It's been a banner year for chef John Tesar: His second restaurant, Knife, opened to much fanfare; he won accolades for both Knife and his seafood restaurant, Spoon, from national publications like Esquire and Texas Monthly; and he found himself embroiled in an unprecedented chef-vs-critic feud that skyrocketed him to national fame. Said feud was, of course, spurred by a late-night, expletive-laced tweet that was heard 'round the food world, but that wasn't Tesar's only moment of glory on Twitter this year. Below, 10 of Tesar's best Twitter moments of the year (in chronological order):
That time he took the gloves off and fired off a late-night tweet that spurred a thousand thinkpieces:
@lesbren fuck you ! Your reviews are misleading poorly written,self serving and you have destroyed the star system and you really suck
— John Tesar (@ChefJohnTesar) July 17, 2014
That time a well-respected Houston food critic had to give him props, even after his Brenner-related Twitter tantrum:
I was vigorously chastised by @ChefJohnTesar after I 1st blogged about his Houston restaurant. But he's funny & talented, & we patched it up
— Alison Cook (@alisoncook) July 17, 2014
That time somebody designed a t-shirt in his honor:
#TeamTesar @ChefJohnTesar pic.twitter.com/VYvnF7Vzir
— Rebecca Combs (@RebeccaCombsTV) July 18, 2014
That time his Guide cover was Photoshopped for better accuracy:
hey @ChefJohnTesar & @dallasnews I fixed that Guide cover pic.twitter.com/eXqk19BQmG
— raphael brion (@raphael_brion) July 18, 2014
That time he was heralded as a people's hero by a respected local food journalist:
@ChefJohnTesar I'm glad the era of the critic is over. Thanks for liberating us!
— Teresa Gubbins (@tgubbins) August 4, 2014
That one time he got compared to Yeezus:
@cider_ella https://t.co/8TZV0oM9WI greatest compliment ever ! @OzerskyTV
— John Tesar (@ChefJohnTesar) August 11, 2014
That time someone created another t-shirt in his honor:
Awesome new shirt company making these lol @EaterDallas @tgubbins @DSideDish I get no compensation FYI @OzerskyTV pic.twitter.com/VBsP86MrT2
— John Tesar (@ChefJohnTesar) October 3, 2014
That time his battle-scarred forearms got their five seconds of fame:
@EaterDallas @ChefJohnTesar Tesar's forearms need their own twitter account pic.twitter.com/JbOFXWvzrV
— Roadrunner Eats (@RoadrunnerEats) November 10, 2014
That time he made a very emphatic stance on burger buns:
@davidhalesmith @scottreitz @nickrallo n@BBQsnob @OzerskyTV @nrlstrickland @TacoTrail @ @DSideDish @whitneyfilloon BRIOCHE is for Pussies
— John Tesar (@ChefJohnTesar) November 29, 2014
That time he graced us with an old photo of himself sporting overalls and a turtleneck (oh and is that a mullet?) and it wasn't even #TBT:
@Bourdain @KnifeDallas @davidhalesmith check this one out who's that guy behind me ? #ArchiveDay pic.twitter.com/PHwDtfIEzw
— John Tesar (@ChefJohnTesar) December 6, 2014
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