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Editorial Regarding Noosh and Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz Lawsuit

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Regarding Noosh / @NooshSF, the restaurant at 2001 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA  94115, the owner, John Litz, and the former chefs, Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz, who were recently fired and against whom a lawsuit has been filed: I have worked in the high end culinary scene since I was 18 years old and I have worked with everyone involved in this sad scene.  I can tell you that owner and CEO John Litz / @JohnLitz1 is one of the smartest restauranteurs and finest humans I have ever met.  So when this lawsuit (link and excerpt below) says that Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz / @LauraAndSayat took money from the restaurant and put it in their own bank account, and I heard it was a lot of money too, I know it is true.  Not to mention many other horrible charges in this suit which I am also confident are true.   And given that, there would be no choice but to fire the Ozyilmaz’s, self inflicted.  I am sure it was the last thing Noosh wanted, I remember them searching for a while to find an executi