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09th Mar 2020

Sunday Brunch apologises after feeding vegan Jon Richardson ghee

Jade Hayden

Well, that’s not gouda.

Sunday Brunch has apologised after accidentally feeding vegan Jon Richardson ghee.

The comedian, who does indeed follow a strict plant based diet, was tasting a dhal cooked by chef Asma Khan when the incident occurred.

Richardson had stood aside while the rest of the guests were trying some prawns. Host Simon Rimmer later stated what he believed to be true: “The dhal is vegan, Jon. Obviously the prawns aren’t.”

After tucking into the curry, it was later revealed that the dhal did indeed contain ghee – a type of butter originating from India.

Following an ad break, Rimmer later apologised to Richardson – who, naturally, took it all quite well.

“Earlier on in the previous cooking item I may have informed guests that the dhal was in fact vegan,” said Rimmer.

“There was, of course, ghee used in the recipe, which isn’t vegan. I allowed Jon Richardson, who is indeed a vegan, to eat some of it.

“On behalf of myself and the Sunday Brunch team I would like to sincerely apologise and hope I haven’t offended you and spoiled your life.”

“When I’m sick during my interview, you can take responsibility for that!” replied Richardson.

He then added that despite the mixup, the dhal was delicious and that it could, in fact, be made vegan too.

Unsurprisingly, Twitter does not appear to think that Rimmer’s apology was good enough, irrespective of the fact that Richardson accepted it, and seems to have gotten over the entire debacle quite quickly.

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