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[cory64]

My loose analysis of the situation:

a. She is most likely mentally unstable, and they're both paranoid because

b. She is a convicted criminal, and there's probably some aspect of the restaurant's business that is shady, and they have been frustrated that what they think is a decent plan has been interrupted by

c. Bloggers and Yelpers making the restaurant a veritable warzone and making it harder to have consistent, smooth business. They want to ameliorate this by having Ramsay vindicate their food, which backfires when

d. The food is pre-bought crap, undoing any of the meticulous preparation they had done to make the restaurant look as unneeding of renovation or a serious examination as possible so

e. She becomes so paranoid about the extra stress and them looking into things any further and throws a number of psychological deflections up to try and leave.


And obviously, they're horrible as employers and restaurant owners and are in no way fit to run an operation like that. Plus they're impossibly dumb for giving themselves more national attention.

 

[DarkFlow]

I think there were a couple of Gaffers earlier on in the thread who live close to it. If I lived anywhere near it, I'd stay well away from there. Apperently there's an Arby's across the street or something, they should go there instead.

It's Scottsdale, you can find a better place to eat throwing a rock down the street. Most of the high class dinning is in and around this area.

 

[Batman]

The waitress is so pretty.

 

[OverBlood 3]

Christ what a bunch of nutters.

 

[DrForester]

The tip thing was inexcusable. If they pay their employees a good wage that isn't dependent on tips, then they should tell customers not to tip not let customers unknowingly hand them over extra money.

 

[rubbishmonkey]

I love me some Kitchen Nightmares, despite the show having the same formula every episode but these people were on the next level

 

[Mother_Sanchez]

I love me some Kitchen Nightmares, despite the show having the same formula every episode but these people were on the next level

They really were. Words can't explain.

 

[DrForester]

I love me some Kitchen Nightmares, despite the show having the same formula every episode but these people were on the next level

If you have Netflix, check out the UK version. Far different. It has it's own formula, but the nature of it really does vary from episode to episode.

 

[Korey]

 

[Camp Lo]

Damn, God taking shots now?

 

[Tapiozona]

As much as I don't want to support these nuts, I'm going to eat there this weekend with my wife. I also plan on sending whatever I order back to the kitchen to see what kind if reaction I get. I'm really excited and will video it.

 

[Ferrio]

As much as I don't want to support these nuts, I'm going to eat there this weekend with my wife. I also plan on sending whatever I order back to the kitchen to see what kind if reaction I get. I'm really excited and will video it.

As much as that's funny, you're not going to be the first to do that..... so you're going to look like a tool.

 

[vikki]

As much as I don't want to support these nuts, I'm going to eat there this weekend with my wife. I also plan on sending whatever I order back to the kitchen to see what kind if reaction I get. I'm really excited and will video it.

Make sure to have your exit strategy planned. You never know when, who, or if either will snap.

 

[Dark Octave]

Just watched the first 10 minutes. Gonna drag my wife in here to see the rest.

This is entertainment.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

I live in Phoenix. Maybe i should go up their. What do you think gaf?

I live in Anthem, and briefly considered it, but I think it could only end in disaster.

Also, PhoenixGAF represent!

 

[Tyeforce]

It's only a 25-30 minute drive to there for me, and I kind of want to check it out just for the experience, but I don't think I'd want to actually give my money to these crazy people, lol. Maybe I'll check it out if I find myself in the area sometime.

 

[rubbishmonkey]

If you have Netflix, check out the UK version. Far different. It has it's own formula, but the nature of it really does vary from episode to episode.

Hmm its been such a while since seeing them on UK telly... My memory does not serve me well! I remember him
chucking hideous art into the sea and the dude with many plates

 

[op_ivy]

As much as I don't want to support these nuts, I'm going to eat there this weekend with my wife. I also plan on sending whatever I order back to the kitchen to see what kind if reaction I get. I'm really excited and will video it.

As much as that's funny, you're not going to be the first to do that..... so you're going to look like a tool.

I live in Anthem, and briefly considered it, but I think it could only end in disaster.

Also, PhoenixGAF represent!

