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Michael Chiarello’s Death

Elodie2 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:30:54 GMT

This has both surprised and saddened me. Used to watch him in the early days of Food Network. He seemed such a gentleman and innovated chef.

He was close friends with Leslie Blodgett of Bare Minerals. The opening of his show always had a scene with Leslie seated at a table with a group of others.

Peace be with his family.

ETA: From what I've read, he died of an allergic to to something. He was only 61.

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Skyegirl21 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:36:42 GMT

I searched his story a bit and the allegations are bad- according to the internet (if true). There was some nastiness and serious harassment going on at his restaurant- I guess that's why he kind of disappeared!

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:24:31 GMT

I purchased many wonderful kitchen, bakeware and vintage items from his NapaStyle mail order business which I use daily. I was sorry to see him close that operation.

(The harassment lawsuit was settled out-of-court in 2017.)

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kelshar — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:32:21 GMT

This is so sad. I used to watch him on the early days of Food Network and before that when he was on PBS or some channel like that. I wonder what he was allergic to. I never even knew about the serial harassment scandal....that's unfortunate.

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kelshar — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:33:48 GMT

*sexual harassment (not serial). Hate spell check sometimes!

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rockygems123 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:44:05 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
I purchased many wonderful kitchen, bakeware and vintage items from his NapaStyle mail order business which I use daily. I was sorry to see him close that operation.

(The harassment lawsuit was settled out-of-court in 2017.)

@They CallMe MRWILKES

He had the brick and mortar Napa Style store as part of his Bottega restaurant. It was a foodie's dream you would have loved it. Friends live about a mile away so we'd go often.

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I am still oxox — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:20:40 GMT

Used to watch him in the very early days of the Food Network, his death is surprising and saddening

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:32:03 GMT

This morning I watched indepth profiles on ABC, CBS and NBC, but none mentioned specifically what caused the fatal allergic reaction.

I guess his family chose not to release details, but it's very curious.

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conlt — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:37:23 GMT

My father died of an immediate fatal reaction to chemo therapy. The shock of his death was awful. I am saddened and curious about Michael Chiarello's death. I liked him too.

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Bri369 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 14:49:05 GMT

I used to watch him all the time. He was a great cook and had a great personality. His death is a shock

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snipsnapsnur — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:07:26 GMT

It's very suspect when the cause of the allergic reaction isn't mentioned, at all.

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GoneButNotForgotten — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:10:46 GMT

I wonder what he was allergic to...didn't anyone have an epi pen lying around?

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meallen616 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:20:31 GMT

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Spacrazy — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:00:57 GMT

I was a fan of his and I'm sorry for his death.

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Mindy D — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:01:54 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
This morning I watched indepth profiles on ABC, CBS and NBC, but none mentioned specifically what caused the fatal allergic reaction.

I guess his family chose not to release details, but it's very curious.

@They CallMe MRWILKES @I've checked many articles across the internet, even ones known for spilling the beans when others refrain, but I found nothing.

I also used to get his catalog.

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Mindy D — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:17:39 GMT

@GoneButNotForgotten wrote:
I wonder what he was allergic to...didn't anyone have an epi pen lying around?

@GoneButNotForgotten @He might not have known he was allergic to whatever it was that caused the reaction. There are also many people that know they have a food allergy that don't bother to get epi pens. I know three such people. They don't eat what they are allergic to, but I wish they would get epi pens, just in case.

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PansyBoo — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:38:57 GMT

I'm also so curious as to what he was allergic to that caused his death. So incredibly sad.

I will share a story about my aunt. Several years ago she had an allergic reaction to a new blood pressure medicine she had been put on. I had just gotten out of the shower and she called trying to tell me something was wrong....I had a little trouble even understanding her. I still had a towel wrapped around me from showering so yelled at my husband to get over to her house and take her to the ER. When I got to the hospital and was allowed to go back and see her I was stunned. Her tongue was the size of an apple! Unbelievable!!! 😲 They were giving her the meds to counteract the reaction and it seemed to have slowed the swelling. We did have to make a hard decision to go ahead and do a tracheotomy to be on the safe side in case the swelling intensified later. All that from just a new medication. 😟

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ROMARY — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:53:28 GMT

Conit: My gosh......there should be a pre-test allergy test re: certain therapies, certain medications, etc.

Maybe some type of patch that can be applied to the inside elbow.

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Etoile308 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:46:21 GMT

It's possible to suddenly develop an allergy to something you've never had an allergic reaction to before.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:49:17 GMT

Nope, I'm not buying that he "suddenly" developed an acute, severe, life threatening allergic reaction.