Nightmare Restaurateurs Who Scared Gordon Ramsay Flip Out on Facebook

[Ian David]

In six seasons of Kitchen Nightmares, Chef Gordon Ramsay has never quit on a client. Until last week, that is, when he found Amy and Samy Bouzaglo, owners of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona, simply beyond help.

"It is because they are incapable of listening," an exasperated Ramsay told viewers.

Ramsay was being unusually euphemistic: Throughout the episode, the Bouzaglos threatened some customers, screamed profanities at others, fired waitstaff, and proved generally terrifying.

"You have the right to run the business the way you want to run your business," Ramsay tells the couple after giving it his best shot. "I have the right to do the right thing. And the right thing for me is to get out of here."
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Apparently driven right over the edge by a flood of one-star reviews on Yelp and similarly unflattering takes on their professionalism by Redditors, Amy and Samy have left a series of increasingly loud Facebook posts blaming their impending financial ruin on everyone and everything besides themselves:

More:
http://gawker.com/nightmare-restaurateurs-who-scared-chef-ramsay-flip-out-505815263?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow



See also:

You Must See Amy’s Baking Company’s Insane Facebook Breakdown (PHOTOS)

Last week’s season finale of chef Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares featured Amy’s Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro of Scottsdale, Ariz., a restaurant so vile and beyond repair that it led Ramsay to walk off the show for the first time ever.

The owners of Amy’s Baking Company were shown stealing tips from waitresses, calling customers by homophobic slurs, reselling store-bought food as if it had been made in-house and just generally being gigantic twats (to steal a word from Ramsay himself).

After the episode aired, someone took to the official Amy’s Baking Company Facebook page and posted the following message: “We do not feel the need to make any excuses for our behavior on tonight’s show.” The spokesperson then denied that the restaurant’s owners ever stole from employees.
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In the past 24 hours, whoever has control of the Amy’s Baking Company Facebook page has completely lost it, posting message after message of rambling threats and denials. It’s as good a corporate social media meltdown as you’ll ever see.



More:
http://www.manolith.com/2013/05/14/you-must-see-amys-baking-companys-insane-facebook-breakdown-photos/

[Brickbat]

1. This kinda made my day.

[GeorgeGist]

2. You think this is important.

Why?

[Ian David]

5. Because I thought it would annoy you. n/t

[Javaman]

63. +1

Best! Responce! Ever!

[truebrit71]

70. Congratulations. You just won the internets.

Lovely response!!!

[Scruffy Rumbler]

87. DUzy!

[madinmaryland]

12. The last time I checked, this forum is called GENERAL DISCUSSION. nt

[spiderpig]

19. Another holier-than-thou type. Add to ignore.

They steal from employees and scream nasty insults at their customers. These creeps deserve to be called out for what they are and go out of business.

I saw the show and I'm still angry.

[lapislzi]

30. The "trash thread" button is your friend. n/t

[Trajan]

31. I second that ...

Have you got a Facebook page too ?

[LanternWaste]

33. You're a fan of the restaurant? Why?

You're a fan of the restaurant? Why?

(it's fun answer one irrelevancy with another...)

[snooper2]

35. Well, just look at the couple

[CanonRay]

38. Wow, don't they just scream "Scottsdale".

[snooper2]

43. I just got done watching the show

She is certifiable...

absolutely fucking gone

[snooper2]

48. Just found a White House petition to have Amy Bouzaglo committed

It is important


we petition the obama administration to:
Have Amy Bouzaglo Committed.
The owner of the Amy Baking Company in Scottsdale, AZ is obviously crazy. I think she should have a psychological evaluation and kept from interacting with the public.

Created: May 14, 2013
Issues: Human Rights, Job Creation, Small Business

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/have-amy-bouzaglo-committed/q5JK3hhw

[Ian David]

53. Amy Bouzaglo is crazy! Thanks, Obama! n/t

[WinkyDink]

62. Samy, is that you?

[LadyHawkAZ]

3. God responds...

[Ian David]

6. Facebook God is the only god I like. n/t

[msanthrope]

7. Twitter God is the only true social media deity. Let's fight it out. nt

[OneGrassRoot]

27. +1 n/t

[JanMichael]

4. That FB page is still open, has over 25,000 "likes"

and now the "owners" are claiming they were "hacked" (Twitter and FB and something else)...and that the "FBI" is involved.

It's the weirdest couple I have ever seen.

[Arugula Latte]

8. But ... they're Christians! Leave them alone!

[WolverineDG]

9. They're now claiming their FB account (& others) were hacked

maybe, maybe not.

