt … Faced with criticism and anger, Matt and Michelle wouldn’t budge on their brand name or voice — until now. Catch up on the latest content below. Tune in and subscribe wherever you get your pods. In June 2020, they took to Instagram to offer an apology and an update that they’re changing their name from Thug Kitchen to … After eight years of using profanity and slang to promote hearty vegan recipes, the founders of Thug Kitchen have decided to … New episodes every Thursday.
On Saturday, Thug Kitchen announced changes to its brand in a statement titled “We’re Changing.” “When we first launched Thug Kitchen in 2012, we wanted our name to signal our brand’s grit in the otherwise polished and elitist food scene,” the statement begins. Thug Kitchen chefs to change website after defending 'racist' name for years Thug Kitchen was founded in 2012 by Michelle Davis and Matt Holloway.
Vegan cooking site 'Thug Kitchen' has announced it has changed its name to Bad Manners following accusations of 'digital blackface'. TODAY • June 16, 2020. Popular Thug Kitchen cooking site to change name The brand, run by a white couple with Houston ties, gained fame by mimicking Black English and hip-hop vernacular Cary … The duo stood behind Thug Kitchen, but is now changing its name.