![]() ![]() Hence, ATK filed a lawsuit which Kimball correctly called a “publicity stunt.” Chris was a minority owner of ATK and had no motives for harming his own financial investments. Kimball wanted to produce a different show and refused to sign a non-compete agreement. After David Nussbaum became the CEO and chairman of the board of ATK, there was a concerted attempt to RETAIN Kimball, not fire him. So we go for a month without even thinking about it at this point.”įolks-don’t believe a word about this so-called “lawsuit” against Christopher Kimball. “You get through the first six months or so, then it’s just background noise,” he said. Kimball told Current in 2018 that the lawsuit hadn’t distracted him from his new production. He pointed to ATK’s website, which is no longer active. ![]() Kimball countersued, denying the claims against him and accusing ATK of using the lawsuit as a “nationwide media campaign” that defamed him. A year later, ATK filed a lawsuit claiming that Kimball “literally and conceptually ripped off” its content and business model. After a 2015 contract dispute, he left the company and launched Milk Street Kitchen, which was later retitled Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. ![]() ATK produces two public TV cooking series ( America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country) and publishes its recipes in magazines and cookbooks. Kimball co-founded and helped build America’s Test Kitchen into a multimedia company catering to home cooks. Kimball declined to comment on the agreement. Kimball is also returning his shares in the America’s Test Kitchen media company for an undisclosed price, according to the release. The two sides “agreed to business terms” that allow ATK and Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street, Kimball’s latest production, to “coexist in the marketplace,” according to the release. The release provided few details about the settlement agreement. The two sides announced an “amicable separation” and resolution to the nearly three-year lawsuit in a Thursday press release. A heated dispute between producers of popular public TV cooking shows has cooled following a settlement between America’s Test Kitchen and its former CEO and host Christopher Kimball. ![]()
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