History Recap / KitchenNightmaresS6E15AmysBakingCompany

* HopeSpot: During Ramsay's initial inspection, the restaurant is perfectly clean, the kitchen is in good shape, the pantry is immaculate and meticulously organized, the food stocks are within their dates and labeled. It's a far better start than over 90% of all other restaurants on the show make with their first impression.

"Amy's Baking Company" is the fifteenth and last episode of Season 6 (and 82nd overall) of the US version of ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', set at the titular Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona. [[https://youtu.be/FlYPkLRHeD4 It is freely available on YouTube]] in its entirety by the series' official channel (albeit age-restricted).

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When Gordon attempts to present his plan to fix the restaurant, Amy and Samy shout him down and insult him (e.g. saying he doesn't know what he's talking about). For this reason, and all the other problems they demonstrated over the course of the episode, Gordon decides to just throw in the towel and walk away, knowing that he can't help the owners.

* OnceAnEpisode: Averted. Ramsay couldn't get beyond Step 2 because the owners were ''that'' ignorant and oblivious to the complaints, and lashed out against anyone that criticized them; as in, they obviously hated criticism, not knowing (or caring) that all of it was very well-deserved. Furthermore, they intended to hire Ramsay as a YesMan to defend their restaurant's reputation against "Internet bullies" (i.e. those who criticize their place on Facebook and on Yelp).[[note]]To drive this point further, about 95% of the reviewers on Yelp gave it less than two stars, and many of the 4- and 5-star reviews are sarcastic.[[/note]] The extremely toxic attitude of the owners got Ramsay to give up on them, leaving the episode on a DownerEnding.

** Samy is this to Amy. Despite the fact that she can't really cook and the business is failing, he can't bring himself to ever criticize Amy or pass along customer complaints, probably because he knows that she Can’tTakeCriticism — ever. This has only fueled her self-delusions, as she is able to easily claim that no-one has ever complained about the food to her. FromACertainPointOfView she may be right, as Samy tends to do his utmost to prevent those comments from reaching her, and Gordon even calls them out on this in the return episode's additional footage.

** Samy is this to Amy. Despite the fact that she can't really cook and the business is failing, he can't bring himself to ever criticize Amy or pass along customer complaints. This has only fueled her self-delusions, as she is able to easily claim that no-one has ever complained about the food to her. FromACertainPointOfView she may be right, as Samy tends to do his utmost to prevent those comments from reaching her, and Gordon even calls them out on this in the return episode's additional footage.

** What Amy and Samy were hoping Gordon to be. They pretty much bend over backwards to do whatever they can to please him in order for him to give them the positive reputation they want. When Gordon tells them he disliked their food, they treat him like an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing.

The next day, Gordon is unable to talk to the two due to the restaurant being closed. He uses the time to talk to two former workers, Jessica and Henry, who explain to him the restaurant has gone through at least 50 staff members due to Amy and Samy's behavior, and that they frequently upset their local community. Eventually, he is able to talk to them, but when Amy shows off yet again that she can't take the slightest bit of criticism and responds to any complaints about her restaurant with loud arguing (and Samy revealing that the turnover rate was at a staggering '''100'''), Gordon -- ''for the first and '''''only''''' time in the US series'' -- [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere throws in the towel and leaves]]. Before he does, he gives the two a particularly epic -- and [[TranquilFury uncharacteristically calm]] -- TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how he can't work with restaurant owners who are ''this'' unprofessional.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Played with. Few people would disagree with Amy's "the customer is not always right" line, but when the context is taken into consideration, it's clearly just another manifestation of her [[CantTakeCriticism inability to take criticism]].

** What Amy and Samy were hoping Gordon to be. They pretty much bend over backwards to do whatever they can to please him in order for him to give them the positive reputation they wanted. When Gordon tells them he disliked their food, they treat him like an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing.

** Indeed, Ramsay felt that he'd be wasting his time trying to help the owners after they pretty much told him to fuck off.

* CantTakeCriticism: ''Any'' kind of criticism lobbied at Amy or the business, including constructive criticism, is taken by her as a personal attack. Even simply telling her that she can't take criticism is enough for her to go on a tirade.

* MayDecemberRomance: Samy is over 20 years older than Amy. They do appear to have a lot in common, though.

