History YMMV / MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E13SpiceUpYourLife

* DesignatedVillain: Zesty Gourmand is a played-with example. While she's just doing her job, she also proves to be a ControlFreak {{Jerkass}} who flat-out demands that everypony else only eat what she likes and ultimately refuses to change even when countless others at once try to convince her otherwise.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Saffron Masala thanks to her unique cute design and a good personality.

* EarWorm: "It's Gonna Work" is surprisingly catchy.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: While the main aesop is about viewing things your own way and interpreting it based on your opinion, there are some who see it as a cautionary tale on how critics don’t always having the best of intentions when they aren’t giving what they’re reviewing a chance given Zesty’s rather biased views on what’s considered a good restaurant.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: While the main aesop is about viewing things your own way and interpreting it based on your opinion, there are some who also see this episode as a cautionary tale on how critics don’t always having the best of intentions when they aren’t giving what they’re reviewing a chance given Zesty’s rather biased views on what’s considered a good restaurant.

** Given that [[DisasterDominoes bad things tend to come snowballing from one single incident]] in the show, and given Rarity's ominous IronicEcho, how will Zesty Gourmand's way of life be affected now that the Restaurant Row's owners have openly discarded her judgment, taking out the reference for her reputation?

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The reason for why this season hasn't had an episode until now where the ponies are summoned by the map is a rather interesting one (it had been disabled thanks to Starlight's time travel shenanigans) and could be used to flesh out an episode, but instead, it's used as a {{hand wave}} with minimal discussion regarding the subject, instead used as an ExcusePlot to have Pinkie and Rarity go to Canterlot.

* HateSink: CausticCritic, StrawCritic, {{Jerkass}}, Ms. ItsAllAboutMe, ControlFreak, etc. Yeah, sounds like Zesty Gourmand.

* BaseBreaker: Rarity's characterization in the episode. Some fans complain that she seems to have [[AesopAmnesia forgotten the lesson]] from "Canterlot Boutique" and conforms the restaurant too easily to Zesty Gourmand's standard. Others, in her defense, say that Rarity is not a chef and she only knows what works in Canterlot (indeed Pinkie found only two customers with her ''different'' approach), so she acted in good faith to save the restaurant.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The reason for why there hasn't been an episode where the ponies have been summoned by the map is a rather interesting one (it had been disabled thanks to Starlight's time travel shenanigans) and could be used to flesh out an episode, but instead, it's used as a {{hand wave}} with minimal discussion regarding the subject, instead used as an ExcusePlot to have Pinkie and Rarity go to Canterlot.

* HateSink: While this is par for the course in the Ponyverse, [[StrawCritic Zesty]] [[ItsAllAboutMe Gourmand]] manages to make past examples like Prince Blueblood, Lightning Dust, Wind Rider, Svengallop, and even Spoiled Rich seem downright civil by comparison. And that ''isn't'' easy.

* HateSink: While this is par for the course in the Ponyverse, [[StrawCritic Zesty]] [[ItsAllAboutMe Gourmand]] manages to make past examples like Prince Blueblood, Lightning Dust, Wind Rider, and Svengallop seem downright civil by comparison. And that ''isn't'' easy.

** There are designs for Creator/GordonRamsay, Creator/JuliaChild, Jamie Oliver, Creator/RachaelRay, Mr. Food and Cat Cora. That could mean that there are pony versions of other famous chefs and likely contests for cooking.

** It's now confirmed there's a pony equivalent of India. What would a pony version of Mumbai look like?

** Given that [[DisasterDominoes bad things tend to come snowballing from one single incident]] in the show, and given Rarity's ominous IronicEcho, what'll it be of Zesty Gourmand's way of life now that the Restaurant Row's owners have openly discarded her judgment, taking out the reference for her reputation?

* FridgeLogic: If Zesty Gourmand's tastes are so out of touch with most ponies, why does her opinion and rating carry so much sway in the first place? Given nopony but her seems to enjoy that kind of food, wouldn't most ponies have just written her off when they realized her tastes were lousy?
** Well, Zesty apparently has a high place in Canterlot society and we know that the ponies there will agree with anypony if they have enough power and influence, remember how fast Jet and Upper Crust "changed" their opinion of Rarity because Fancy Pants liked her. So even if they think her food choices are terrible, they'll approve it anyway because she's high-class, which means they won't go to any restaurants that don't meet her standards, which means the restaurants will lose business unless they change. The more restaurants change to please her, means the more power she has, and the more power she has means more ponies will agree with her, which means more restaurants need to change just to stay in business.

** Well, Zesty apparently has a high place in Canterlot society and we know that the ponies there will agree with anypony if they have enough power and influence, remember how fast Jet and Upper Crust "changed" their opinion of Rarity because Fancy Pants liked her. So even if they think her food choices are terrible, they'll approve it anyway because she's high-class, which means they won't go to any restaurants that don't meet her standards, which means the restaurants will lose business unless they change. The more restaurants change to please her, means the more power she has, and the more ponies will agree with her means the more restaurants need to change just to stay in business.

** There are designs for Creator/GordonRamsay, Creator/JuliaChild, Mr. Food and Cat Cora. That could mean that there are pony versions of other famous chefs and likely contests for cooking.

** If there's a pony equivalent of India, is there one of Syria? If so, does it have a self-proclaimed caliphate?

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Even ignoring the fact that saving the FamilyBusiness is beyond the understanding of the show's TargetAudience, this episode juxtaposes traditional Indian food against haute cuisine. Most American kids are unlikely to have been exposed to either haute cuisine or ethnic foods and are more likely to be familiar with the menus at BurgerFool.