*Kanye West and his ‘Sunday Services’ descended upon Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday, where he played songs from his new album “Jesus Is King.” Folks who attended the concert at Bethany Church in Baton Rouge, La., hit up social media to slam the rapper after spending $55 on a brunch, that is now being compared to the food at the disastrous Fyre Festival.
The Bethany Church in Baton Rouge holds an annual event called “Brunchella” to fundraise, which Ye and his choir were invited to perform at this year.
One Twitter user shared a photo on Facebook of the edible offerings. The shot showed a plate with two pancakes, two pieces of bacon and one sausage patty on it, described as a “COLD brunch BUFFET,” wrote attendee Kimberly Kitchen.
“The food looks awful at #Brunchella but the orange juice sitting out with water still in the cases has me dying. Y’all paid $55 for this?!” one person said responded to the pic.
“What’s going on at Fyre Fest South aka #Brunchella?” another wrote.
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Attendees noted Kanye’s #Brunchella felt eerily similar to another garbage fire — Fyre Fest. https://t.co/GhSxKVRlUZ
— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) November 3, 2019
The event coordinator has made clear that the brunch was provided for ticket holders before Kanye’s performance.
“On Friday, November 1, Lauryn’s Fine Catering provided brunch to Baton Rouge Sunday Service to attendees. Sunday service has no affiliation with the ‘Brunchella’ catering service. Attendees were to be provided with a hot brunch while waiting on Kanye West to perform. The catering company did not provide adequate food for ONE attendee and a social media post went viral,” they said.
Adding, “Kanye West and the Sunday Service collective has no responsibility for any food complaints reported and should be disassociated with such claims.
In response to the photo going viral, the catering company who worked the event, Lauryn’s Fine Catering, tells TIME that it recognizes that “neither Kanye West nor Bethany Church were directly involved with the organizing of ‘Brunchella.’”
“We were contacted only 28 hours prior to the event, after the $55 price had been set by the organizers, not Lauryn’s Fine Catering,” the company wrote on Facebook. “We agreed to assist the local organizers with providing a breakfast buffet for over 2,000 guests. While we typically do not fulfill large, full-service orders with less than a month’s notice, we chose to assist the organizers whom we believed to be affiliated with Kanye’s team at an incredibly reduced rate. Our company additionally provided staffing, tables, and linens at little or no cost.”
The food from Fyre Festival and Kanye’s Brunchella is like Jesus feeding the multitude loaves and fish but if you’re a con man and not Jesus pic.twitter.com/v0FBx1w0aw
— looseedition (@looseedition) November 4, 2019
Lauryn’s Fine Catering went on to apologize to unsatisfied guests.
“We regret that our food ordered by the organizers, was not what the guests had envisioned, and did not remain hot at all times, as the warming dishes were susceptible to the 35 degree weather, and our goal was to serve the more than 2,000 VIP guests as quickly as possible,” the company wrote. “It has been our primary focus for the past twenty years to provide top notch service to our guests. It is our hope that the multiple compliments we received from event guests outweigh the negative experiences received from circumstances outside of our control. As with every event, we will use this experience as an opportunity to grow, and we hope to strengthen our credibility and service for years to come.”
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