It's only a 25-30 minute drive to there for me, and I kind of want to check it out just for the experience, but I don't think I'd want to actually give my money to these crazy people, lol. Maybe I'll check it out if I find myself in the area sometime.

there is no such thing as bad pr

 

[paul187]

there is no such thing as bad pr

For real. Ill bet they'll be on their best behaviour and try to make it the most memorable experince they can.

 

[MechaX]

As much as that's funny, you're not going to be the first to do that..... so you're going to look like a tool.

It's one thing to send the food back just for laughs.

But if some of the items really are that terrible, he would still be within his right to send it back.

With that said, I agree that an exit plan is required.

 

[dmr87]

8 minutes in and I'm already dead.

God, the ass kissing is in full effect. I feel bad for the employees.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Haha, they walked into the fridge!

 

[DrForester]

there is no such thing as bad pr

I cant imagine this giving them a long term benefit. Short term they'll have more customers who want to see the train wreck, but their 15 minutes will be over soon enough.

 

[Slayven]

She has a serious lazy eye. I bet she cries after sex.

 

[equap]

when are they getting their own reality show?

 

[Rhomega Beta]

AZCentral article

Never before did an episode of Fox’s “Kitchen Nightmares” live up to its name as it did during Friday’s season finale featuring Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale.

It was the primetime version of the stuff nightmares are made of. And it’s one that owners Salomon “Samy” and Amy Bouzaglo can’t seem to wake up from.

Since the show’s airing, there’s been a public meltdown from a poster claiming to be Samy Bouzaglo. “This is Samy,” the poster wrote on Facebook. “I am keeping note of all names here. We will be pursuing action against you legaly, (sic) and against reddit and yelp, for this plot you have come together on. you are all just punks.”

The posts also call website users profane names.

The latest post on the company’s Facebook page claims the owners never wrote the vitriolic comments. It reads, “Obviously our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked. We are working with the local authorities as well as the FBI computer crimes unit to ensure this does not happen again. We did not post those horrible things. Thank You Amy &Samy.”

During the hourlong show, TV viewers were treated to scenes of the Bouzaglos yelling expletives at customers, taking tips left for servers and refusing to take any criticism from the host, British chef Gordon Ramsay.

It was the first time Ramsay has quit a restaurant before implementing new business practices. He said that for the first time in nearly 100 episodes, he had finally met “two owners who I could not help, and it wasn’t because I didn’t want to, it was because they are incapable of listening.”

The social-media storm started with a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Friday night, an hour before the 7 p.m. West Coast airing.

In part, it read: “We do not feel the need to make any excuses for our behavior on tonight’s show. However we would like to make the following statement: We do not, nor have we ever stolen or taken any of our servers, waitresses, or waiters tips at Amy’s Baking Company.”

The response was immediate.

In seven minutes, there were 265 comments, mostly variations on calling the owners crazy. Twenty minutes later, there were 1,000 comments.

Then things got out of control.

Over the weekend, thousands of people took to posting one-star and negative reviews on Yelp. The company has since removed many of them, citing a violation of its terms of service and content guidelines.

Reddit users uncovered Amy’s sordid past, which The Republic has verified.

Her name is Amanda, not Amy, and she was convicted of a felony. In 2003, she pleaded guilty to the misuse of a Social Security number after she tried to apply for a $15,000 bank loan. Back then, her last name was Bossingham — she married Samy Bouzaglo in January 2004. Amy surrendered for her time in federal prison in late 2008 and was released in October 2009.

By Tuesday afternoon, the story broke into the mainstream. National outlets such as Buzzfeed and Huffington Post have weighed in on the Bouzaglos’ social-media tirade. Buzzfeed called it “the most epic brand meltdown on Facebook ever.”

What were the Bouzaglos expecting when they signed up for the show? It seems they agreed to go on the show in hopes that Ramsay would fall over himself with praise for the food and owners.

“Chef Ramsay is coming to tell the people how the food is good here,” Samy says in the beginning of the show, taped in December. (That statement was immediately followed by a clip of him throwing a customer out of the restaurant.)

Repeated e-mail requests for comment have gone unanswered since Friday night. The phone number listed for Amy’s Baking Company says the mailbox is full and can’t accept new messages.