[Union Scribe]

16. If so the hacker(s) certainly nailed their attitudes

Hyper-defensive to the point of paranoia and super verbally aggressive. I wonder if "hackers" were responsible for Amy's original freak-out on a Yelper that led to their PR problems and their appearance on Ramsey's show.

[WinkyDink]

64. NOT!! They are claiming every single one of their Social Media sites was hacked. Liars!

[zappaman]

10. Big REC and KICK! n/t

[Quantess]

11. They take the server's tips.

They defend it by saying that they pay them a good hourly wage, but, that's cheating the customers who want to tip the server, not the owner.

I saw the episode. Those people seem like psychos.

[dsc]

13. they were off the chain

I felt so sorry for their workers.

[Maine-ah]

25. it's also illegal...

but Amy has a habit of stealing money. She was arrested for stealing SS #'s and obtaining loans. Her real name:
Amanda Patricia Bossingham.

http://laist.com/2013/05/14/owners_of_amys_baking_company_az_re.php

snip:

As a curious talking point, it's been discussed online that both Amy and Samy Bouzaglo have criminal records, with Mrs. B (real name: Amanda Patricia Bossingham) serving time a few years ago on charges of bank fraud and misuse of social security numbers. Meow, meow, indeed!

http://www.plainsite.org/flashlight/case.html?id=20189

[Eleanors38]

46. "Bossingham?"

[Poll_Blind]

56. I know, huh?

PB

[Champion Jack]

57. Pushypork?

[Ian David]

54. In that case, they should print "gratuities included" on the checks and menus. n/t

[Poll_Blind]

44. Priceless! Thank you for providing these links/info. Oh man!

Crazier and crazier. If she was arrested, someone needs to get that lady's mugshot, stat!

PB

[WinkyDink]

67. Maybe it should be called "Samy's LAUNDRY." ;-)

[Myrina]

75. ^^ WinkyDink for the win! ^^

[DotGone]

84. He did say that he was the gangster n/t

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. Chef Ramsay doesn't show up uninvited to these places...

And whenever a post on a business Facebook page starts with "I AM WONDER WOMAN," you've got to wonder just how unhinged these people might be. I like how you can pretty much tell which are from Amy, and which are from Sugar Daddy Solly. This is either insane, or it's masterful.

But Amy, you're not Wonder Woman. I know Wonder Woman, and you're no Wonder Woman. And I should know. I'm Batman.

[Behind the Aegis]

18. These people were/are loons!

My partner and I watched almost the entire episode with our mouths agape! This was one for the books. The supposed "hacked" facebook posts are right one the mark, as anyone who actually watched the show will be able to tell. Sure, it could still be a hack job, and I could be a gorgeous, 6' model who makes David Beckham look like dog food.

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. Watch it here:

http://www.putlocker.com/file/B9E00C3F3DEC1C31#


be sure not to eat before hand

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. All Tips went to the owners

not the servers. They are being trained after 2 months.

BiPolar madness.

I'm watching it now.

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. Owners admit they had staff turnover of

100 in one year.

The show was a hoot.

[HangOnKids]

23. Amy is a plastic surgery nightmare besides all her other charming qualities

A convicted thief with no formal culinary training getting "snippy" with Ramsay was priceless. This has got to be a money laundering business. Shitty food and even shittier owners does not compute in the food biz, these fuckers are selling drugs or stealing credit card information.

[Quantess]

49. I hope the poor young woman who got screamed at and fired for asking "are you sure?" has a new job.

Anyone who has been fired from Amy's Baking Company should feel safe about admitting they were fired from there.

[snooper2]

37. OMG just started watching -this is fucking greatness ROFL

Owner dude--

"Chef Ramsey is coming to tell people how good the food is here"

[Poll_Blind]

39. THANK YOU FOR THE LINK TO THE VIDEO!

PB

[Canuckistanian]

85. This is why narcissists shouldn't marry - or do ANYTHING related to business

These two are a continuous, slow-motion train wreck.

[Hugabear]

24. I thought that show was fake

Or at least highly staged.

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. So they destroyed their business

and reputations on purpose?

Gee talk about a conspiracy theory that is MEOW.

