boycott chefwear.com for drug promotion

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Permalink Reply by Paul G. Suplee CEC, PC III on March 6, 2009 at 6:56pm

Rochelle,

Thank you for your diligence in this matter, and Robert, thank you for bringing this to our attention.

As a 24-year veteran chef recently turned educator, I spend all day watching students defend their 'Buckeye' shirts (and yes, I know the difference between buckeye and weed), and as such I feel that the correct decision was made.

Who knows, some day when pot's legal, this argument will be moot. Until then, we are professionals bound by a code of conduct to obey the laws of the land, whether we agree with them or not.

Cheers to all and thank you again Chefwear.

Paul Suplee

Permalink Reply by Tom Peters on March 9, 2009 at 9:59pm

I wondered what was next after the "green" line of Chef Wear apparel, what's next hemp tweed?

Permalink Reply by Tom Peters on March 9, 2009 at 11:11pm

AND IF YOU DON'T INHALE YOU CAN STILL BE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!

Permalink Reply by Matt St.Amand on March 18, 2009 at 2:37pm

Come on man get a life, it's a t-shirt it not going to harm anyone. ya like no one in this industy smokes pot! get a clue. I think it's funny that chefwear told you no and there right it's called freedom of speach. GOD BLESS AMERICA

Permalink Reply by robert grose on March 18, 2009 at 3:58pm

Like I said before, and I guess I need to say again (for those of us that are stoned); this has nothing to do with your personal life. I do not care if you smoke yourself silly every night AFTER work but this is about being a professional, and if you kept reading, you would have read that chefwear has removed the shirt. I guess they understand what being a professional is about.

Permalink Reply by Paul G. Suplee CEC, PC III on March 19, 2009 at 6:35am

Hey Matt,

Robert hits it on the nose. None of us are stupid enough to think that no one smokes pot,and that really isn't the point, is it? It is more that we are bound by a code, which as ACF members, we supposedly ascribe to, and the t-shirt in question doesn't quite mesh with it. Read my response, since I write that this is not about free speech, which is an over-abused American cop-out in instances such as this, slung around in every argument about distasteful slogans, song lyrics and ad campaigns.

This is much more about individuals' rights to buy or not buy what they want. Then, it is up to a company to decide what to do with their product. This is not a free speech issue. this is a choice issue, and ours, thanks to Robert, was to make the choice of voicing our opinion on what we considered to be a poorly developed product from the hands, and this is the key for me, from a company that has made their mint off of us professionals since the 80s.

Chefwear responded in a very professional manner, and now I think that it is safe to say that we can drop it. This is not, and has never been, about free speech. It is about choice, which is as American as free speech. Thanks again, Chefwear for your decision.

And, Matt, I agree that a t-shirt won't 'kill' anyone. It just takes us two steps backwards in our journey from the 70s , 80s and early 90s when the reputation of the cook was very often less than desirable, when in many instances the field was still an outpost for the dregs that maybe didn't do well in high school and had nowhere else to work (That's how I started, and it's hard to get out of that rut).

And when it's legal, which may be soon, we can all laugh over a big bowl at the whole thing.

Permalink Reply by mikeyp on March 26, 2009 at 10:09am

I couldn't tell you how many kitchens I have worked in where the first question asked by my co-workers was "do you smoke pot?"...this 'weed' is entrenched in the culture of our industry, like it or not!

Permalink Reply by John Griffin, CEC, CEPC on March 26, 2009 at 9:20pm

Dear Chefs,
Maybe I have a few years than a the folks in this line of discussion, but the term "in the weeds" is really a polite way of saying "in the S!#%", which is the age old expression of having 87 dupes up and no prep work done. (Notice how polite I am in my dotage)
So, the only true way for Chef Ware to be politicaly correct is to introduce a line of clothing with picture of cow dung and the expression "in the S!#%".
Thanks,
Griff

Permalink Reply by Elmer on May 9, 2009 at 12:20am

chef,
I agree This is one of those companies, who is promoting negative Campain and give a negative Imamge to the culinary profession. We have enogh problems with drugs on the street, think about the new generation of cooks and chefs, Are we telling them that drug is ok. They are using the professional trade to promot their product, please, What's next!

Permalink Reply by Patrick "Whitey" Brian Hershorn on May 12, 2009 at 7:21am

Done,

Thanks for the heads up!

Permalink Reply by bob hattar on May 15, 2009 at 5:37pm

This is a unique situation and i hope no one starts to make comparisons to other situations. The fact of the matter is, chefwear is using marijuana to sell their product to "CHEFS" that use marijuana. Wow, an attempt to market their product and getting chefs to purchase thier coats. Why dont we just cook right in jail ? Kitchen is not a jail, and the people that run them are not Marijuana users.

So why would i want to buy a jacket with the Logo , "in the weeds" and be recognized undercover cops or other enforcement agents that i might smoke weed?

Once again, do not compare Chefwear to any other situation. This is called " creative stupidity at Work" and as a result will have to suffer the consequences.

Good Luck Chefwear.

Permalink Reply by Todd E. Mashlan, a/BSG on June 26, 2009 at 2:54am

Tea and awesome brownies are but two culinary contributions of Cannabis Sativa. Alcohol is a drug, also. But, without it, where would the 'B' in F&B be?

Me and my staff in Alaska (a legalized personal-use state) think the 'In the Weeds' chef tees are way cool and can't wait for ours to arrive!

Baked in Alaska,

Todd E. Mashlan
Kitchen MGR, 'The Bake'

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