Lawsuit Alleges Chipotle's Steve Ells Tried to Steal Momofuku's Ideas

Did Ells (right) try to rip off Dave Chang's ramen concept? A British chef who trained at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck in Bray and did culinary R&D work for fast-casual giant Chipotle has filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court alleging that former boss Steve Ells damaged his professional reputation after short-changing Momofuku chef and owner David Chang. The New York Post reports that the Chipotle CEO approached Kyle Connaughton in 2011 to develop a "ramen-house equivalent to Chipotle"...