Ariz. bakery reacts to fallout following 'Nightmare' experience

[HMSHood]

I have a high school friend who lives in Phoenix. I wonder if she'd be willing to go record the "Grand Re-Opening/Charitable Event/Meowfest"...

I'd better make sure she has good insurance first. Those people are cray cray.

That would be interesting to see the event.

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

I'd offer to go and report back... but who am I kidding? no chance I'm feeding into this mess that I now think was totally 100% staged.

 

[HMSHood]

I'd offer to go and report back... but who am I kidding? no chance I'm feeding into this mess that I now think was totally 100% staged.

I would like to think that it was staged too, but it appears not. If staged, it would be the one of the worst PR move.

Fired Amy’s Bakery Company Waitress, Katy Cipriano, Discusses ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ Meltdown
http://www.ibtimes.com/fired-amys-b...discusses-kitchen-nightmares-meltdown-1264675

Katy also discussed the show’s production during the Reddit AMA. Cipriano said “Kitchen Nightmares” was filmed in December and said the actions of Amy and Samy were not staged. According to Cipriano, “None of amy or samy's actions were staged. people may have purposely sent back their food or falsely complained for a chance to be on tv, but that's about it. everything else was 100% real.”

The show amplified the existing problems at Amy’s Baking Company, according to Cipriano. While food that wasn’t particularly good on a given day may have not garnered any criticism, because of the taping, customers were much more vocal and “let nothing slide.”

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nexQhKIx39Q"]Amy Bouzaglo of Amy's Baking Company on the news regarding a Yelp review - YouTube[/ame]

 

[thefragile7393]

Her eyes look expressionless and is emotionally cold.

ehhhh...looks like what one sees around Scottsdale much of the time.

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[amandab]

Tonight's the "Grand Re-Opening", isn't it?

 

[Kaliste]

Tonight's the "Grand Re-Opening", isn't it?

I think you're right! Maybe enough times has gone by and no one cares any ore I haven't hear much about them in a few days.

 

[Kaliste]

Oh my.
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo...ancels-conference-lawsuit.html?nclick_check=1

 

[mitzi]

Oh my.
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo...ancels-conference-lawsuit.html?nclick_check=1

Can you give a few details? My computer won't let me read it. Thanks.

 

[Kaliste]

Can you give a few details? My computer won't let me read it. Thanks.

Sure!

From this article:
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/dining/articles/20130520amys-baking-company-cancels-conference-lawsuit.html

"A May 17 letter from the law firm representing the producers of Fox’s “Kitchen Nightmares” show, which featured the restaurant in its May 10 season-finale episode, may have prompted the Bouzaglos’ change of heart.
“If you disparage the show, its host, or its producers, you will breach your obligations under Paragraph 10 of your Personal Release and Paragraph 14 of your Participant Agreement,” states the letter from the Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. A breach would expose the Bouzaglos to damages of $100,000 each, according to the law firm."

And

"The Scottsdale-based firm will stop representing Amy’s Baking Company after Tuesday’s grand reopening. Rose said the two parties disagreed over public-relations strategies but declined to elaborate."

And

"In 2003, Amy Bouzaglo pleaded guilty to the misuse of a Social Security number after she applied for a $15,000 bank loan. At the time, her name was Amanda Bossingham (her ex-husband’s last name). She married Samy Bouzaglo in January 2004. She surrendered to federal authorities and entered prison in late 2008. She was released in October 2009."

Also, the "press conference" with the media before the grand opening tonight was canceled.





Here's another article that talks about Samy facing deportation. It's too short to snip.
http://ktar.com/?sid=1636112&nid=131

 

[HMSHood]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfD8L1euBuk"]Crazy Amy's Baking Company - YouTube[/ame]

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