Georges Kitchen and Loft: Publicity Stunt, Defamatory Remarks, or Customer Conflict?

Ricardo Dimarco Barea seems like he got what he was asking for. The place has only 1 review on yelp (3 stars), for where located the prices are in fact reasonable. What exactly was he expecting? I have never been there, I don’t know George, and I don’t know if Barea is lying but I do know that he provoked George by threatening him and his livelihood. After he "expressed his displeasure" he should have left and gone and written a review without threatening that to George. As it stands, his defamation of Georges Kitchen in this manner is wrong. Perhaps they both handled it poorly but I'd say it seems like DJ Dimarco is a whiney attention whore. I took the time to read his georgeskitchenattackedme.com site and it is a complain-a-thon. He offers a receipt of a police report but George was not arrested? He says that there is inside and outside video of the entire altercation but George is "not releasing" it. If there was video the police either would have taken it that night or watched it that night. Or they did watch it and there was nothing convincing there, hence no arrest.

As for the use of the word "faggot", I am a supporter of LGBT rights and same sex marriage and although the term has the unfortunate history of bullies and bigotry toward homosexuals a was a poor choice of words perhaps in this case it was used to describe someone that constantly bemoans their situation or a person of weak character. If Barea was "attacked" unprovoked, that is one thing, but by his own admission he in fact threatened George and his business at his place of business. Don’t kick a hornets’ nest and complain about being stung. That provocation, the whiney website and the fact that the police apparently didn’t pursue it and the tasteless attack campaign against George’s makes it seem as though Barea might need better verbal impulse control or stronger meds. His actions here Jeopardize jobs of people that work there. If he feels he has a real case take it to court, don't air your dirty laundry and get stink on everyone. And lastly, someone tell him that he might want to spell-check some of the mudslinging on his website and get his stories straight. But to see the video would likely settle all this and I'm sure there is video.

In this article Barea said that he was walking out with out eating "At that point, I talked with my date and we decided to not eat at the bar. We started leaving and I saw Georges at the door and I told him I felt very discontented and badly treated by service staff and him and that I was going to have to give an honest rendition on my blog". However on his website georgeskitchenattackedme.com he states "After expressing to him that I felt discontent with the snobby service & mediocre food and it would be reviewed on my blog". Did he eat or didnt he? I mean if the food is mediocre you ate right? but where did you sit? You said you didn't want to sit at the bar and you were leaving.

This man is creating a completely false story and looking for publicity. Im an employee at the restaurant and yes there was a scene and yes the police were called. No evidence of any injuries were found and no arrests were made. This is defamation and I think this man is kind of a joke. He showed up 2 days ago with a news team and everything asking us and the chef for a comment. We denied any participation in these charades and hope that people can look through these stories. Comparing George to Nixon? Maybe a little extreme, and I get it...if it were true. Journalism like this is misleading and disservices the community

He's also made the same claims in a review on George's Kitchen and Loft's voice places page http://www.voiceplaces.com/georges-kitchen-and-loft-miami-5643912-l/

This blogger sounds like a douchebag. If he was really headbutted (which I doubt), he probably deserved it.

"Farge has been in business 30 years and that in that time nothing like this has happened before." That statement is complete bullshit! Years back, I lived in Coconut Grove. We had just been hit by a hurricane, either Katrina, Rita or Wilma (can't remember which). Residents were stumbling out of their home, which were without power, desperate for some sustenance. My girl and I went to Le Bouchon, where we each ordered a monstrous breakfast that offered the works - a pricey breakfast at that. When the server brought our food, we were each given a glass of water (with dirt that had settled at the bottom of the glass) and a pancake. The server informed us that they had run out of everything else, which we totally understood, given the circumstances. When the server later brought us the check, to my complete dismay, they were charging us as if we had received our full breakfast with the works. When I disputed the bill, the server quickly called George over. When I told George that I wasn't going to be paying the bill as received and expected only to be charged for what we did receive and consume, he accused me of being "cheap" and "just wanting to eat for free" in front of a room full of patrons. I told him he was price-gouging and taking advantage of people in the middle of a bad situation. He exploded. He called me a "cheap faggot" and insulted my "gay hat". He then said "fine, get the hell out here, you broke faggot!" All the while, he was shoving me out onto the street. I have sworn ever since to never go to any restaurant owned by this animal. I find it all to easy to believe Ricardo Barea's account of what happened. George-Eric Farge is a violent bigot. I find it almost impossible to believe that there haven't been more incidents such as these over the years involving him, given his temper and how he is willing to treat a paying customer when questioned. 

Georges is only the most pleasant, warm and affable restauranteur in this market. Can't wait to try out his new place.

Something doesn't seem right with the story as its recounted here. And who is this blogger? Never heard of him or the site

Sounds like this "blogger" got his ego hurt when he wasnt seated at the opening of a new restaurant without a reservation. The restaurant owner should sue this guy for defamation.