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* BadBoss: His response to one of his employees complaining to him about how horribly he treats her is that [[NoSympathy she should find a new place to work.]] [[spoilers:[[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], she's among those who leave in the Epilogue.]]

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* BadBoss: His response to one of his employees complaining to him about how horribly he treats her is that [[NoSympathy she should find a new place to work.]] [[spoilers:[[SarcasmMode [[spoiler:[[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], she's among those who leave in the Epilogue.]]
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Or as she puts it, her "Honderful" outfit.

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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Or as she puts it, A Beehive hairstyle, feathered boas, and leapord-print clothes makes up her "Honderful" outfit.
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* BadBoss: His response to one of his employees complaining to him about how horribly he treats her is that [[NoSympathy she should find a new place to work.]] [[spoilers:[[SarcasmMode Surprisingly]], she's among those who leave in the Epilogue.]]


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* HollywoodNewEngland: Has a notable Boston accent that really shows when he's angry.


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* SkewedPriorities: Is more concerned about whether a menu is "unique" than whether if its actually good or doable.
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** One employee even mentioned that potential customers would go somewhere else if they would see his car in order to avoid him.

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** One employee even mentioned that potential customers would go somewhere else if they would see saw his car in order to avoid him.
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** One employee even mentioned that potential customers would go somewhere else if they would see his car in order to avoid him.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Tries to make herself to be the victim by telling Gordon that she was a victim of a smear campaign and receiving death threats over trademarking the word "Hon." Conveniently leaving out the aforementioned KickTheDog moment, which he soon does.

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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Tries to make herself to be the victim by telling Gordon that she was a victim of a smear campaign and receiving death threats over trademarking the word "Hon." Conveniently leaving out the aforementioned KickTheDog moment, which he soon does.does mention.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Of Cafe Hon. But in a more infamous example.

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* FaceOfTheBand: InUniverse. Of Cafe Hon. But in a more infamous example.

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* IMustMakeAmends: When she sees the citizens of Baltimore express how they feel about her trademarking the word "Hon," she announces that she is removing the word from the registry.


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* MustMakeAmends: When she sees the citizens of Baltimore express how they feel about her trademarking the word "Hon," she announces that she is removing the word from the registry in order to get back in their good graces.
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[[folder: Cafe Hon]]
!! Denise
The owner of Cafe Hon. ...For better or worse.

* FaceOfTheBand: Of Cafe Hon. But in a more infamous example.
* IMustMakeAmends: When she sees the citizens of Baltimore express how they feel about her trademarking the word "Hon," she announces that she is removing the word from the registry.
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Or as she puts it, her "Honderful" outfit.
* KickTheDog: Aside from trademarking the word "Hon," she goes after anyone who uses the word, sending them a "Cease and Desist" letter.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only possible justification for her trademarking the word "Hon" in the eyes of many.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Tries to make herself to be the victim by telling Gordon that she was a victim of a smear campaign and receiving death threats over trademarking the word "Hon." Conveniently leaving out the aforementioned KickTheDog moment, which he soon does.
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* TheMillstone: It's outright stated that he's the biggest reason why the restaurant is in the state that it is in. Gordon even tell him that him being in the kitchen will hinder any hope of the restaurant improving. [[spoiler:During the epilogue of the episode, which revealed that he was once again a chef, even the narration states that the future of Mills Street Bistro was uncertain.]]
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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent?

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent?WhatTheHellIsThatAccent? : He's of Israeli descent, but it seems to be mixed with some Italian as well.
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* BadBoss: ''Holy shit'', yes. No one is safe when Amy is out on the warpath.


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* JerkAss: To use the [[CountryMatters C word]] would usually be considered overkill, but for Amy it's pretty much the best description for her. Plus if you take a look at her KickTheDog section you will suddenly understand why the majority of the Internet is hating her guts if they aren't laughing at her expense.
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* TranquilFury: Let's face it, she's got a lot of anger constantly but keeps it low key to a certain extent. Of course, until someone presses her buttons or even so much as talks to her, then she erupts.


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* PetTheDog: You know he isn't as bad as his wife when he tries to comfort a worker who was fired for simply standing too close to Amy when she went into a childish tantrum.
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* BlondesAreEvil: Amy.
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->''"I'm forty years of age, and I've gone to a lot of restaurants, but I've never, ever, ever, '''ever''' met someone I believe in as little as you."''

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** After firing a worker for asking a question, the girl tries to leave and Amy tells her to come back. The reason? To tell her that she's not allowed to come back and is fired. Ouch.

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** After firing a worker for asking a question, the girl tries to leave and Amy tells her to come back. The reason? To '''To tell her that she's not allowed to come back and is fired. Ouch. fired.''' ''Ouch.''
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** After firing a worker for asking a question, the girl tries to leave and Amy

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** After firing a worker for asking a question, the girl tries to leave and AmyAmy tells her to come back. The reason? To tell her that she's not allowed to come back and is fired. Ouch.
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[[folder: Gordon Ramsey]]
!! Gordon Ramsey

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!! Gordon Ramsey
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!Notable Restaurant Personal

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent?


