Start typing "Am" into Google at the moment and the second entry that appears in its auto-complete list (here in the US at least) is Amy's Baking Company, and for good reason. I'm sure we've all heard of
Gordon Ramsay's multi-season TV show
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, in which he visits failing restaurants and helps to improve them in just a week. I've seen a few episodes here and there, but a chance find while aimlessly browsing the internet today led me to the season finale of the show's sixth season which aired a month ago on May 10th. The restaurant featured in this episode is Amy's Baking Company in
Scottsdale, Arizona (a suburb of
Phoenix). The restaurant is owned and operated by these two characters: Samy and Amy, and it is no exaggeration to say they are completely batshit crazy. This is was the first restaurant in the show's 80+ episode history that Ramsay walked away from. The publicity gained from the show has made the restaurant something of a tourist attraction, and has resulted in a massive social media backlash which frankly kept me amused for ages. Rather than go into detail, just watch the YouTube video of the full episode
here. Trust me, you'll love it! Then Google "
Amy's Baking Company", and prepare to be amazed by how these two nut jobs reacted to the countless posts they subsequently received on Facebook, Reddit, Yelp and so forth (check
this out for example), as well as the news stories that followed and other related events (all in just the one month since the show aired). Batshit crazy!
By the way,
here is a f*cking great f*cking omlette recipe from the f*cking man himself. Enjoy ;)