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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 17:51:24 GMT -5
So I'm visiting my sister in Arizona right now and both she and my boys refuse to go to check out Amy's Baking Company with me. I told them we'll just walk in, get a piece of cake and go, but they're all being big chickens. Sheesh!
I've got a few more days to work on them, though.
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Post by Shooby on Oct 22, 2013 18:03:43 GMT -5
Lol! You so should go!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Oct 22, 2013 18:07:13 GMT -5
Do it!!!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Oct 22, 2013 18:09:12 GMT -5
Oh please oh please make this happen!
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Post by Malarky on Oct 22, 2013 18:15:12 GMT -5
Present it as non negotiable to your family. No more fun will be allowed until this happens.
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Post by Shooby on Oct 22, 2013 18:17:18 GMT -5
Buy some t shirts too. !
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Post by Abby Normal on Oct 22, 2013 18:24:16 GMT -5
GO!GO! GO!
And report back!
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 18:27:07 GMT -5
I'm starting to restrict the food until they get hungry. They'll cave soon enough...
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Post by alabamagal on Oct 22, 2013 18:28:10 GMT -5
Is it still open? I would go if it is.
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Post by Malarky on Oct 22, 2013 18:30:18 GMT -5
You know we'd all be with you if we could.
Of course your family might be a bit creeped out...
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Oct 22, 2013 18:31:53 GMT -5
OMG!!! Please go!!! I follow them on fb just for the laughs
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Oct 22, 2013 18:36:12 GMT -5
Be sure and tell your boys that they have pizza. That should perk-up any kid's ears.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Oct 22, 2013 18:36:55 GMT -5
Please go; even if you have to go by yourself, we're all with you in spirit
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Post by kittensaver on Oct 22, 2013 18:37:13 GMT -5
Go alone if you have to! Details - we need details!
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 18:42:59 GMT -5
Be sure and tell your boys that they have pizza. That should perk-up any kid's ears. We had Pizzeria Bianco for lunch. Although I love that place, it's adult pizza and they weren't impressed. So the lure of "pizza" is not going to work right now. Cake, on the other hand, is almost always popular. Plus, if I have to be completely honest, after watching that Kitchen Nightmares, I wouldn't want to eat the main dish food, only the desserts. Not only did the main dish food not look good, it took forever and was what generally seemed to cause the screaming loony yelling matches between Amy/Sammy and the customers. I just want to get in, get a piece of cake, watch the action for a few minutes and hightail it out of there.
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Post by swamp on Oct 22, 2013 18:55:16 GMT -5
I want you to go too!!!
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 18:57:46 GMT -5
They're all in the back yard enjoying the pool and hot tub. They all think I'm in here making an afternoon snack. Instead, I'm checking emails, surfing the web and hiding the good snack food. Give it a few more hours and they'll be in the mood for cake.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 22, 2013 19:13:34 GMT -5
I want cake.
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 19:15:37 GMT -5
You should check out Amy's. I heard the cake is good.
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 19:22:04 GMT -5
Oh, and in case you're wondering, Thyme - yep, I'm wearing my yoga pants since it was a little chilly this morning.
But my sister was, like you, a little concerned that I didn't own and jeans and dragged me out to buy a few pairs yesterday. So I now own some. Maybe I'll even wear them to Amy's?
So this trip will work out so many things. From getting some jeans to seeing Amy in person. Good stuff.
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Post by lynnerself on Oct 22, 2013 19:40:30 GMT -5
A quick Goggle search found this: amys baking company"Bouzaglo and her husband Samy recently put out a job listing/casting call on Facebook asking for servers and bussers to apply to work at Amy's Baking Company—and for their new reality TV show."
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Post by milee on Oct 22, 2013 22:40:07 GMT -5
OK, so here's the scoop.
My family was surprisingly pliable after being deprived of snack foods for only a few measly hours. Note to self - in the event of WWIII, do not trust this lot with any state secrets, they'll tell all they know for a lousy piece of cake.
