Fleischman facts from friendly Farley furnish fantastic fodder for FoodTalkCentral fanaticsā¦
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Iām very open to discussing further. This guy shouldnāt even be welcomed into restaurants much less getting VIP treatment. Time to take him down.
Also I prefer a brunello de montalcino with my fava beans and liverā¦
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I thought an actual chef from Louisville, Kentucky with a strong background in smoking meats, etc. was brought in to develop and execute dishes?
@Looselips - Sorry you and others got roped into a nightmarish experience. 
Itās great you and @HelloClarice posted here, but Iām guessing youāll also be contacting Joe Rosenthal on IG or his website to get the word out nationally?
Sqrlās moldy jam gate lit 
this site up for weeks . . . .
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The chef was Allan Rosenberg. He posted some stuff on Instagram with the #slowburnla hashtag, last one on Jan. 19.
Yes, Chef Allan Rosenberg (as another user mentioned), was there and a real pleasure to work with! My understanding was that he wanted to provide food specs and actual training but kept being undermined by AF. AF presented himself as the head chef and creator of all the recipes and he overrode decisions from Allan time and again. As I said, we were all eager for AF to make a swift exit so Chef Allan and the rest of the crew could finally get to work doing what they excel at. Sadly, it seems AF took the restaurant down with him and we werenāt given that chance.
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From what Iāve seen, AF always seems to partner with a real chef for his concepts, but then likes to gloat about and steal all the credit.
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I saved him in my phone under āfoodie f****rā because he literally uses the restaurant as a dating hall. I fell for it (the food is still good lol) until I realized I was 1 of 3848 that got the same treatment throughout the week for a meal. I was doing some digging on why I never got an invite to the new spot and ahhhhā¦same story as the last few. He hypes up the spot for months, brags on the menu he developed, and then itās gone before I can blink. He wonāt give you an explanation and act cold when you try to ask what happened. Slow Burn was in development for a LONG time, and having a restaurant sit for so long is $$$. IDK whoās the investor, but itās sure not all AFās $. That well has been dry. Iām not here to bash his personal life, but heās sure not in it for more than company if that means anything to anyone. 
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Welcome to FTC!
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Maybe we should put a moratorium on any of Adam Fleischmanās restaurants or even giving him any business. What a douche
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You are absolutely correct. The well is so dry he hasnāt made child support payments at times.
Youāll often see his various credit cards get declined when it comes time to pay the bill. Most of those cards funded by various business ventures.
Heās the Tinder Swindler of restaurants.
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At the least!! Fraud and embezzlement are crimes and heās definitely guilty of both.
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Ha! So you saw a card get declined too. He even tried to pay with a California Unemployment Benefits card at a restaurant. I assumed those business credit cards are connected to other things, because at the time he had not one active business. He actively bragged on not paying rent and āthe state would payā. Sad about the child support.
Heās just an all around bad guy. Women would hit me up asking if we were in the same boat and it was surreal. Literally the same story. Come to the restaurant, constantly pressured to drink and itās all a ploy to get you back to his place. Sucks. Guys are usually lame, but this guy actively uses his name in the industry as a tactic for women. Lame.
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this is the best thread in FTC history
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It would be, but it actually makes me sick to my stomach b/c real people are being hurt, exploited, swindled. Itās horrifying.
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Wish we could link the notes here with his facebook mea NOT culpa
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=eater%20la
Thatās not his Facebook, itās Eater LAās. Whatās stopping you from posting a link in a comment?
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this thread is the gift that keeps on giving 
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Would be even more fascinating if any lawyer who subscribe can share
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Example document. Unfortunately can only do 1 page at a time but here goes
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