The next day, Gordon is unable to talk to the two due to the restaurant being closed. He uses the time to talk to two former workers, Jessica and Henry, who explain to him the restaurant has gone through at least 50 staff members due to Amy and Samy's behavior, and that they frequently upset their local community. Eventually, he is able to talk to them, but when Amy shows off yet again that she can't take the slightest bit of criticism and responds to any complaints about her restaurant with loud arguing (and Samy revealing that the turnover rate was at a staggering '''100'''), Gordon -- ''for the first and '''''only''''' time in the US series'' -- [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere throws in the towel and leaves]]. Before he does, he gives the two a particularly epic -- and [[TranquilFury uncharacteristically calm]] -- TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how he can't work with restaurant owners who are ''this'' psychotic.

After its airing in 2013, it quickly became ''the'' [[WhamEpisode most notorious episode of the show]], and for a '''very''' good reason: Creator/GordonRamsay has dealt with incapable, delusional, and stubborn restaurant owners before, but as we discover, Amanda "Amy" and Salomon "Samy" Bouzaglo may be the most ''psychotic'' owners he's ever had to deal with.[[note]]Technically, Samy is the actual owner while Amy is the head chef, but they're still considered to hold an equal position of authority within the restaurant.[[/note]]

After its airing in 2013, it quickly became ''the'' [[WhamEpisode most notorious episode of the show]], and for a '''very''' good reason: Creator/GordonRamsay has dealt with incapable, delusional, and stubborn restaurant owners before, but as we discover, Amy and Salomon "Samy" Bouzaglo may be the most ''psychotic'' owners he's ever had to deal with.[[note]]Technically, Samy is the actual owner while Amy is the head chef, but they're still considered to hold an equal position of authority within the restaurant.[[/note]]

* CapsLock: Most of the posts Amy sent against the people who criticized her and Samy on the restaurant's Website/{{Facebook}} page were written in all caps, and those who didn't still had some all caps parts.

** Lastly, on the restaurant's two Facebook pages, they claimed the images on the menus and their Facebook posts weren't infringing on anyone's copyrights, but the images can be easily found through a Google image search.

* ControlFreak: Amy and Samy openly admit they are this. They insist on doing all of the most important tasks in the restaurant themselves, to the level where Miranda isn't allowed to use the POS system to confirm orders despite having plenty of experience with it from previous jobs. In the kitchen, a chef, Christine, is stuck on preparing salads as Amy handles just about everything else.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: At the end of the episode, we get to see the crew tearing down. Amy herself makes it clear she knows she's being televised.

"Amy's Baking Company" is the fifteenth and last episode of Season 6 (and 82nd overall) of the US version of ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', set at the titular Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona. [[https://youtu.be/FlYPkLRHeD4 It is freely available on YouTube]] in its entirety.

** Her Blue Ribbon Burger is overloaded with random toppings[[note]]blue cheese, marinated mushrooms, garlic aioli, white truffle oil, and bacon[[/note]] and flavors, on top of being soaked through with grease.

** The Red Pepper Ravioli's flavor is a combination of sweet and spicy, which Gordon considers a bad flavor mix for ravioli, on top of also having an odd set of toppings[[note]]bacon, sweetcorn and cilantro[[/note]].

* ControlFreak: Amy and Samy openly admit they are this. They insist on doing all of the most important tasks in the restaurant themselves, to the level where Miranda isn't allowed to use the POS system to confirm orders despite having plenty of experience with it from previous jobs.

** The Red Pepper Ravioli's flavor is a combination of sweet and spicy, which Gordon considers a bad flavor mix for ravioli.

* ControlFreak: Amy and Samy openly admit they are this trope.

"Amy's Baking Company" is the fifteenth and last episode of Season 6 (and 82nd overall) of the US version of ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', set at the titular Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona. After its airing in 2013, it quickly became ''the'' [[WhamEpisode most notorious episode of the show]], and for a '''very''' good reason: Creator/GordonRamsay has dealt with incapable, delusional, and stubborn restaurant owners before, but as we discover, Amy and Salomon "Samy" Bouzaglo may be the most ''psychotic'' owners he's ever had to deal with.[[note]]Technically, Samy is the actual owner while Amy is the head chef, but they're still considered to hold an equal position of authority within the restaurant.[[/note]]