Now usually I like a good conspiracy theory, but it's clear that some may not know how the business world works.
If you're a restaurant, the last thing you need is a one star Yelp rating, thousands of Redditors calling you out, and negative press every single second of the day. Even worse, you're on television acting worse than a child. It's set in stone. If this was a marketing campaign, it was a huge flop.
I'm pretty sure several thousand other people would agree with me when I say that I'll never set foot in ABC ever. They're lower life forms than pond scum, they steal money, fire good employees, and charge you good money for fake food. Yep, total marketing success.
And of course they're going to delete their Facebook comments and claim hacking. All of the Internet is comparing them to the likes of the Westboro Baptist Church...nobody wants that distinction

[KurtNYC]

65. They use ringers in the dining rooms, etc.

but you can't get the owners to fake that much crazy.

http://eater.com/archives/2010/05/07/the-total-fakery-of-kitchen-nightmares-taping.php

[Atman]

28. Small world...

I clicked on their FB page and one of the first comments displayed was from one of my FB friends from school days. These are some really, really stupid people. The cynic in me wants to think this is overhyped for publicity, but what good could possible come from this? As a "Yelp Elite" member, I never trash-talk a restaurant, but I'll point out shortcomings and ways I think the customer experience could be improved. But these guys appear to really need the trash-talking. They seem like total a-holes. My guess would be (seeing their bios) is that they aren't defending their restaurant, they're trying to maintain their money-laundering front.

[mockmonkey]

29. They should team up with...

The God Warrior!

I had a feeling that they have millions and it doesn't matter if the restaurant even has customers.

[closeupready]

40. I remember this - that was a REAL train wreck -

Can't help but watch it, suppressing laughter even as you feel bad for her as she melts down in what is obviously a stressed out state.

And hey, who hasn't had meltdowns like that at least once? So, you gotta sympathize with her a bit.

[Poll_Blind]

47. OMG! Marguerite Perrin. The, IMO, ORIGINAL epic tv freak out of freak outs.

By the time that video gets close to the end, when the music kicks in and you can see how much she terrifies and abuses her family, I always feel a deep sadness, almost enough to just start bawling. The littlest daughter hugging her daddy because she's scared by her mother.

So sad and so real.

I guess her daughter Ashley was killed in a car wreck a few years back. Very sad.

PB

[WinkyDink]

68. YOU are clearly DARK-SIDED!

[brooklynite]

32. Precisely why they ended up on the show...

The BBC version involves Gordon working with serious restauranteurs in trouble. The Fox version involves Gordon working with restauranteurs picked by the Producers for being obnoxious loudmouths.

[get the red out]

78. I noticed that

I prefer the BBC version, but love Gordon Ramsey either way. He's HOT and hilarious.

[Arkana]

34. This is hilarious and terrifying at the same time.

You have to be REALLY fucked up to scare Gordon Ramsay.

[maddezmom]

36. LOL

I am watching it now and both these folks are nutty as hell.

[vankuria]

89. Bet they get their own reality show!

Just wait, TLC or Bravo will pick them up!

[Poll_Blind]

42. SO TRUE. I was glad someone posted a link upthread because I had to see it for myself.

I have seen that man tear people down only to work twice as hard to build them back up again. The people he rips on the hardest are also the ones he puts the most effort into making the best when he leaves.

After watching the video...I...I can understand why he just got out of that situation.

I think these people have the potential for being physically dangerous. That's just my impression. Everything they do skirts very closely around much darker behaviors.

PB

[Jenoch]

73. I don't think they scared Gordon.

He just saw that it was futile to continue.

[Poll_Blind]

41. EPIC: Ageing gangster slowly has soul assassinated by blonde virago cat-fancier.

Love it. The perfect hell for the both of them. Bonus: She speaks feline!

"Meow, meow, meow....meow.............meow."



On a serious note, it's not difficult to feel incredibly sorry for the poor staff who try to work under such insane conditions.

BONUS: 28.58 in the video. Sammy "I am the gangster, not you."

PB

[snooper2]

45. I want to go there just to laugh at them

[gvstn]

50. I posted this in the other thread but thought you might be amused

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[Poll_Blind]

51. LOL! +1

DAEMONIC!

PB

[Ian David]

52. I just watched the episode last night, and I hate them both. They deserve their misery.

The sooner they go bankrupt, the sooner a real restaurant can move in and create real jobs with real food.

[Poll_Blind]

55. As someone pointed out, the business may be a front. Do you remember when...

...Ramsay was getting into it with Sammy and he said "You are not the gangster, I am!" This morning reports are coming from all corners of the Internet that not only does Amy have a felonious recent past but that there may have also been some extremely shady dealings behind the purchase of the business. There were also reports I pulled up (don't have the link, maybe Yelp?) from way before the show aired that indicated customers had witnessed physical violence from Amy allegedly slapping one of the female servers.