So.... Amy's was good. Yep. Good. We were the only people in there (at 7:45 on a Tuesday night), which was a little weird and made the boys nervous, but Sammy seated us and the waitress was nice. When the boys went to check out the dessert case, Amy came out and was very sweet to them. And the desserts in the case looked gorgeous. We got a flourless chocolate cake and a candy bar torte. Both were heavenly - looked great and tasted even better. Sammy came over and talked to us for a while and was pleasant. (One tense moment when he asked how we heard about the place - and I could tell both boys knew it probably wouldn't be a good idea to say "on Kitchen Nightmares" so they both hesitated and I said my sister told us.) From a YM standpoint, the only fly in the ointment was that it was a little pricey, $25 for two desserts and a glass of milk, but IMHO the price was not unreasonable for the size and quality of the pastry. If I were to give it a review on Yelp, I'd give it 4-5 stars and a good write up.
Here's what I think happened on KN. The place is right next to a movie theatre and with just Amy cooking plus a small kitchen is not really set up for multiple tables all wanting quick service. Were it not next to a movie theatre, they probably would be able to avoid some of the kitchen bottlenecks that caused some of the delays, stress and temper flares. Also, obviously from the show they're hotheads who don't do well with that kind of stress. So given that she can cook a really fantastic dessert and that they don't do well with main dishes or under time pressure, they should think about either wholesaling the desserts to other places or getting a location that serves more of a leisurely crowd, not people who all need to leave by X time to see their movie. They'd still maybe get into the occasional tiff, but probably do just fine. Or they could ditch the restaurant idea and just focus on the high end pastries. Cultivate the wealthy PV and North Scottsdale ladies who lunch and sell them their cakes and special occasion desserts - they'd rock that. But their current place and set up (trying to serve main dishes next to a movie theatre) is not going to work for them long term.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Oct 22, 2013 23:45:08 GMT -5
Yeah, yeah that's nice and all but when are they going to start posting here? You need to call them (now that you are safe again) and let them know you REALLY heard about them here on Proboards and we LOVE them. Or better yet, go back again and tell. Take one for the team! I'm glad you had a pleasant experience and lived to tell about it.
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Post by Jaguar on Oct 23, 2013 0:11:07 GMT -5
OK, so here's the scoop. My family was surprisingly pliable after being deprived of snack foods for only a few measly hours. Note to self - in the event of WWIII, do not trust this lot with any state secrets, they'll tell all they know for a lousy piece of cake. So.... Amy's was good. Yep. Good. We were the only people in there (at 7:45 on a Tuesday night), which was a little weird and made the boys nervous, but Sammy seated us and the waitress was nice. When the boys went to check out the dessert case, Amy came out and was very sweet to them. And the desserts in the case looked gorgeous. We got a flourless chocolate cake and a candy bar torte. Both were heavenly - looked great and tasted even better. Sammy came over and talked to us for a while and was pleasant. (One tense moment when he asked how we heard about the place - and I could tell both boys knew it probably wouldn't be a good idea to say "on Kitchen Nightmares" so they both hesitated and I said my sister told us.) From a YM standpoint, the only fly in the ointment was that it was a little pricey, $25 for two desserts and a glass of milk, but IMHO the price was not unreasonable for the size and quality of the pastry. If I were to give it a review on Yelp, I'd give it 4-5 stars and a good write up. Here's what I think happened on KN. The place is right next to a movie theatre and with just Amy cooking plus a small kitchen is not really set up for multiple tables all wanting quick service. Were it not next to a movie theatre, they probably would be able to avoid some of the kitchen bottlenecks that caused some of the delays, stress and temper flares. Also, obviously from the show they're hotheads who don't do well with that kind of stress. So given that she can cook a really fantastic dessert and that they don't do well with main dishes or under time pressure, they should think about either wholesaling the desserts to other places or getting a location that serves more of a leisurely crowd, not people who all need to leave by X time to see their movie. They'd still maybe get into the occasional tiff, but probably do just fine. Or they could ditch the restaurant idea and just focus on the high end pastries. Cultivate the wealthy PV and North Scottsdale ladies who lunch and sell them their cakes and special occasion desserts - they'd rock that. But their current place and set up (trying to serve main dishes next to a movie theatre) is not going to work for them long term.
