Say It to My Face
Season 1
TV-PG
SAY IT TO MY FACE! is a unique entrepreneurial make-over format that gives one chef or business owner the chance to defend themselves to their toughest online critics. Some issues are valid but some are not, so can they convince their.
15 Episodes
- WTF is American Fusion?
E1WTF is American Fusion?Mark Cammarano says he's about to lose his Simi Valley restaurant because he's being unfairly crushed by negative online reviews. When Mark comes face-to-face with his worst critics, will he opt to stick with his failing business plan or tackle the food and d cor issues head on? - Showdown in Shrimp-Town
E2Showdown in Shrimp-TownNick, the owner of Arcadia, CA's Shrimp House restaurant, has been getting into nasty online arguments with angry diners who have trashed his food, his ambience and his service. In an effort to save his struggling business, Nick will come face-to-face with these reviewers. - Meatball Meltdown
E3Meatball MeltdownTerry, the owner of Guisseppe's restaurant in West Hills, CA feels her fine-dining Italian restaurant is being destroyed by negative online reviews. She is down to her last dollars trying to keep the place open. When she confronts her harshest critics face-to-face, will she accept their suggestions to change her bland food, tacky d cor and aggressive attitude, or will she battle to keep things the way they are? Chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa have their biggest challenge yet as they try to help Terry's business survive. - Your Customers are Dying Off!
E5Your Customers are Dying Off!The mother and son owners of Culver City steakhouse Dear John's are losing tons of money every month, and they believe negative online reviews are to blame. When chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa bring them face-to-face with their online critics, they find that the problems run so much deeper: horrendously outdated food, a dreadful ambience, and a geriatric client base. Can Andrew and Anthony help the owners fix these problems? Or will their business be six feet under? - Fish and Chip Fiasco
E7Fish and Chip FiascoBritish ex-Pat Sonny Sehmi and his American wife Sage are struggling after opening a British/Indian fish and chips shop in Alhambra, CA. With online reviews blasting their signature dish as too greasy, calling the other British dishes "too weird", and the few Indian dishes also poorly made, this couple makes one final push with Sage's 401K to revamp their restaurant. But when chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa suggest a huge menu change, Sonny pushes back, insisting that if it's not British, he's not interested. Will Sonny be able to see past his own national pride and embrace this bold new idea? Or will this British Invasion fall short? - Lead From the Front
E9Lead From the FrontBest friends Nick Velez and Calvin Spencer own "Bastards" sports bar in Downey, CA. They are proud of their military service--so much so they have decorated their restaurant like a combat zone and named the restaurant after their Marine Unit "The Magnificent Bastards". - Cater Haters
E10Cater HatersChef Jen Story is a freelance caterer and owner of "Cooking Thyme" in Lawndale, CA. Even though she has managed to produce a successful catering business all by herself, Jen is quickly finding that running a restaurant is an entirely different beast. With a complicated menu, slow service, and cluttered decor, her new restaurant is already in danger of closing due to negative online reviews. - This is Effing Personal
E12This is Effing PersonalLa Pescadora is a family run Mexican restaurant in Whittier, CA that specializes in Mexican food with a bit of an American flare. But owner April Gallegos is at her wits end with online reviewers, saying that the food is bland, confusing, and tastes frozen.
