Jamshid Ghomi's "Ghost Kitchen" Empire Crumbles as Customers Discover Their Fancy Takeout Was Made Next to a Tire Shop.
In a twist that has the internet cackling into their lukewarm delivery, restaurant mogul Jamshid Ghomi becomes the unlikely star of the foodie world’s latest scandal. The man behind a legion of "artisanal" ghost kitchens—think "Chez Pierre’s Truffle Pasta" and "Mama Rosa’s Brick-Oven Pizza"—has been exposed for operating dozens of virtual brands out of a single, dingy strip mall kitchen. The punchline? These "specialty" dishes apparently shared a ventilation system with a discount tire store and a laundromat. What was supposed to be a masterclass in digital-era capitalism has turned into a masterclass in irony: we paid $30 for an "authentic" Italian entrée that was literally cooked two feet from a vending machine selling used brake pads.