Food writer Alison Roman has vowed to make "positive, actionable change" after attacking Chrissy Teigen in a controversial interview.
The blogger and New York Times columnist sparked a public spat with model and cookbook author Teigen earlier this month after criticising her kitchenware line at U.S. retailer Target and blasting her brand as a "content farm", while also taking aim at Japanese organising consultant Marie Kondo for starting her own line of products.
Teigen admitted she was "stung" by the comments because she was such a fan of Roman's, and although the writer subsequently apologised for her insensitive remarks, her column at the Times was placed "on temporary leave".
Now, Roman has opened up about the drama in a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday, and insisted she is continuing to reflect on the impact of her words.
"The kindness, empathy, tough love, vulnerability and, honesty demonstrated by everyone who wrote in sharing experiences, book recommendations, anecdotes, and thoughtful advice has been overwhelming in the best way," she wrote. "I'm genuinely excited to turn this moment into positive, actionable change and so insanely grateful for even having that opportunity. This was a huge shake-up for me both personally and professionally, and I'm still processing so much, but know that I'm working on it and thinking about it 24/7. The issues brought to light by this whole thing won't be fixed overnight, and the healing process for many will be long, but I'm committed to doing the work to make it better."
Roman went on to explain that she will be keeping fans up-to-date on recipes and recommendations in an email newsletter going forward.
Teigen has yet to comment on the news, which emerges days after the Lip Sync Battle co-host insisted she had forgiven the blogger for her remarks and was "not happy" with editors at the Times for putting the column on hold, declaring she was among those who were championing Roman's return.
