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Hahaha I lived in Scottsdale, AZ when this episode aired, and worked a block away. People lined up afterwards to see the crazy. I believe they are now closed because the fame and novelty faded but the common awareness that the restaurant was run by insane people did not. I was listening to a radio show on the way to work one day, they had the server on that they regularly stole tips from. They were telling everyone where her new job was, and to go in and give her awesome tips. I bet she made bank from that. She deserved it though, I cannot image working for crazy like that. om nom nom fucked around with this message at 01:23 on May 8, 2016 |
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FetusSlapper posted:The US version also has Amy's Baking Company. Crazy people with too much money on their hands are very entertaining. That was the only episode of the US version I really enjoyed. But even then I had to skip through a lot because of that annoying American format of interminable ads with previews of drama pre and recaps post break.
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chitoryu12 posted:I always feel like I have to rein myself in when I start drifting toward some kind of hipster trend. Like I legitimately like some aspects of that aesthetic like denim jackets and old 35mm film cameras, but I feel like charging a premium for that kind of poo poo is kinda useless? Like I can go on eBay and buy actual old poo poo for cheaper than people charge for the same stuff new. Likewise, a lot of these weird food trends and hipster joints can be served just as well for cheaper if you know what you're looking for, unless you're being really specific like trying to be incredibly anal-retentive about the origin of ingredients or something. I live in Seattle, so I see a really annoying amount of this, especially in the Amazon/tech core where everyone wants to be the trendiest. Nothing like going into a record store and finding a beat-up copy of Whipped Cream & Other Delights (or whatever lovely album there's always a billion of at Goodwill for ten cents each) for eight dollars because it's ~vintage~. GrandpaPants posted:
The joke is that Yoko Ono is an abstract artist and would order something weird, but yeah, goofy plating has been around for ages, especially during the new-wave cuisine revolution in the 80s.
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May 8, 2016 02:47
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om nom nom posted:Hahaha I lived in Scottsdale, AZ when this episode aired, and worked a block away. People lined up afterwards to see the crazy. Yeah, they closed down I think just a few years after Kitchen Nightmares. The co-owners had a bad habit of physically assaulting customers along with the rest of their poor business practices (lovely food, stealing tips, etc.), so they couldn't even last off the fame for very long before they drove everyone away.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I live in Seattle, so I see a really annoying amount of this, especially in the Amazon/tech core where everyone wants to be the trendiest. Nothing like going into a record store and finding a beat-up copy of Whipped Cream & Other Delights (or whatever lovely album there's always a billion of at Goodwill for ten cents each) for eight dollars because it's ~vintage~. Haha I was just thinking about how hipsters will buy Tijuana Brass at record stores even though every thrift store in the world has multiple copies. In fact I feel like they buy thrift store records a LOT. I grew up in the antique/collectable/vintage/whatever business and there's so much stuff that 10 years ago was worthless that you can sell to hipsters for way too much. Like typewriters, and lovely kodak cameras, and loving mario bros. There are stores in Seattle that sell new furniture made to look vintage but you can drive down to Centralia where I am and buy the real thing for a quarter of the price.
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I wonder if the more clever trendy record stores have a pile of the 15 cent poo poo in the back and only put one out at a time and say its "uncommon" to try and gouge.
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Jyrraeth posted:I wonder if the more clever trendy record stores have a pile of the 15 cent poo poo in the back and only put one out at a time and say its "uncommon" to try and gouge. I believe that's what's called "honest graft".
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May 8, 2016 07:59
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FetusSlapper posted:The US version also has Amy's Baking Company. Crazy people with too much money on their hands are very entertaining. I just looked it up. "We have three little boys, but they're trapped in cat bodies" is the most red flag sentence I've ever heard.
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davidspackage posted:I just looked it up. "We have three little boys, but they're trapped in cat bodies" is the most red flag sentence I've ever heard. Or the start of a great RPG sidequest.
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Thinky Whale posted:Or the start of a great RPG sidequest. I like you.
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Thinky Whale posted:Or the start of a great RPG sidequest. This (with a third of the cats, if that counts) was actually a quest in Lightning Returns FF13 of all things. To weakly link that to the thread, Square Enix runs a cafe/bar where they serve food and drinks based off things from the series. I'm actually the right kind of dork to be all for that, but I imagine the concept would be worth a laugh/cringe to some people. AlphaKretin fucked around with this message at 08:58 on May 8, 2016 |
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May 8, 2016 08:53
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AlphaKretin posted:This (with a third of the cats, if that counts) was actually a quest in Lightning Returns FF13 of all things. Enormous chicken legs served with tasteless androgynous soup topped with perfectly styled feathered hair in extremely ornate and gaudy paper containers that are too flimsy to contain the serving. Every day they claim they have a new special, but it's just the same slop with some of the ingredients switched around. And every serving comes with pubic hair, but that's just because food service employees are assholes.
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Mu Zeta posted:Restaurant business is hard. Jack Burton posted:Yeah, you own a restaurant. That's a hell of a lot more than me.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I live in Seattle, so I see a really annoying amount of this, especially in the Amazon/tech core where everyone wants to be the trendiest. Nothing like going into a record store and finding a beat-up copy of Whipped Cream & Other Delights (or whatever lovely album there's always a billion of at Goodwill for ten cents each) for eight dollars because it's ~vintage~. The joke was also that Moe reacted with total nonchalance and had her insane drink immediately ready under the bar. It was more than one joke.
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Jyrraeth posted:I wonder if the more clever trendy record stores have a pile of the 15 cent poo poo in the back and only put one out at a time and say its "uncommon" to try and gouge. Sure, and then they go home and play it on their Crosley with the garbage needle that destroys what's left of the record. Love that warm analogue sound. cheerfullydrab posted:The joke was also that Moe reacted with total nonchalance and had her insane drink immediately ready under the bar. It was more than one joke. It's almost like there's.....two jokes.....
