Get A Trump Fake Media Award And I'll Buy You Dinner, Says Celebrity Chef José Andrés

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A celebrity chef has offered to buy dinner for anyone given one of Donald Trump's "Most Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards."

Tweeting on Sunday, José Andrés said he would "contribute with lunch on me" for all of those singled out by the president in the awards he created to bash what he has dubbed the "fake news media."

"To all the winners for Monday's Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards of ‪@realdonaldtrump I want to contribute with lunch on me in any of my restaurants as a reward..." Andrés wrote, prior to the president changing the day of his so-called awards.

To all the winners for Mondays’s Dishonest and Corrupt Media Awards of @realdonaldtrump I want to contribute with lunch on me in any of my restaurants as a reward.... https://t.co/LuCkd0c1pG

— Please wear a mask! Do it for the World please... (@chefjoseandres) January 7, 2018

Later on Sunday, Trump said he had moved the date of his awards to Wednesday, writing: "The Fake News Awards, those going to the most corrupt & biased of the Mainstream Media, will be presented to the losers on Wednesday, January 17th, rather than this coming Monday. The interest in, and importance of, these awards is far greater than anyone could have anticipated!"

Although it is the first time Andrés has mentioned Trump's media awards, it is not the first time he has made his objections to the president known.

Indeed, the chef was involved in a lawsuit that was filed by Trump after Andrés pulled out of opening a restaurant in Trump Tower back in 2015.

Andrés pulled out of the restaurant opening after Trump announced his campaign for president and referred to Mexicans as rapists in a move that Andrés deemed racist.

The chef was sued by Trump for breach of contract, promptly counter-suing the businessman prior to the pair settling the case, but clearly leaving a bitter taste in Andrés' mouth as the chef has since hit out at Trump on Twitter.

"Thank you ‪@realDonaldTrump for showing me everyday that we did the right thing pulling out of your hotel...‪#smartbusinessdecision," the chef wrote back in November after Trump was slammed for sharing videos made by the racist Britain First group.

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