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* DisneyVillainDeath: Gordon throws it out of a second story window.

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!! Amy and Sammy

The head chef and owner of the restaurant.

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!! Amy and Sammy

Amy

The head chef and owner of the restaurant.restaurant.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Judging from her various internet meltdowns, high turn-over rates and countless other delusional transgressions, some believe that she has Schizophrenia, or at the very least untreated Bipolar Disorder.

* BigStupidDoodooHead: "You little weenie! Keep walking!"
* BlondesAreEvil: Amy.
* BodyLanguage: Amy clearly can't hide hers. Ramsay even calls her on her shaking her head "no" when he informs them he is here to help them. She also keeps shaking her head "no" or rolls her eyes every time she is given criticism.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: At the end of the episode, we even get to see the crew tearing down. Amy herself makes it clear she knows she's being televised.
* TheCaligula: Lets face it, MeanBoss is an understatement for them since their abuse is not limited to their employees, it extends to their customers where they even threaten to send the police on them, just to have their way.
* CantTakeCriticism: Amy, ''Amy'', '''''Amy'''''.
* CatchPhrase: Amy has "(Insert food item that Ramsay complains about) I have customers telling me it is the best (insert food) they have ever eaten!" Also "I've never had a problem with that (insert food)" and "They're just not used to eating food that doesn't come from a can".
* EntitledBastard: Amy seems to fully believe that it was her destiny to be a cook, and that this automatically means all her food is excellent. People on Yelp, Reddit, and Facebook however, hold a radically different opinion. Actually, ''the entire damn Internet'' seems to believe just the opposite, really.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Amy could not understand why her server was crying after she just fired her for no good reason.
* EvilChef: Amy attempts to ''poison'' one of her customers after he dares to complain about his meal.
* FalseRapeAccusation: After the show Amy starting to tell everyone that during the shooting Gordon would attempt to sexually assault her and Sammy stated this was the "real reason" they "kicked him out". Unusual for this trope though, absolutely nobody believed them.
* KickTheDog:
** The owners had a customer who, after waiting over an hour for a single pizza, decided to leave rather than wait any further. As the customer was on the way out the door, they demanded that they pay for the pizza they never got.
** Another customer had their food '''poisoned''' in the hopes that he would ''get hurt,'' as Amy proudly states.
** Not to mention that the owners admitted to stealing the servers' tips for themselves.
** After firing a worker for asking a question, the girl tries to leave and Amy
* PsychopathicManChild: Amy has the attitude of a spoiled teenager, calling everyone who (rightfully) disagrees with her "haters" and "bullies" and throws (often violent) temper tantrums when things don't go her way.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Amy's insanity was evident early in the episode when she was talking about her "haters" on [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/amys-baking-company-scottsdale Yelp]]. Ramsay wound up walking out of their restaurant because they would not listen to him. At the start of the episode, Amy and Samy praise Ramsay for his years of experience, and by the end, they are talking ''down'' to him. Chef Ramsay is World-class, has twenty years experience of being a head chef, he's got at least 14 Michelin stars, and they believe they are so much better than him. This is a ''textbook example'' of SmallNameBigEgo.
* StrawFeminist: Amy shows some signs of this in the Bonus Material revealed in "Return to Amy's Baking Company". She gives the reason she doesn't have any men in the kitchen is because she views them all as having SmallNameBigEgo, being lazy, or being [[AllMenArePerverts perverts]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Amy's sanity slippage can be seen throughout the entire episode. At first she is sweet and cheerful, but as the show goes on she gets more and more irritated to the point at the end of the episode it looked as if her eyes were about to pop out of her skull. One sign of this is her hair; it becomes steadily more unkempt as the episode progresses.

!! Sammy

The owner of the restaurant and Amy's husband.

* HenpeckedHusband: Samy sometimes comes across as this, as he's reluctant to inform his wife about customers sending food back due to [[NeverMyFault her inability to take criticism]], and his attempted defense of Katie when his wife fired her for asking a question. Though he's significantly less sympathetic than most examples, given that he treats his servers like idiots while taking their tips, and harasses customers who don't like the food.
* VillainousBreakdown: Samy himself goes through one in the "Day Before" footage. When the first complaint comes in, he smugly dismisses the customer as an ignorant twat who doesn't know what he likes to eat. As the complaints and rejections pile up, however, he gets increasingly erratic and angry, culminating in him screaming a ClusterFBomb at a customer and almost getting into a fistfight with said customer.
* YesMan: Samy is one to his wife: despite the fact that she can't really cook and the business is failing, he can't bring himself to ever criticize Amy or pass along customer complaints. This has only fueled her self-delusions, as she is able to easily claim that no-one has ever complained about the food to her. FromACertainPointOfView she may be right, as Samy tends to do his utmost to prevent those comments from reaching her, and Gordon even calls them out on this in the additional footage in "Return to Amy's Baking Company".