Only time will tell whether Amy’s Baking Company will survive. One thing is for certain — it won’t go gently into the night.

 

[ari]

when are they getting their own reality show?

An awesome spinoff of nightmare kitchen. Seriously.

Fox would be smart.

 

[TheSeks]

No, it won't go quietly into the night. It'll go screaming "FUCK OFF" into the night.

 

[Ravidrath]

I've never seen this show and likely never will again.

But having worked for people like this, all I can say is that seeing Miranda and Co. get back at Samy and Amy made me so happy for them.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

Forbes used these psychos as a case study for what businesses should not do on social media.

 

[Camp Lo]

Forbes used these psychos as a case study for what businesses should not do on social media.

Good counter to the any press is good press comment.

 

[TAJ]

They never stole tips?
You admitted it on camera, assholes. Gaaaaaaaaahrrhaaarggh, I'm gonna have a fucking aneurysm.

 

[JWong]

They never stole tips?
You admitted it on camera, assholes. Gaaaaaaaaahrrhaaarggh, I'm gonna have a fucking aneurysm.

They didn't steal tips from the servers.

They just took them before it went to the servers. =P

 

[Camp Lo]

That look on Amy's face when Ramsey gave that girl a tip was priceless.

 

[TAJ]

That look on Amy's face when Ramsey gave that girl a tip was priceless.

How dare you give one of my employees validation? They might start getting ideas, like realizing that they can do better than this shithole.

 

[DrEvil]

That look on Amy's face when Ramsey gave that girl a tip was priceless.

She probably took whatever she thought it was out of her paycheck.

 

[JBourne]

8 minutes in and I'm already dead.

God, the ass kissing is in full effect. I feel bad for the employees.

I gagged when I was watching the show and he bit into the burger. The liquid dripping out of it... ugh. Imagining the way that must feel to have in your mouth honestly turns my stomach. It's the first time Kitchen Nightmares has ever made me feel queasy.

 

[Sobriquet]

I've been following this all day. I had never watched the show. It was amazing.

These people are clearly crazy and/or delusional. Folie a deux in action.

 

[DrForester]

when are they getting their own reality show?

Ugh... this could happen.

And that's just sad...

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Looking at their FourSquare page, it's hit them hard too. However, most of the complaints have been within the past few hours or days. Here's some from earlier:

Went today and loved it! The lobster ravioli was amazing, with big chunks of lobster, not some shredded unidentifiable seafood. Happy hour drink prices are CHEAP, that makes me happy
Amber · April 12, 2010

Best hummus in town
Angee S. · January 28, 2012

Spicy Pizza! Get the spicy pizza!
Jon C. · 1 week ago

The pesto sauce is amazing! Actually everything is amazing! Amy is awesome!
Lauren M. · January 9, 2012

Try the Warm Goat Cheese salad for lunch. Very tasty and light.
Paige · November 16, 2011

 

[Camp Lo]

This is why I always order a burger well done.

 

[NathanMcMahon]

This is why I always order a burger well done.

sacrilege, you heathen

 

[Camp Lo]

sacrilege, you heathen

I rather get a proper medium well so I rather they burn it up.

 

[Stinkles]

I'm OK with this.

 

[The Culture Vulture]

Any chance this gets re-aired for us schmucks who missed it the first time?

 

[Tamanon]

Any chance this gets re-aired for us schmucks who missed it the first time?

No clue when it would be, but it's in the OP and on Hulu in full.

 

[RiccochetJ]

I wonder if they're going to get more visitors from this.

 

[Juice]

Just found this comment on Phoenix news wire. Surely I'm beaten, but it's hilarious if true

MattMatt 4 days ago
@MisterBill@sandi_jironyes she is in reality Amanda Bossingham who got out of prison awhile back for taking out loans in other peoples identities..stellar gal she puts her heart and soul into everything..
she has a black heart and moldy crumby soul

 

[Tamanon]

Just found this comment on Phoenix news wire. Surely I'm beaten, but it's hilarious if true

She was in prison for over a year for using someone else's social security number previously. It's true.

 

[DrEvil]

Any chance this gets re-aired for us schmucks who missed it the first time?

YouTube links in the OP. full episode.