History Characters / KitchenNightmares

* TookALevelInBadass: When Lex runs out after taking his role of head chef, Ricky manages to keep it together through the first reopening service and is commended by Gordon for stepping up.

* NeverMyFault: Possible reason for his Hero-breaking moment below: The complaints they were getting was because they didn't set up the restaurant by the guidelines of the neighborhood (they put up a tent in the parking lot without knowing they needed a permit, and they were pouring liquor without the proper license), which he decided to blame on racism.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: [[InvokedTrope Sebastian has this opinion]] of his menu, which he calls a "concept" and is less a list of dishes as it is a collection of ingredients that guests can request be put together in any way. Sebastian seems to think doing it this way will result in bold creative statements by both the guests and the restaurant; both Gordon and the customers found it to be nigh-incomprehensible gibberish.

!!Denise

!!Amy Bouzaglo

Co-owner of the restaurant.

Co-owner and Executive Chef of the restaurant.

A line chef at the restaurant.

* TheLoad: Half heartedly cooks during the reopening while making snarky comments. When called out on it by Jorge, he mouths off to the point where he gets fired on the spot.

* DeathGlare: She gives a brief, almost threatening look when Gordon tries David's burger and prefers over her husband's.

The owner of Blackberry's.

* HumiliationConga: Undergoes possibly the most brutal conga in the series, and it's well-earned. Gordon seems to take every opportunity to humiliate Joe, including sending every dish back after one bite, leaving the restaurant out to eat elsewhere, constantly ridiculing him in front of the same staff Joe had spent all his time debasing, and even at one point ''kicks him out of his own kitchen'' in a scene straight out of [[Series/HellsKitchen Gordon's other show]]. While he initially tries to put up a fight, it's obvious Gordon has the upper hand at all times, and by the end, his ego has been so torn down that all he can do to maintain some scrap of dignity is keep quiet and listen to Gordon.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After she was caught for all her lying and was confronted (after her saying "let me finish repeatedly) instead of answering for her crimes or even taking any responsibility she just leaves.
* VerbalTic: Not to the extent of Dr. Una Morris but when confronted and question Mary herself had her own healthy helping of "Let Me Finish"

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In spite of Zocalo ultimately shutting down despite Gordon's efforts and divorcing Mary, Greg managed to not only find a SecondLove with his server Maria, but he managed to open another business that's doing quite well.

* CordonBleughChef: All of the entries in Sebastian's "[[InsaneTrollLogic unique]]" menu were just mixtures of ingredients that made no sense at all together, without concern for flavors or consistency, just caring about looking cool or different. After twenty minutes of trying to understand the menu through the waitress, Gordon just asked her to serve the best they had. He was not amused.

** He ''somehow'' managed to convince himself that Gordon saying his menu was like nothing he'd ever seen before was ''a good thing.'' His confusing, over-complicated, impossible to understand menu filled with crap dishes that were made out of frozen ingredients and "prepared" in a microwave oven. Having it completely dismissed by a world-renowned chef like Gordon should have been nothing other than a huge wake-up call, but Sebastian managed to take it in a [[ItsPersonal completely different direction.]]
** From his statement that he preferred to serve low-quality food and make up for it by meeting the customers and ensuring that they had a good time, it's clear that Sebastian thought ''he'' was the main attraction of the restaurant, rather than the food it was serving. Leaving aside the fact that an actor with a couple of bit-part roles isn't exactly a huge draw, it's unclear how his plan to franchise the restaurant would have worked, unless part of his franchising plans involved cloning himself.

** Her Blue Ribbon Burger is overloaded with extra ingredients and flavors, on top of being soaked through with grease.

* ControlFreak: She and Samy openly admit to be this. In the kitchen, a chef, Christine, is stuck on preparing salads as Amy handles just about everything else.

* ControlFreak: He and Amy openly admit to be this.

* ControlFreak: She and Samy openly admit to be this.

** The Red Pepper Ravioli's flavor is a combination of sweet and spicy, which Gordon considers a bad flavor mix for ravioli.

* FaceOfTheBand: Of Cafe Hon, but in a more negative example. A local radio host even mentions that you couldn't talk about the restaurant without mentioning her.

* BodyMotifs: Her large eyes are given considerable attention during shots (to the point of emphasizing them as creepy), and Ramsay criticizes her for "pulling wool over customers' eyes" over her restaurant's use of fake fresh food. During Ramsay's last speech before walking out, Amy just sucks on her drink and ignores him, even though they're sitting at the same table.

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* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Completely averted, she didn't have a mother growing up and even despite the failing restaurant draining both her reputation and financials she is rather accomplished as an individual person and even a mention of a husband isn't made. Her son even states she migrated from Jamaica and forged her own path.

* CantTakeCriticism: ''Any'' kind of criticism lobbied at Amy or the business, even constructive criticism, is taken by her as a personal attack. Even simply telling her that she can't take criticism is enough for her to go on a tirade.

** Amy says that she's the "greatest chef on God's green Earth", and calls out Gordon for being wrong about everything he says, despite Gordon being a ''professional'' chef. It got to the point that she claimed herself to be Franchise/WonderWoman in one of her posts on the restaurant's Facebook page.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Amy says that she's the "greatest chef on God's green Earth", and calls out Gordon for being wrong about everything he says, despite Gordon being a ''professional'' chef. There's also a bonus footage clip in the return episode where she tells Gordon that the reason Samy is the only man among the restaurant's staff is because, [[{{Hypocrite}} according to her]], male chefs have incredibly large egos.

* NotHyperbole: When Ramsay confronts Samy over stealing the servers' tips, Samy threatens Ramsay by saying that he, not Ramsay, is "the gangster". He wasn't lying, though -- Samy was [[http://archive.azcentral.com/thingstodo/dining/articles/20130521amys-baking-company-owner-deportation.html facing deportation]] because he didn't tell the immigration authorities that he was banned from Germany and France over drugs and extortion. He's literally a gangster, or at least a (mostly) ReformedCriminal.

* NotHyperbole: When Ramsay confronts Samy over stealing the tips, Samy threatens Ramsay by saying that he, not Ramsay, is "the gangster". He wasn't lying, though -- Samy was [[http://archive.azcentral.com/thingstodo/dining/articles/20130521amys-baking-company-owner-deportation.html facing deportation]] because he didn't tell the immigration authorities that he was banned from Germany and France over drugs and extortion. He's literally a gangster, or at least a (mostly) ReformedCriminal.