Now, if they've been running things like this for around 3-is years, and I think that's how long they've been in business, they would have absolutely gone under in most cases if they were a legit business. That and the extreme amount of money put into the place just makes me wonder if they're running more games than the one Ramsay uncovered in such a short period of time.

I remember hearing once that restaurants were excellent ways to launder money.

PB

[Quantess]

58. If so, that seems really dumb and / or crazy to draw national attention to themselves...

...but then again, these two don't seem like they're all that bright and / or sane.

[Poll_Blind]

61. Not 100% sure about Sammy but I think everyone would agree that Amy is...

...absolutely batshit crazy and out of touch. This is by any scoring method I can think of. She is not just crazy, because I'd hate actual crazy people to be lumped in with her. No, she's a viper. A vicious disgusting creature.

She is both the Wicked Witch AND the army of flying monkeys.

PB

[Quantess]

66. Oh, I think Samy gives off a real unstable vibe, too.

He seems like he could suddenly stab someone with a shiv without a moment's notice. Like he goes from 0 to scary in a few seconds.

[Aerows]

72. They both are crooks

If they aren't playing funny with the books and laundering money, I'll eat my hat. 100+ employees that you can't trust, stealing people's tips, defensive as all get out, already been in jail for identity theft... uh, that's not a recipe for lawful and reformed behavior.

[Quixote1818]

59. They need to change their business plan and market themselves as a place for masochists

to gather and be abused.

[Rowdyboy]

60. If anyone ever deserved to flush $1million down the toilet its these two

What assholes

[Aerows]

71. If they aren't running a money laudering scheme

I'll eat my hat. The extremely high turnover rate, defensiveness, and willingness to behave like complete idiots on camera to appear "legit" is the first clue. She's already been in the slammer for stealing 15,000 in an identity theft case. Heaven only knows what he's been up to.

[Aerows]

69. Let me see if I've got this straight

She's a convicted felon that served time for identity theft, he claims to be a gangster, they have extremely high employee turnover to the tune of 100+ per year and they run a restaurant that sells frozen food.

And there is no one in the country that thinks they are money laundering. Not a soul. LOL.

For pity's sake. You'd have to be IQ impaired to think they are running anything legitimate, particularly with how defensive they are.

[Jenoch]

74. If they had more sense of themselves

they would have opened a dessert/coffee shop instead of full-blown resteraunt. Apparently, Amy/Amanda can bake and make good desserts.

I believe she invited Ramsay so he would validate her conclusion that her food is good and everyone is out to 'get' her. Samy is a loon as well, but he does recognize that his trophy wife cannot take criticism.

[Ikonoklast]

79. Except she also thaws out bakery from a restaurant food service supply company

and pawns it off as her own.

Total fraud.

[Jenoch]

80. Thanks.

I got a hint of that after I wrote that post. Do we know where she is buying her desserts?

[BainsBane]

88. I was amazed Ramsey didn't comment on that

One cook for savory and pastry, and he didn't think it impossible for her to have that huge selection of desserts?

[graywarrior]

76. I love this story!

It takes my mind off Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi

[Whisp]

77. omg!

wtf cares?!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

82. You do.

Enough to post anyhow.

[AndyA]

81. I don't watch reality shows, but saw their FB page yesterday and viewed a couple of videos

The husband seems more balanced than the wife. I saw her go off on an employee and fire her in front of others, which is extremely insensitive and inappropriate.

I would never eat in their restaurant, because I won't knowingly support people who treat others in that manner.

Now the couple (Samy and Amy) say their FB page was hacked, and that they didn't post any of those things. OK, fine, but Amy is on video treating employees poorly. She can't excuse that one.

[Buns_of_Fire]

83. Amy for Congress!

Why should Michele Bachmann hog all the crazy-eyed, batshit-crazy, semi-psycho vote?

[Martin Eden]

86. My wife and I watched that show

Amy is insane and her husband Samy is abusive to customers while shielding her from reality.

[progrocktv]

90. Update

They're staging a "grand re-opening" on May 21st and even got a PR guy so that should turn things...OH, CRAP, they got Joe Arpaio's PR guy!

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/05/amy_baking_company_jason_rose.php

[Arugula Latte]

91. The sad thing is they'll probably do well for awhile because

people will be curious to interact with these nutjobs. Reminds me of the San Francisco Chinese restaurant, Sam Wo's, that was famous for its abusive waiter. People used to go there specifically to get flack from him.

[WinkyDink]

92. (Oops!)

[WinkyDink]

93. NEW UPDATE! Samy fighting deportation; lied re: drug-dealing; banned from France and Germany!

http://www.azcentral.com/video/2400243186001