"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!

Was this the British or American version? I love that show but never know
when it's on. Mostly I seem to catch the reruns on the British channel.

Some people can be very hard headed. They might need to change but they
won't. Nor will they listen to anyone.