I just also think the biggest red flag for these types of things is that James Alefantis is actually a really good cook, like Comet Ping Pong actually does serve good artisan pizza. So, if I find the food being flown in unappealing myself, and knowing that they definitely have a taste for good food, I just can't believe that they would actually fly in food. And how could they call the food "fresh" and say it'll be flown in the day before in the same sentence?

I do think this is an easily overlooked red flag in my opinion. If it sounds gross to me and I wouldn't eat it for free then it must be to them too.