A “swinger” couple behind a ritzy East Hampton catering enterprise is accused of serving not simply meals however their very own sick appetites by propositioning their employees for intercourse, a scathing lawsuit claims.
The proprietor of East Hampton Kitchen, Annie Washburn, and her associate, Michael Castiglione, consistently yapped about their non-public intercourse lives, pressured employees to affix within the bed room — and punished individuals who complained, the go well with alleges.
Former catering supervisor Emma Beudert, who filed the lawsuit in Suffolk County final month, mentioned the “frequent and unwelcome” sexual inquiries and open propositioning of staffers have been “disruptive, illegal and predatory.”
“Ms. Washburn and Mr. Castiglione have been extraordinarily inappropriate in the best way they mentioned and propositioned Ms. Beudert and others about their intercourse life,” based on Beudert’s lawsuit.
“This was perpetuated by the frequent unwelcome conversations and discussions about intercourse, in addition to blatant invites to acquire info from her about different staff with the objective of partaking in sexual exercise with [Washburn] and or [Castiglione],” the go well with alleges.
Beudert claims that the swinging couple’s habits was so normalized, Castiglione even requested her non-work mates for intercourse nearly instantly after assembly them at a live performance, the go well with explains.
“The East Hampton Kitchen, Ms. Washburn and Mr. Castiglione vehemently deny the fictional allegations contained within the [sic] Ms. Beudert’s criticism,” legal professional Michael Garabedian advised The Publish.
Neither Beudert nor her legal professional responded to a request for remark.
Throughout her first week on the job in April 2024, she was driving in a van with Washburn when her new boss began speaking to her about intercourse — or an absence thereof.
Washburn, the go well with claims, mentioned her cancer-suffering companions did not satiate her sexual urge for food, detailing that her sexless 30’s was a results of her most cancers affected person ex-wife, and Castiglione, who she mentioned at the moment was battling prostate most cancers.
Beudert balked on the inappropriateness, and mentioned so, the go well with says.
Later that month, a kitchen employee confirmed her an obscene picture of her nude boyfriend who had strategically positioned an eggplant over his genitals.
Washburn, who was working alongside them, disregarded Beudert’s rejection of the digital peep present, and “as a substitute of admonishing her worker, merely laughed and jokingly mentioned, ‘Emma doesn’t like that stuff’ after which laughed some extra, with out addressing her issues.”
The lawsuit accommodates a number of examples of staffers being propositioned to affix their “open relationship,” with servers approaching Beudert to explain the uncomfortable asks for intercourse, generally happening at high-profile occasions.
At a marriage in July, Washburn allegedly approached Beudert a couple of new cater working that evening, saying she “had the hots for the pink head,” after which requested if she was single.
One other staffer shared a disturbing boast by Castiglione about his open relationship, sharing that when Washburn wishes one other man for a little bit of rumpy-pumpy, “Castiglione ‘excessive fives the boys after they stroll by way of the door,’” the go well with alleges.
It’s unclear if the intercourse was to service the erotically-deprived Washburn alone or each lovers as a threesome.
That August, Beudert attended a non-work live performance with the swinging couple and invited a few of her mates to affix — who mentioned moments after the live performance started that “Castiglione had propositioned her for intercourse and made her really feel so uncomfortable that she wished to go away the live performance,” the go well with claims.
“Aww I really feel dangerous Michael made Jenny really feel uncomfortable,” Washburn mentioned to Beudert when confronted.
Beudert says that as a result of she denied their sexual advances — and spoke up for her catering workers — Washburn and Castiglione ultimately immediately retaliated, the go well with describes.
They began treating Beudert so harshly, giving her an “unmanageable” workload so burdensome that Washburn and Castiglione joined some staffers teasing her as “Cinderella” because of her apparent mistreatment, based on the submitting.
Beudert resigned quickly after.
Based on reviews, she at the moment runs a “casino-style” sports activities betting bar in Southampton.
