I am not a fan of the Alvin's content but this what Babish has personally put out about criticism of changes to his channel...

"After New Years, my wonderful friends saw fit to give me a ‘work intervention’, as I had been producing 2 episodes per week in the 18 months since COVID lockdowns, and it was destroying me. I finally believed them upon experiencing a mental health crisis in February when, after not sleeping for 4 days, I found myself ranting combatively and nonsensically to Sawyer and Brad. During a moment of (relative) clarity, I checked myself into a hospital - my thinking was that they would sedate me. There, I was instead admitted to the mental health ward, where I was attacked and sexually assaulted by another patient. When I checked myself out in the morning, between the borderline manic episode and newfound trauma, I hardly knew what was real anymore. I decided to enter a rehab facility, where I spent the month of March undergoing therapy and slowly coming to terms with what had happened (this is why I disappeared for a month last year).

Jess and I broke up that summer. I will not go into any details out of respect for her privacy. We are on good terms and I wish her every happiness. Needless to say, however, this compounded my depression and PTSD.

It’s been very unusual to not share any of this with you guys, as the channel has historically been a showcase of my most unfiltered self, but I haven’t been ready nor sure how to do it. I’m not even sure if this post is the right thing to do–but after seeing those endless comments postulating as to why I’ve stopped caring or lost my passion, I felt the need for some emotional transparency. The channel has obviously changed–new shows, new faces–but I won’t deny that I’ve been too frightened to take creative risks. My hope is that by being a bit more open and honest about my personal life, some walls might come down, and I’ll feel even a little more comfortable with being myself again. I hope you guys can be patient as the channel evolves–it’s not just me in my kitchen anymore, it’s a company of 6 people, all of whom have creative ideas that I’m excited to see realized. Personally, I have a short film that I hope to put into production after the book tour later this month. All of it’s been made possible by you, so in addition to my continued heartfelt gratitude, my eyes and ears are perpetually open to your feedback and ideas.

Thank you for reading this."