So, Alan took the money from his son, Daniel. Second I have no idea where you get 1.1 million it was just 1 mill. Gordon probes for more information on this, and Alan says that he forced Daniel into the business by taking his money. You have entered an incorrect email address! I did mention this episode on my blog. I would not trust anything they said. Daniel didnt say he got 250K. Did Alan choose Daniel and chose to sacrifice his inheritance by forcing him into the restaurant? Vanda Carson The beer selection was also another topic that was praised. Yelp has a conspiracy against the Saffrons by supposedly erasing the good reviews and keeping the bad ones. In fact when the chef is fired they ask Daniel if he can deposit the $1,000 into the account so the check will clear and during another part Daniels girlfriend says the parents use the restaurants money to pay their rent but Daniel has to pay his out of his own pocket. It was open in January. Much of what you talk about is highly organised crime that operates at a international level and as such is very had to tackle. Note that, Alan says that he had no money to open the business and therefore took his sons $250K in inheritance money, discrepancy #1? I was curious, so I have been doing some research, and this guy does not hold a candle to the European Culture and Beliefs that we have been exposed to.. he is a total disgrace. I would surmise that the saffrons living in the states only received about 700,000 total. Fraud, embezzlement, (which is what you did to begin with) is not just frowned upon, they throw your ass in PRISON for it. the riches area in L.A. Right? Did you ever think its entertainment and thats why he let raw meat go? I dont really like the US version of KN. They are all a bunch of worthless scum. Its from back in November when you pretended to be someone other than yourself, and you wrote the following: First everyone has recieved thier inheritance. At the height of his power Abe Saffron had interests in an estimated 100 brothels and 50 nightclubs. S03E06 Le Bistro Lighthouse Point, FL You were able to get people off FACEBOOK for a minute :D. Fascinating information here. Gordon asks for information on the food, but Alan just says that he is confident that the Burger Kitchen serves 4 to 5-star food. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. In fact, she says that shes sorry probably 15 times a night. Then it re-aired in the US, then a few months later in some parts of Europe like The Netherlands and Italy, then in the UK, the Ireland and most recently (apparently Belgium). If you like the bread, maybe you can contact them to see where you can buy it http://www.thecadorobakery.com. To ensure all of your burgers will be done at the same time, they need to be the same size and shape. The conversion is off. But no one mentioned to Gordon how hes too sick to work. The front of the house has been through 20 different servers. A lot of bad comments here, understandably! Whilst there may not be many nigerians kicking about in Elizabethan London there was quite a varied mix of european and local rascals dealing in chid prostitution, brothels, drugs, fraud and robbery etc. Maybe the son was pushed into the business and now defends it like a good son. These people disappeared overnight between the first and second week of February, and a new restaurant was going in.. If I was Daniel, you bet I would be at an attorneys office and hire him to recover my funds because I learned this, you are just a greedy SOB. To gain interest in the book, to get some publicity. S04E12 Oceana New Orleans, LA, S05E01 Blackberrys Plainfield, NJ The restaurant is literally running through resources until nothings left. Status: SUSPENDED, THE BURGER KITCHEN, INC. Overall, you can discount all this crap, and I thought the book thing was cheesy, and now it makes more sense. THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I USED TO BOTHER TO WATCH, IN ORDER TO GET THE CREATIVE, UNIQUE, EXPERT, SECRET, FABULOUS, AMAZING, GREAT, AND DELICIOUS RECIPES, AND ALL THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THEM. And yet when he demands his final paycheck its only a mere $1,000? His other daughter from a mistress seemed to have been close to him and never says how abusive Abe was. That would be true if the money was distributed today, but it was distributed to the saffrons (living in america that is), when the Aussie dollar was very weak to the american dollar. A residual remains and Alan is sueing for that as he had a stroke and feels he was unfairly treated in the original will. Im not saying that by any means immigration doesnt bring problems or create tensions as it can do but its a part of life and the way the world is developing will become an even greater aspect of large city living. But just now that the cameras are rolling with Gordon, Daniel just decided to finally rip it up.in front of the camerasfor a reality TV show. the chef was as fake as you can get. Millie, how many hits has this blog gotten since it was posted? Obviously that would still mean that 1 Million Aussie would equal roughly 700K USD, so there remains a discrepancy, but not as great as you have indicated. As for Alan, its utterly stupid for him to think he is the only one allowed to be the beneficiary because as he said in an article I am the only legitimate heir. I at least got one good laugh from all the drama.. and for those who think Alan should have gone to jail, well I think Daniel was in from the start, and the only one who can prosecute Alan is Daniel and you know Daniel is not going to do that. