Brooklyn 'Top Chef' Admits He Poisoned Neighbor's Tree

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — The celebrity chef pleaded guilty to poisoning his neighbor's tree and must now serve 20 days of community service, court records and reports show.

Former "Top Chef" Adam Harvey admitted in Brooklyn Criminal Court Monday that he snuck into his Windsor Terrace neighbor's backyard, drilled holes into her tree and filled those holes with herbicide in April, court records show.

The celebrity chef, who co-owns Bar Salumi in Park Slope, will pay $3,694 in restitution for hurting the silver maple tree, which his attorney, Bruce Maffeo, told the New York Post was not killed by Harvey's herbicide endeavors.

Harvey first landed in trouble when his neighbor spotted a masked Harvey drilling holes into the tree he had previously complained was blocking light to the rooftop solar panels on his Seeley Street home, according to a criminal complaint.

Prosecutors charged Harvey with criminal mischief and criminal trespass during his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court on May 15.

Harvey turned down a plea deal last month that called for 35 days community service, the Post reported.

Chef Adam Harvey of AE Supply Co attends the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival at Pier 92 on October 13, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for NYCWFF)