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AlphaKretin posted:To weakly link that to the thread, Square Enix runs a cafe/bar where they serve food and drinks based off things from the series. I'm actually the right kind of dork to be all for that, but I imagine the concept would be worth a laugh/cringe to some people. mostly they serve things like coffee with a character drawn on the top, omurice with a picture drawn in ketchup, cakes based on character colour schemes etc at least they don't pretend like the food is anything other than mediocre and overpriced for novelty value fake edit: and at least they use normal plates
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TBF the place seems really neat; they did more work on themes than it seems like even Disney does, and the food looks tasty to boot https://www.google.com/search?q=eorzea+cafe&tbm=isch
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May 8, 2016 19:59
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Who wants the Keurig of tortillas https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104354043/the-artisan-tortilla-maker quote:flatev is fresh tortillas at the touch of a button. $200 if you join the Kickstarter. $400 at retail. And no, you cannot use your own dough.
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May 8, 2016 20:03
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I am so damned angry at that thing. Lard, starch, squish, heat.
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"It cuts down on food waste too" throws a pile of empty plastic cups in the trash.
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Sentient Data posted:I am so damned angry at that thing. I really can't get over the fact that you can't even use your own dough. And the waste. The incredible waste.
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Sentient Data posted:I am so damned angry at that thing. this guy knows whats up
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May 8, 2016 20:54
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Worst part is it makes tortillas twice as thick as normal and only 6 inches
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May 8, 2016 21:22
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Holy poo poo, each pod costs $.79 and makes one tortilla. What.
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Mu Zeta posted:Who wants the Keurig of tortillas gently caress nerds.
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They are also testing out naan pods.
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Hahaha those are the shittiest hipster tortillas I've ever seen
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May 8, 2016 22:06
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for the price of one of those machines you can get a life time supply of tortillas
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I like how it justifies the double thickness because "it's better and we like to taste our tortillas" and not "we couldn't get them totally flat without loving it up". Not that thick tortillas can't be good but it's such obvious marketing bullshit.
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Also who only has one tortilla each that is so many pods Also also, while every night maybe SHOULD be tortilla night, it's not like coffee that you in fact do have all the time so you have this honking machine around uselessly for most of the time. fuyck this is so bad and yet it is funded. Mind you, no way will they make it with that small amount of funding. NLJP fucked around with this message at 22:46 on May 8, 2016 |
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chitoryu12 posted:Yeah, they closed down I think just a few years after Kitchen Nightmares. The co-owners had a bad habit of physically assaulting customers along with the rest of their poor business practices (lovely food, stealing tips, etc.), so they couldn't even last off the fame for very long before they drove everyone away. I'm always skeptical of how much shows like that amp up the pressure to get some drama, but there's something delightful in seeing Ramsey genuinely amused by the dumb poo poo those two were doing.
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NESguerilla posted:I like how it justifies the double thickness because "it's better and we like to taste our tortillas" and not "we couldn't get them totally flat without loving it up". Not that thick tortillas can't be good but it's such obvious marketing bullshit. double thickness is the only part I get get behind, since you usually double up on homemade corn tortillas when using them for tacos and the like anyway.
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Strom Cuzewon posted:I'm always skeptical of how much shows like that amp up the pressure to get some drama, but there's something delightful in seeing Ramsey genuinely amused by the dumb poo poo those two were doing. It's really obvious in the American version. You have these crappy restaurants that maaaaaybe seat 10-20 people a day. Ramsey shows up tries the food (it's always crap and the restaurant is always empty) then the next day Ramsey (or likely the casting dept.) Has this restaurant PACKED with like 50+ people in less than an hour and you know they were all instructed to be as critical as possible about the food/service. Even a good restaurant would falter a bit when hit with that kind of rush.
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TheDon01 posted:It's really obvious in the American version. You have these crappy restaurants that maaaaaybe seat 10-20 people a day. Ramsey shows up tries the food (it's always crap and the restaurant is always empty) then the next day Ramsey (or likely the casting dept.) Has this restaurant PACKED with like 50+ people in less than an hour and you know they were all instructed to be as critical as possible about the food/service. Even a good restaurant would falter a bit when hit with that kind of rush. He does this in the UK version too, which he does to show how/if the restaurant can handle a "to capacity" sort of experience. They don't tend to fare well.
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Strom Cuzewon posted:I'm always skeptical of how much shows like that amp up the pressure to get some drama, but there's something delightful in seeing Ramsey genuinely amused by the dumb poo poo those two were doing. Amy's is one of the cases where the drama is actually real. They really are as crazy and violent as the show made them look. Hence the closure.
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chitoryu12 posted:Amy's is one of the cases where the drama is actually real. They really are as crazy and violent as the show made them look. Hence the closure. If you want some additional evidence of that, just Google for their Facebook posts after the episode aired. Someone had a whole fit online, Reddit got involved, and at the end of it, the posts were deleted and they claimed they were hacked. It's beautiful when put together with the show. E: For content, why did it matter if the bacon was Applewood smoked a couple of years back? Seemed like several chains were touting it, and I couldn't tell you if it made a difference.
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somekindofguy posted:E: For content, why did it matter if the bacon was Applewood smoked a couple of years back? Seemed like several chains were touting it, and I couldn't tell you if it made a difference. Bacon homeopathy?
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Scathach posted:Hahaha those are the shittiest hipster tortillas I've ever seen Shrimp with the tail still on tacos. Trendy.
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somekindofguy posted:
I had half a pack of applewood and half a pack of cherrywood or something smoked bacon a while back and they tasted a little different to me. Not enough to really matter, but you could tell if you had one of each.
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