Damian Betular (41) broke his silence after the unusual criticism received from a influencer who visited his gastronomic establishment.
The pastry chef intervenes THEY (América TV, Monday to Friday at 8pm) and referred to the statements of the woman who visited the Betular pastry shoplocated in the Devoto neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and was a lapidary of networks.
Consulted by the chronicler of the cycle led by Ángel de Brito, the jury of MasterChef Argentina AND Cook Argentina (Telefe) said he saw the video that went viral because his loved ones sent it to him.
Then, Betular, without wanting to get into controversy, clarified: “Criticism is obviously useful to continue improving.”
Furthermore, he referred to one of the parts of the video that the young woman uploaded to TikTok in which she shows how to fill out a tupperware with the “pink sugar” that he finds in the gastronomic establishment and takes it home.
“I also thought it was funny that they took away the sugar. You have to take it this way, how can you be angry? No problem. She got it, no problem, enjoy. Maybe there isn’t much to steal, the table has no tablecloth, nothing. I took it more as a joke than something bad,” the cycle member said streaming That would be incredible (OLGA).
Later, when the journalist asked him if he intended to review the quality of his food, the pastry chef assured that it was not something he had in mind.
“As a consumer, if I go into a store and there’s something I paid for that I don’t like, I try to fix it on the spot, rather than being left with a bad taste in my mouth. Things can happen there. There are many people working on processes. Humidity affects the pastry“He explained.
And he added: “But we try to improve every day this, with or without criticism, because it is our job.
“He also complained about the price, he complained about everything. Inputs and everything else is something we see all the time. Even him packaging…But everyone is free. I’m very grateful that people leave. There is a lot of work and many people behind a biscuit, a crescent…”, he was sincere.
When asked if he is tired of criticism of his restaurant’s prices, Damián replied: “No, because it’s something we keep in mind every day. “We always try to take care of a lot, but we work with good raw materials and with many people, many professionals.”
“So there is the possibility of continuing to consume it or not, but the truth is this I am confident that the product is goodWell packaging, it was a good experience, so I’m happy about it,” he concluded.
How was the criticism Damián Betular received?
Over the Easter weekend, a video originally uploaded to the TikTok account “estrellakira4” went viral and caught the attention of social media users.
The influencer protagonist of the content visited Betular pastry shopDamián Betular’s gastronomic venue and was very critical of the place.
“We’re going to try a few things to see if it’s as good as they say it is,” the woman explained. Furthermore, she tried the coffee and clarified: “For 3,500 pesos, the truth is that it was pretty average.”
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The video went viral on the networks.
“It was really delicious, it had a new flavor but for 6,600 pesos… We didn’t even pay you. We feed an entire family with that money,” he complained after tasting a raspberry and pistachio cookie.
Next they tried another of the local delicacies, it was a blackberry custard. However, for the influencer.
“We opened it in half to see how crunchy it was and… The truth is, we were disappointed because it looked rubbery… all said and done, it was disgusting“He said.
It added: “Both the custard and the dough had no flavour. The berries were quite sour and should have been countered with a sweet flavour. But It was like eating blackberries with bread, disgusting“.
Then he said that “the only good thing about this place, pink sugar.” She poured the contents of the sugar bowl into a Tupperware and closed it: “Since we didn’t pay 20,000 pesos a day, I won’t leave empty-handed and I took the candy pink for my house.”
Source: Clarin