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The microwave is used so often the restaurant employees refer to it as "Chef Mike.".

* CompanionCube: The microwave is used so often the restaurant employees treat it like a member of the staff.
* ICallItVera: The restaurant employees refer to it as "Chef Mike."


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!!Joe

* BerserkButton: Gets unreasonably ''furious'' about Gordon handing him back the raw micro-carrot he had used as a garnish on one dish.
* BlatantLies:
** Claims to be "self-taught by the greatest European chefs." Gordon seems to brush off the oxymoron in that statement, but it becomes clearly apparent when Gordon actually tries the food.
** Convinced Gordon, at the beginning, that all of the meat cooked at his restaurant comes from his personal ranch, but Gordon soon fails to find any of it in the kitchen's storage.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Insists that his restaurant is the best cooking anywhere between Los Angeles and New York. He plants fake positive reviews of his restaurant online. He fails to see anything that's wrong with his cooking, despite him making amateurish mistakes. His food is deliberately overpriced because he wants to feel upscale. He expects Ramsay to go around town promoting the restaurant because he feels the only problem it has is lack of publicity. When Ramsay presents to him complaints about the food from customers, Joe becomes sarcastic (though he never badmouths customers in front of them). Joe considers himself an equal to Gordon Ramsay. When it becomes clear Ramsay refuses to give in and do as Joe pleases, Joe suddenly goes quiet as he's cooking and ignores Ramsay. Not learning a thing after Mill Street Bistro closes down, he opens another restaurant with an identical approach.
* TranquilFury: Reaches his limits with Gordon Ramsay about halfway through. After an hour of top-of-lungs yelling between Joe and Gordon (this was a two-parter), Joe suddenly, and unnervingly, becomes completely silent and reverts back to how he cooked before Gordon arrived, ignoring anything Gordon tried to tell him and walking around Gordon like he was a mannequin. You can tell from Joe's scowl that he's overflowing with rage.


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* AwesomeButImpractical: The most generous interpretation of Sebastian's confusing menu. [[CloudCuckoolander Only Sebastian]] really thought it was awesome, though, and it didn't help that he was using substandard ingredients.
* BerserkButton: Just about anything in the episode "Sebastian's" where the owner's batshit insane menu ([[SarcasmMode pardon me, the batshit insane "concept"]]) was challenged or threatened.
* CordonBleughChef: A peculiar example was Sebastian's, whose "[[InsaneTrollLogic unique]]" menu involved combining a variety of spices and "flavor combinations" with different meats, many of which made no sense together. After a waitress tried, in vain, to explain the menu to Ramsay for almost ''twenty minutes,'' he just had them bring out what they thought was best. Ramsay was not pleased.
* PretenderDiss: An especially special case (after listening to him talk about franchising around the world: "You haven't got fucking one right so far, how can you think about two?")
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gordon gave him quite a scalding one:
->''"I'm forty years of age, and I've gone to a lot of restaurants, but I've never, ever, ever, '''ever''' met someone I believe in as little as you."''
* SmallNameBigEgo: Went on local culinary websites and posted anonymously to badmouth Ramsay after his restaurant failed. The other posters immediately realized it was him and called him on it. Lesson: When trashing somebody and trying to stay anonymous, don't mention bad breath.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Sebastian [[InsistentTerminology insists]] that "Sebastian's" doesn't have a menu, it has a "concept"! It's "unique", which seems to be more important in Sebastian's mind than being delicious.

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** After seeing the true state of the kitchen and the restaurant is forced to close early for the night, flips out and starts throwing chairs while the waitstaff tries to clean up.
* NeverMyFault: Once the problems become too apparent to ignore, blames his brother and the head chef entirely.
* OhCrap: Realizes how bad things really are as Ramsay shows all the wasted food.
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[[folder: Oceania]]
!! Moe
One of the owners of the restaurant, along with his brother Rami.

* HairTriggerTemper: Becomes angry very easily, and takes almost every critique of Gordon's as both an insult and a lie.

!! Rami
One of the owners of the restaurant, with his brother Moe

* OnlySaneMan: To an exceptional degree, he acts as Gordon's advocate for most of the episode.
** He calls the chefs out for lying to Gordon about freezing the food.
** Constantly reminds people that Gordon came ''to help them''.

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[[folder: Mills Street Bistro]]

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Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack]]



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El Greco]]
!! Chef Mike



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[[folder: Amy and Sammy]]
!! Amy and Sammy from Amy's Baking Company.

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!! Amy and Sammy from
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!! Amy and Sammy

The head chef and owner of the restaurant.



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!! Sebastian from Sebastian's

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!! Sebastian from Sebastian's
Sebastian

The owner and head chef of the restaurant.
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List of memorable people from ''Series/KitchenNightmare''.

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[[folder: Gordon Ramsey]]
!! Gordon Ramsey

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!Notable Chefs

[[folder: Amy and Sammy]]
!! Amy and Sammy from Amy's Baking Company.

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[[folder: Sebastian]]
!! Sebastian from Sebastian's

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