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re: Chef John Folse: Why is he such a hated figure in Southeast Louisiana?

Posted on 11/10/22 at 11:18 am to
Posted by Lost Highway
Chicago
Member since Sep 2016
153 posts
Posted on 11/10/22 at 11:18 am to
I worked for Uncle John at White oak Plantation and at the old Lafitte's Landing. I also graduated from CJFCI at Nicholls.
He has done and said so many a-hole things I cannot begin to count. I always found him funny in this regard, just because it's the way he is. He just talks shite constantly, it's rarely anything personal. The ole Grandpa's paddle story is pretty normal behavior that I've seen first hand. His knack for bullshite is why JF had the blue haired ladies buying into everything he said.
As a chef, he knows more than most and hires wonderful chefs to make him look great (which is a trait of every successful person). He is a cheap arse which is another trait of successful a-hole people.
The only time I was ever pissed at him was at Lafitte's one night. He and a group of impressionables were dining and drinking heavy. He showed his arse by going down to the kitchen, telling everyone how piss poor cooks they were and made a complete mess of the line. He was straight slinging food across the kitchen, then stumbling out yelled to clean this shite up.
Overall, I have really great memories of working in his restaurants. Mainly because of the people and experiences. Like I said before, there are tons of a-hole stories. Ever since my time in his employment, I see him as a businessman, not a chef. He is a shite talking showman who is smart (or cheap) with business.
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
53390 posts
Posted on 11/10/22 at 11:33 am to
Good chef, shtty person and fake af.

Sums it up?
Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
15362 posts
Posted on 11/10/22 at 10:23 pm to
Best response in this thread about people who own restaurants.
Posted by Townedrunkard
Member since Jan 2019
8977 posts
Posted on 11/10/22 at 11:18 pm to
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worked for Uncle John at White oak Plantation and at the old Lafitte's Landing.


You speak the truth, anyone that has worked for him can collaborate the truth. He’s a grade A a-hole but definitely puts on a show for the public. And he’s notoriously cheap. He woukd make his elderly father pay for his meals at Lafittes. And his wife was a wine o, getting drunk almost every night on bottles of wine…
This post was edited on 11/10/22 at 11:28 pm
Posted by tommy2tone1999
St. George, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6795 posts
Posted on 11/14/22 at 2:25 pm to
Funny "coincidence" Folse had many George Rodrigue original paintings hanging in Lafitte's Landing. The night before the place burned to the ground, those originals were removed from the restaurant.
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