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/article.asp?id=3091. S03E02 The Sandgate Hotel Sandgate, England **sold** they are LIKE this -. This was 6-7 months before Gordon Ramsay went to Burger Kitchen to see Alan Saffron working in the restaurant. Date Filed: 01/15/2010 My take is that Mr Alan exaggerated about having a bad father and there is a reason that Abe didnt feel like he needed to give his son more than 500k dollars. When Gordon visits Daniel, Daniel shows him a piece of paper that his father gave him as a business partner. Because the shows producers are paying him a bucket? I wish him the best. If that in fact is really Alan, I have a few words for him. At one point in the episode you hear his mother saying he has 160K in the bank. Maybe they just omitted it from the show. Proves the man is a liar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Saffron. I did notice that the servers were all attractive There was one scene where all of the staff and family was lines up in a row and I got a bad vibe from Alan. agreed. This guy is like his father. I am extremely disappointed if I wait to see my favorite Gordon Ramsay show and find what I perceive to be a group of people who could have used him and his show for their own hidden agenda of self-promotion rather than being a poor family reaching out for to Gordon for honest help. YOU ARE WATCHING NOTHING BUT GLORIFIED INFO-COMMERCIALS. And actually, check out Burger Kitchen's website, even the logo looks different already. You mentioned that these owners could not pay the chef. I am sick of everyone attacking Alan, I am a close personal friend.. No, the picture is of 1940s actress Gene Tierney, who was a great beauty in her time. he mentioned to the show he had a stroke and had to sign a health waiver . Lastly, if Alan got 500k in the inheritance, that is what Abe felt he deserved. Though I doubt it because this family has repulsed most of the Kitchen Nightmare audience. The whole family is FUBAR, and I understand that being the son of an Australian crime boss cant lead to a healthy father/son relationship, but that man has serious mental issues. Best of luck to the family and hopefully their business will improve from the Kitchen Nightmare experience. UNDERWORLD identity Abe Saffron has been dead for five years but a dispute has erupted over the right to $8 million in assets the executors of his estate didnt know about at the time of his death. Daniel was brought in in early 2010 at least that is why my solid source shows, and Alan is orchestraing it all. Here the owner says that there is a conspiracy against his business. Thats interesting considering that in the show, Daniel said he asked why would they open a restaurant since they know nothing about the restaurant business. Alan says that when Gordon arrived, things blew his mind in more than one way. Yeah, as soon as one hears that Daniel has 160,000 still in the bank then it makes no sense at all for him to suffer in this business. Just my opinion. They were gone before the show aired, how sad.. they might have made money with the aftermath of it all. S03E09 Anna Vincenzos Boca Raton, FL **closed** ITS BULLSHIT. This episode has just aired over here in England. Fascinating. The US version is full of tears and screaming. This basically admits some staging. Staged enough for the cameras, they can say and admit to anything they want. I am actually curious about the Gentle Satan book but honestly I think that Abe Saffron was not as bad a father as Alan claims him to be. First keep in mind that the exchange rate may be off because the inheritance occurred around 2006 or 2007. Youre annonymous you can say anything you want. SO I CANT COMMENT ON IT, ONLY TO SAY I HATED THESE PEOPLE AND THIS EPISODE. So he runs away so that he isn't forced into the family business, then forces his son into a family business. Im not questioning his dislike of the owners but I am questioning how can an executive chef, an adult who has to worry about bills etc.. work in the spirit of being paid meaning that all the time he worked there he had not gotten paid at all. Of course, no one ever mentions to Gordon how the dad of the burger joint has a side venue of managing Hollywood talent. Why plug the book then? Alan has always had the dream to run a restaurant because hes always enjoyed meat. Yeah, what an asshole for stealing money from his son. What Happened to Burger Kitchen? Most of the time, I check after the show, and sadly the places Gordon helps are out of business. Which would convert to (1,000,000 Assie Dollars = 1,036,930 USD) that is $1,036,930.00 million US dollars. I have heard that a fellow blogger was accused of attacking the Saffrons because they are Jewish and that they take to responding angrily when anyone post anything negative about them. My dad is Irish and came to London during the period when he still needed a Visa for entry and he couldnt go into pubs along with dogs and black people. Mark Hamill and his comic book collection are also featured in this episode, which I thought was kind of interesting. This reveals how Abe Saffron left most of his money to his out of wedlock daughter and mistress. He says its a worthless piece of paper and rips it up in front of Gordon. So many opinions; but lets face it- the show Kitchen Nightmares is not investigative journalism but entertainment. Date Filed: 11/28/2005 Well if my blog is not important enough why should I even bother with someones comment at all? Interesting piece, thank you The only obvious flaw I can see is that your financial calculations are based on recent conversion rates from the Aussie Dollar to the US Dollar expect that they were VERY different back in 2006 at he time of the inheritance. All sources get links and/or credit). I know its a been a few years but fyi no his son never got his money back :(. Aka Gordon faked/staged that particular moment and told Alan something like pretend youre giving me the book as a gift and Ill quote from it in the next episode. Hi, Daniel didnt just inherit $250k as mentioned, not ALL of his inheritance was put into the business. Burger Kitchen Before Kitchen Nightmares Third Street in Los Angeles is a young, hip neighborhood known for trendy shops and neighborhoods. All the bickering, all the drama, all the my father took my money, the were in debt, we dont have enough money to pay the chef. He lives in Spokane now