# Epic facebook meltdown from Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341 "2013-05-14T19:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/221 "2013-05-20T21:23:43Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > This situation called for a Scottsdale-area Doper, a hidden Go-Pro and bit of chutzpah. Oh, maybe there aren’t dopers, but I am willing to bet that if some person is not a confederate of Amy’s Baking Company (and it may be the case that every person at this reopening event is, in fact, an ‘actor’ in their employ), that at least 50% of the clientele are going to be trolls. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/222 "2013-05-20T22:11:39Z")
In a response, the owners stated that “yelpers” who had denigrated them and were harassing them came specifically to their restaurant during the show to bully them a bit more. So, according to them, the people we see during the meltdown were there to cause it. Just summing up their point of view. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/223 "2013-05-21T02:51:16Z")
I call bullshit. How in the world would Yelp reviewers know to show up on the day the cameras were set up ?? Do restaurants typically advertise that day so that their best customers can be in the store? If so, then damnation- that skews every single thing that happens in front of house while the cameras are rolling. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/224 "2013-05-21T03:00:25Z")
The customers in the restaurant when the show was filmed applied to be there. From the [Phoenix New Times](http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2012/12/amys_baking_company_gordon_ramsay_kitchen_nightmares.php?ref=trending), “To make reservations to dine at Amy’s while the film crew is there, email [scottsdalerest@gmail.com](mailto:scottsdalerest@gmail.com) (the email address is the only way to get reservations, phones at the restaurant will not be answered during filming.).” And the [same paper reported](http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/05/amys_baking_company_pr_firm_se.php?ref=trending) that the PR firm quit earlier today. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/225 "2013-05-21T21:10:31Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Surprise, surprise: Amy’s is having their grand re-opening tomorrow… and had to hold a [big job fair over the weekend trying to hire 30 people](http://consumerist.com/2013/05/20/amys-baking-company-needs-to-hire-30-people-held-weekend-job-fair/) in time for the relaunch. There are reports that, in order to be hired, applicants had to have not seen the Kitchen Nightmares episode. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/226 "2013-05-21T22:06:04Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There are reports that, in order to be hired, applicants had to have not seen the Kitchen Nightmares episode. That’s hilarious! Do you have a link or anything? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/227 "2013-05-21T22:10:16Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And the [same paper reported](http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/05/amys_baking_company_pr_firm_se.php?ref=trending) that the PR firm quit earlier today. The gift that just keeps on giving. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/228 "2013-05-21T22:29:26Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And the [same paper reported](http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/05/amys_baking_company_pr_firm_se.php?ref=trending) that the PR firm quit earlier today. I think they are missing an opportunity here. If they could PR this train wreck they would be revered as Gods among men. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/229 "2013-05-21T23:09:00Z")
I’m pretty sure they tried their best to PR this nightmare but finally gave up. I wonder how the relaunch is going. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/230 "2013-05-21T23:12:21Z")
It’s hilarious that they’re still sticking to the “hacking” story. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/231 "2013-05-21T23:53:47Z")
The news is they’re having a grand reopening. They just had a “job fair” to hire 30 new staff in all positions. And they’ve got a boatload of reservations. So there probably won’t be an empty table in the place. The chef is ultra defensive about criticism of her food (i.e. this is underdone) and doesn’t seem to do well under pressure. As is her partner/husband/owner. They’ve got completely new staff and they’re going to be VERY busy with most of their customers there to see the trainwreck, not enjoy the dining. IMHO, This. Will. Not. Turn. Out. Well. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@Tequila\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/232 "2013-05-22T00:20:16Z")
I bet a lot of those reservations end up being no shows. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/233 "2013-05-22T02:26:55Z")
Something tells me some of the 30 new hires will also be no-shows. I \*love \*this train wreck! Please go on forever! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/234 "2013-05-22T02:32:58Z")
And maybe it will! Now [Samy’s facing deportation](http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/20130521amys-baking-company-set-reopen.html)! Thank you God! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/235 "2013-05-22T04:16:27Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > That’s hilarious! Do you have a link or anything? > **[Amy's Baking Company Only Hired New Employees For Re-Launch Who Didn't See...](https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/05/amys-baking-company-relaunch-new-employees-didnt-see-kitchen-nightmares-show/)** > > Amy's Baking Company is ready for their Tuesday night grand re-launch, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the owners had a specific prerequisite for ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/236 "2013-05-22T05:05:14Z")
> [@bup](#): > > And maybe it will! > > Now [Samy’s facing deportation](http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/20130521amys-baking-company-set-reopen.html)! Thank you God! This just gets better and better. Drug distribution and extortion? Yeah, there’s no way that guy has ever laundered any money. :rolleyes: Also, managing to get yourself permanently barred from entering both France and Germany is impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/237 "2013-05-22T07:11:13Z")
> [@bup](#): > > And maybe it will! > > Now [Samy’s facing deportation](http://www.azcentral.com/business/consumer/articles/20130521amys-baking-company-set-reopen.html)! Thank you God! Damn you all. We don’t want him back. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/238 "2013-05-22T12:14:24Z")
Well, we don’t want them to stay here and end up with a reality show… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/239 "2013-05-22T13:40:26Z")
[Here](http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2013/05/amys_baking_company_grand_re-o.php)’s a write-up from the Phoenix New Times about the re-opening. It notes the six cops and security guards that shooed away news crews and gawkers. And the restaurant was open only to those who had made reservations. (Presumably that will change, as this isn’t a fine-dining restaurant.) And the article ends with this curious bit. > [@](#): > > One family said they were walking by and looking at the menu when Samy popped his head out and personally invited them inside. A woman who told Chow Bella her name was Sarah Jones said he recognized her party from past visits. They declined the invitation but that didn’t stop Samy from letting them in on a little secret. > > “He just told us the people from Pita Jungle [located nearby in the strip mall] are trying to kill him,” said Jones. > > Maybe the crazy circus isn’t over just yet. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341/240 "2013-05-22T15:36:58Z")
If the restaurant sticks to pizza and sandwiches they could possibly ride it out and limp along. The problem comes when she actually have to cook - burgers, salmon cakes, and the like. The food doesn’t look horrible. It just doesn’t look outstanding in any way. You can get the same from CPK or Panera and it’ll be probably of comparable quality. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/epic-facebook-meltdown-from-gordon-ramseys-kitchen-nightmares/658341.md?page=13)