It was a “Kitchen Nightmares” first. In the latest episode, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay got so fed up he refused to help a pair of restaurant owners, Amy and Samy Bouzaglo, of Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona, salvage their business.
In spite of the episode’s predictable “trainwreck” outcome, the couple proudly promoted it on their company’s Facebook page in April before it was shown on television. When the episode aired on Friday, a storm of social media criticism ensued—and the feisty Bouzaglos fought back.
After finding a freezer filled with packaged ravioli and a bakery case displaying “homemade desserts” that were actually bought elsewhere, Ramsay struggled to stop the combative couple from cursing out the customers and taking away their servers’ tips. Finally, he got up and walked away, saying, “I can’t help people who can’t help themselves.”
The couple jumped on Facebook to defend themselves.
