Food.Fun.Stuff: Bad Food…No, Disgusting Food.

[ 0 ] February 4, 2009 | Johnna

How could a top New York Bakery think they were honoring President Barack Obama to his new position with racist cookies?!? Well apparently, a well known pastry shop, Lafayette French Pastry Bakers, in Greenwich Village created a controversial cookie called “the drunken negro face” by the owner. The owner stated that he didn’t see anything wrong with the cookies or their names (*they were supposed to be in honor of inauguration of President Obama), but the owner now states that he feels terrible (*He should feel horrible!) The owner has released an apology regarding the cookies to the community and his customers.

This is appalling that a fellow foodie (*or anybody for that matter…) would do such a horrible thing! We at JKGF have ZERO TOLERANCE for racism. Lafayette French Pastry Bakers should be ashamed! Absolutely disgusted…

Additional info and pictures can be found here.

Picture source: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/090131_Racist_Cookie_Protest_iin_Village

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.