A celebrated San Francisco chef claims a viral TikTok scandal with an influencer who visited his restaurant for a collaboration video has shattered his career and left his family needing to “heal” — while still blasting her for being “unprepared” and not doing her “research,” according to a report.

Luke Sung, 52, shared his side of a tense exchange at Kis Cafe in Hayes Valley, where “micro-influencer” Karla Marcotte, @itskarlabb on TikTok, claimed she was belittled by the James Beard award-nominated chef over her follower count last month, according to a video posted to her platform. 3

“She came in at 5 p.m. on a Tuesday, when the dining room was empty. My partner didn’t tell me she was coming until she got there, and I didn’t know anything about her,” Sung told the San Francis

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