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![]() "gtr" > wrote in message news:201305110911028776-xxx@yyyzzz... > Okay, it's a guilty pleasure. And I never see the topic come up here, so > that says good things about rfc. > > Last night the season finale took place at Amy's Baking Company in > Scottsdal and it was the most astounding thing I've ever seen on one of > this "restaurant saving" programs. Ramsey actually gave up and left. He > says it's the first time he has given up in 200 such ventures. > > It is absolutely fascinating to see if you get the chance. > > One seminal element of the show is Amy & Husband's feuding with Yelpers > about their reviews. So I wen to Yelp and ran it down. The first couple > of hundred seem to relate more to the Ramsey show. But the first few > hundred (from a few years ago), are fascinating. > > http://tinyurl.com/d8vsc4v > > Apparently if you gave a bad review to what appears to be an INSANELY bad > restaurant, the paranoid nuts that run the place responded--repeatedly--to > your review, calling you a liar, demanding to see the receipt to prove you > were actually there. All kinds of funny stuff. > > I must say that after seeing the show and going to bed last night I felt > kind of disturbed by the thing. And when I woke up I was having a dream > about the place, also rather disturbing. You wouldn't think restaurant > reviews and restaurateurs would be that scary. > > They are! > This one was more interesting than usual in that the Faux formula broke down a bit. Usually you have an owner who resists all change until the last 10 minutes when he/she suddenly sees the light and swoons over GR. All accompanied by dramatic music and time wasted by previews just before a commercial break and recaps after. Graham |
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