according to his twitter. I mean if you look at the episode you just wonder how much of it could have been staged by the family. I wish them the best in their restaurant venue. S02E10 Sant La Brea Los Angeles, CA**closed** Entity City, State, Zip: LOS ANGELES CA 90048 Well just the fact that Danny was saying how he was opening it with his father and that he had passion for burgers in no way proves he wasnt dragged into it. Either wayits annoying! I apologize if any of my writings were insulting to anyone. Quite the contrary, Mr Saffron seems quite immersed in the restaurant business full time. Next time, think before you write! What I believe happened is they got a huge paycheck from kitchen nightmares, so I think once they got the money for the episode, they started trying to sell, then sued when Daniel knew his dad had the money. All of it on national television. How long was he working there then, a week two weeks? I just kind of stumbled on this blog and i must say that I am very impressed Millie. I stopped reading when you said they received 1.1 plus million in american dollars. And another questionif Daniel did not want to go into the business, how do you explain his reply on the website above? He enjoys eating meat had eaten in a number of steak restaurants so he decided to open a hamburger restaurant to be able to cook with Wagyu beef. Though the Burger Kitchen Kitchen Nightmares episode aired in November 2011, the actual visit from Gordon Ramsay happened a few months earlier in August. . I dont know if youve ever worked in the service industry, but its completely plausible to hate your boss after 1-3 weeks. Take a look at the comments section and check out Daniels rebuttal to the review, by someone who replied under the name Daniel Saffron: My dad and I poured our lives into this. It was all fake . S01E02 The Runaway Girl Sheffield, England, season 1 7/10 Got way more info than I bargained for. To the person who thinks I am boarder trolling..not sure exactly what that is, but you are anaonymous too.. so what are you quacking about now??? So that leaves another question. The inheritance money from Alans father who also left Alan the same amount. I will check back in few months on YELP, and hopefully Part 3 closes this place. But did Daniel know? User reviews Review 3 0 mmoon-23763 Jun 18, 2019 Details Edit Release date November 4, 2011 (United States) Country of origin United States Language English Filming locations Burger Kitchen is run by an incompetent owner who used money from his son's trust fund to keep it going, but between that, a frustrated chef, bad and undercooked food, over five thousand in Burger Kitchen is run by an incompetent owner who used money from his son's trust fund to keep it going, but between that, a frustrated chef, bad and undercooked food, over five thousand in loses each month, and the annoying wife/co-owner, things are about to go nuclear See production, box office & company info, Burger Kitchen - 8048 West 3rd Street - Los Angeles, California, USA. S03E07 Casa Roma Lancaster, CA **Closed** Sometimes Im still in disbelief of the family. I just felt like Alan and his family wanted to ride on Abes fame. not as i am one of them S04E04 Morgans Liverpool, England, S05E01 Ruby Tates Brighton, England **closed** I am not going to enumerate them to you.. you can Google them, but know this your fiduciary duties as a trustee is accountable to the courts. D. Thank you Adam. Do you know if this is where he lives now? Specialties: Artisan Sandwiches, Melts, Burgers, Salads, Tacos, Tortas, Cakes, Pastries all Homemade with Certified Organic ingredients & Sourced Locally Established in 2015. S03E08 Mama Ritas Newbury Park, CA **closed** Not to mention that Abe had already invested in all of Alans business like his failed 1990s toy store business here: http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-02/news/we-27315_1_toy-empire In the end, Burger Kitchen is just another failed business for Alan. We dont have any investors, just us. Its hard to be belittled every day, and so for the chefs to come to work is almost unbearable. Also, I do not have a personal vendetta against this family. S01E03 Mixing Bowl Bellmore, NY **closed** Grow up! This certainly is a story that keeps unfolding. He referred to a conversation he had with the executor Victor Bogan. ANYWAY, I HIGHLY DOUBT TOM KERRIDGE IS GOING TO BE AROUND LONG, AS THE REALLY GOOD CHEFS HAVE A WAY OF SLOWLY DISAPPEARING ON THESE FOOD CHANNELS. This episode did make an impression on a lot of people, were all still talking about it because it was just so dramatic. S04E07 Cafe Tavolini Bridgeport, CT **closed** I dont think somebody born of my fathers mistress and her children should be beneficiaries, he said. S05E12 Charlies La Verne, CA Shame on Ramsay for not knowing he had been had. THAT REALLY USED TO ANGER AND IRK ME, BIG TIME. So thats when I decided to do a little research. IF WE COULD AFFORD THEM WE WOULD EAT OUT, BUT WE CANT. Personally I dont believes anything much that comes out of their mouths. In this article, one can see the battle the Saffron family had to put up a court fight to receive the inheritance they said they were promised. Mr Baffsky, who now runs hotel chain Accor, denied he has ever had any association with Abe Saffron. Thanks for the insight! Very good blog and loads of interesting info here. Starting a business with lies, owner Alan Saffron achieved his dreams of owning a burger restaurant by stealing $250,000 from his son Daniel's inheritance, making him an unwilling partner in the restaurant. S05E09 El Greco Austin, TX **Closed** Alan is either VERY dumb, or he is very slick.. not sure which right now.. and there is still a lot that does not add up. A lot of hits when the episode aired in the US. Then you meet the drama between the family, yelling, the mother walks out, the chef verbally attacks the wife, threatens the son, all of which culminates in the chef being fired. 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