Plus their tv persona as opposed to their actual real life persona is miles apart. On tv and in front of cameras it's a show. Any other time it's real life.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Oct 23, 2013 6:37:48 GMT -5
Thank you!!! Oh but how I wanted to hear about the screaming and yelling
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Post by Shooby on Oct 23, 2013 6:40:47 GMT -5
Strong work! Thanks for the report!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2013 7:51:34 GMT -5
Thank you!!
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Oct 23, 2013 9:14:02 GMT -5
OK, so here's the scoop. My family was surprisingly pliable after being deprived of snack foods for only a few measly hours. Note to self - in the event of WWIII, do not trust this lot with any state secrets, they'll tell all they know for a lousy piece of cake. So.... Amy's was good. Yep. Good. We were the only people in there (at 7:45 on a Tuesday night), which was a little weird and made the boys nervous, but Sammy seated us and the waitress was nice. When the boys went to check out the dessert case, Amy came out and was very sweet to them. And the desserts in the case looked gorgeous. We got a flourless chocolate cake and a candy bar torte. Both were heavenly - looked great and tasted even better. Sammy came over and talked to us for a while and was pleasant. (One tense moment when he asked how we heard about the place - and I could tell both boys knew it probably wouldn't be a good idea to say "on Kitchen Nightmares" so they both hesitated and I said my sister told us.) From a YM standpoint, the only fly in the ointment was that it was a little pricey, $25 for two desserts and a glass of milk, but IMHO the price was not unreasonable for the size and quality of the pastry. If I were to give it a review on Yelp, I'd give it 4-5 stars and a good write up. Here's what I think happened on KN. The place is right next to a movie theatre and with just Amy cooking plus a small kitchen is not really set up for multiple tables all wanting quick service. Were it not next to a movie theatre, they probably would be able to avoid some of the kitchen bottlenecks that caused some of the delays, stress and temper flares. Also, obviously from the show they're hotheads who don't do well with that kind of stress. So given that she can cook a really fantastic dessert and that they don't do well with main dishes or under time pressure, they should think about either wholesaling the desserts to other places or getting a location that serves more of a leisurely crowd, not people who all need to leave by X time to see their movie. They'd still maybe get into the occasional tiff, but probably do just fine. Or they could ditch the restaurant idea and just focus on the high end pastries. Cultivate the wealthy PV and North Scottsdale ladies who lunch and sell them their cakes and special occasion desserts - they'd rock that. But their current place and set up (trying to serve main dishes next to a movie theatre) is not going to work for them long term.
Plus their tv persona as opposed to their actual real life persona is miles apart. On tv and in front of cameras it's a show. Any other time it's real life.
You probably wouldn't recognize yourself if a camera followed you around all day, followed by "creative" editing. They can make anyone look like a saint or a complete lunatic.
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Post by milee on Oct 23, 2013 9:48:47 GMT -5
Plus their tv persona as opposed to their actual real life persona is miles apart. On tv and in front of cameras it's a show. Any other time it's real life.
You probably wouldn't recognize yourself if a camera followed you around all day, followed by "creative" editing. They can make anyone look like a saint or a complete lunatic. They seemed very similar to their TV persona and were extremely physically recognizeable, which surprised me a little since the few times I've met "celebrities" in person, they didn't look much like the characters they play. Then again, I've never met a reality TV celebrity, so the few celebrities I've met were actors who are paid to be a certain way and receive wardrobe, hair and makeup from a team. But Sammy and Amy both looked and sounded exactly like they did on KN, just only the nice calm moments. I think they're probably just people who have a low flash point for anger and a nonexistent filter. So when conflict or stress happens - which it does regularly in most restaurant environments - instead of filtering their temper, they flare and play off each other. Another good reason why husbands and wives usually shouldn't work with each other. They both have the same weakness and instead of balancing each other, they magnify the problem. Maybe if they'd started a restaurant with another person who had better people and business skills instead of each other, they might have been tempered and not have the issue grown into such a problem. If they want a really good reality TV show, they'll need to mix in other random and equally feisty personalities. If they put me in charge of producing, I'd put them in a restaurant next to Loony's store and make them buy supplies from her. I'd also get Doxie to bring her kids in to eat regularly.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Oct 23, 2013 9:52:39 GMT -5
I miss Doxie. Ok, not really, but I miss the way she would get everyone's feathers all ruffled up.
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