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If you thought restaurant owners Samy and Amy Bouzaglo were going to pack it up after being humiliated on Gordon Ramsay's TV show "Kitchen Nightmares" and, well, the internet, clearly you haven't been paying attention. The Bouzaglos do not seem to be the types who admit they've lost control or exercise any kind of restraint.
The owners announced that they are planning to re-open their beleaguered Scottsdale restaurant on Tuesday in a press release that really comes out swinging. The couple has also hired a publicist known in Arizona for being called in to do serious damage control, which seems like the smartest thing the couple has done so far. The announcement starts out this way:
Amy's Baking Company will host a Grand Re-Opening on Tuesday night, May 21, following unflattering portrayals on national television. Customers will be able to decide who is correct: a famous celebrity chef or the marketplace that has supported the small, locally-owned business for six years.
When re-opened, a portion of proceeds will benefit a charity organized to bring awareness to cyber bullying.
A Change.org petition with over 23,000 signatures asking that the Department of Labor investigate the way the company pays its workers: "Amy's Baking Company (ABC) in Scottsdale, AZ, has come out publicly that their policy is to confiscate every single penny earned through tipping patrons, without informing customers, and instead, only pay their servers an hourly wage."
One unexpected twist is that for whatever reason, the company has invited Phoenix civil rights activist Rev. Jarrett Maupin to come along for the presser:
Repsect 2 The Yard, Maya but '13 eatery event 2 be Grand Re-opening of Amy's Bakery Co. Tuesday. @ReverendMaupin 2 emcee presser before
— Jason Rose PR (@jasonrosepr) May 16, 2013
Rev. Maupin says the Lord works in mysterious ways:
#amysbakingcompany Tuesday #Scottsdale #TheLordWorksInMysteriousWays #AZ http://t.co/wCaU4GbRm2
— Rev. Jarrett Barton Maupin, Jr. (@ReverendMaupin) May 17, 2013
Okaaaaaaaay.We're curious to see what happens next since the couple doesn't quite know when it's time to stop talking.
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