Amys Baking Company

[thyme4change]

Anyone else following this story after the best Kitchen Nightmares episode, ever?

www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/amys-baking-company-kitchen-nightmares_n_3274345.html

[movingforward]

Haven't watched this episode yet.  It is sitting in my hulu queue.  I have kind of been getting tired of kitchen nightmares - same thing every week - so I haven't watched it in a while.  I keep hearing about this episode though and I might watch. 

[The Home 6]

*raises hand* Guilty as charged.

The 'chef'  gave cat ladies a bad name. I think that's all I can say about it, without giving away too many plot details to wrongside.

[Abby Normal]

I watched it.  I thought it was hysterical.  The follow up is just as funny. Some serious delusions of grandeur.  I wonder how long before they go under....

and talk about a topic for a good tipping thread....

[aprilleigh]

So much crazy!! It made me physically uncomfortable to watch. Then I had to go check out Yelp and Facebook. Some of the comments are pretty hilarious!

[Peace Of Mind]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 


  Can somebody please post over there and add our notmsn link?    It's been too quiet here lately. 

[chiver78]

I think I need to find this episode online when I have some time. I thought the one with the sisters from the North End that were an embarrassment to their parents (whose restaurant was around the corner) was bad enough. they were a train wreck. this is so much worse!

[dannylion]

Oh, golly.  I couldn't watch the whole thing.  It was just cringe-making.  What awful people. 

[Cookies Galore]

Lmao! I keep forgetting Kitchen Nightmares is on fridays.

[Shooby]

  OMG, those people were CRAAAZZZYY!!!!

[Shooby]

  You should get on their Facebook page and follow the drama.  I "liked" their page and there is some good drama on there too!  LOL!

[The Captain]

DH told me about this episode (I didn't watch it, he did).  He then showed me their yelp page where the owner (with her own picture!!!) had posted positive reviews.  He reported them (he's some kind of high level yelper so has some credibility) and is waiting to see what happens to their site.

I think this is the only episode in history where Ramsey walked out on the challenge.

[Deleted]

Wow.  What a pair.  I have a pile of stuff to do before we leave on vacation and I couldn't tear myself away. 

And it really bothers me when people use God to back them up.  This is where God wants me to be, God is on our side, etc.  I guess God told them to steal their waitstaffs' tips.

[Deleted]

Watching it now "On Demand". They are nuts!!!

[Deleted]

She is freaking insane... they need to just close shop and find other careers.

If they cannot handle customers being unhappy they are in the wrong industry.

[sheilaincali]

I hadn't seen Kitchen Nightmares in years but I happened to catch that episode when I was on the threadmill at the Gym on Friday.  That woman is certifiable.  I don't blame Ramsey for walking off on them. 

[lynnerself]

Interesting developments.
1. Any publicity is good publicity

reopening

"It's the hottest restaurant in Scottsdale, and for the second day in a row, no one can get a table at Amy's Baking Company.

"I was kind of hoping it would be open for the entertainment purposes, said Kevin Boje, visiting from Canada on a business trip. Knowing he was headed to Scottsdale, he promised his family he'd check it out."

And I love this part
"When reopened, a portion of proceeds will benefit a charity organized to bring awareness to cyber bullying."



2.. Amy's been in trouble before

felony conviction

"Assistant manager and owner of Amy's Baking Company, Amy Bouzaglo was oconvicted of a class D felony for using a fake social security number on a loan application for a line of credit for $15,000 in 2001, according to Radaronline."

[Chocolate Lover]

I watched it, they were so unintentionally hilarious!

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

I caught it online last night.  OMG!  They are batshit crazy!

I wonder if they figure ANY publicity is better than bad publicity?  I can't imagine waiting over an hour for a pizza and when it still doesn't show up, the owner demanding that I pay for the never received food.

[Green Eyed Lady]

What is "yelp"?  I'd google it but I can't at work.

[Deleted]

I haven't watched it (yet!  ) but reading that it's standing room only there since the episode aired is just another example of the decline of man.  People are willingly waiting in line for sub par food and service?!? And the people providing (or not providing as the case may be) are raking in the bucks. SMH

[The Captain]

May 16, 2013 11:23:57 GMT -5 Green Eyed Lady said:

What is "yelp"?  I'd google it but I can't at work.

GEL - Yelp is a free online open account business review and rating service:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Yelp, Inc.
"Yelp, Inc. is an American company that operates yelp.com, a local business directory service and review site with social networking features."

You go online, create a user account (like proboards) and rate and review businesses.  You can review anything from local grocery stores, to tailors, to restarants.  Since it's normal (well mostly) people giving the reviews you can rely on their opinion.  When a critical mass is reached (30+ or more reviews IMHO) you truly get a feel for the level of service a place offers.

For example, DH is an "elite" yelper.  He's posted many reviews, has over 100+ people "following" him, etc.  When a new restaraunt opens in the area they will often invite the elite yelpers to come for the "soft opening" to give honest feedback and help then work out the kinks.

[Green Eyed Lady]

Thank you, the captain.  Sounds interesting.

[thyme4change]

May 16, 2013 11:28:28 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

I haven't watched it (yet!  ) but reading that it's standing room only there since the episode aired is just another example of the decline of man.  People are willingly waiting in line for sub par food and service?!? And the people providing (or not providing as the case may be) are raking in the bucks. SMH

They hype won't last forever, and if it really is as bad as it appeared, then they will go out of business.

I wonder how the service is with a packed house of people who are looking for some real life drama.  If it took over an hour to get a pizza out of the kitchen before, how long does it take to do it when there are a million orders?

All the drama aside, it seems to me that neither of the owners have ever worked in a restaurant before and don't know how to run it well.  If the food was okay, and they had a normal operation - even if they did yell at people who didn't like their food, they would survive just fine.  I am familiar with the area, and there are a billion people there, all the time - lot of businesses, houses, and things to do around there.  So, they could keep the doors open, even if their food was just "okay."  But if she doesn't know how to run a kitchen, and he doesn't know how to run the front of the house, that will be their downfall.

[thyme4change]

I speak cat.  Meow, meow, meow.

[thyme4change]

LOL - me and every other Phoenician.  I was up there about 18 months ago, and I remember seeing it.  There was nobody inside.  If that guy has big money, I wonder how long he will keep the place running just to keep that girl from pulling a Jodi Arias on him.

[Bluerobin]

Her big excuse is "I make it the way I always made it".  Maybe it was NEVER any good.  I wonder if she ever thought of that.  I wonder if she ever tasted her own garbage?  What an ass.  Argue with a renowned chef, when you are self taught!!!  She is in denial.

[MarleyKeezy78]

I just watched this episode, crazy bitch!

[Shooby]

  In her defense, the pastries did look beautiful, if indeed she made them.  Who knows?

[movingforward]

Watching this is on my agenda for tonight.  After the season finale of The Big Bang Theory that is