A Kiwi chef in New York has found a subtle way to have a dig at Donald Trump
A KIWI chef in New York has found a subtle way to have a dig at Donald Trump on his restaurant receipts.
A NEW York City restaurant headed by a Kiwi chef is dishing up a dose of politics with his customers’ coffee, emblazoning receipts with a message referencing Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies.
Mark Simmons, a chef who originally hails from Southland in New Zealand and has competed in the US version of Top Chef, opened Kiwiana in Brooklyn in 2011, bringing Kiwi cuisine to Americans.
Journalist Mary Emily O’Hara posted a photo of her receipt to Twitter after a recent brunch at Kiwiana.
Breakfast in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/JHEtfJhqPO
— Mary Emily O'Hara (@MaryEmilyOHara) February 5, 2017
A message at the bottom of the receipt read: “Immigrants make America great (they also cooked your food and served you today)”, assumed to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to President Trump’s campaign slogan “make America great again” after he issued an executive order banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
O’Hara, who has more than 7000 followers, told another Twitter user the wait staff at Kiwiana told her the message was the chef’s idea.
This article originally appeared on the NZ Herald