I've never followed the TV show Kitchen Nightmares. But after seeing the episode on Amy's Baking Company, I'm kind of thinking maybe I should start. Host Gordon Ramsay tries to help the struggling restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. But what he finds there can only be described as a total shit show. And oh my God, half the drama isn't even on the screen!

Where to begin? Well, Amy's Baking Company is owned by Amy and Samy Bouzaglo -- she's the chef, he's the owner/manager. They've been targeted by some harsh criticism from bloggers and Yelpers, so they agreed to do Kitchen Nightmares not so Gordon Ramsay can help them run a better restaurant, but so they can be vindicated against the haters. Can you already tell how this is going to go wrong?

Well who knew Real Housewife of Orange County Alexis Bellino was secretly a budding barista all this time? Alexis just revealed to Bravo, "I've always had a passion or dream to open up a coffee shop." It'll be "really sleek, chic", and there will be NO WAITING ever, because OC housewives have to get their foreheads done immeds, okay? It's all about community for Alexis. "I just think it's a really cool thing to be the first thing people wake up to every day."

Okay, so we've got the look, we've got the concept (you walk in and go, OMG, is that Alexis Bellino? Am I sleepwalking again? What a nightmare.). But ... what will Alexis serve? I mean, not will Alexis herself serve literally, I mean what will her people serve. WHAT'S ON THE MENU? That's what I want to know.

When well-adjusted people have a poor experience at a restaurant, they may complain to the manager and make a note to never return. When maladjusted people have a poor experience at a restaurant, they murder the cook. A Japanese chef was allegedly killed over a meal of beef and noodles that two unruly, intoxicated diners on the German island of Sylt, a vacation destination, really didn't like. Miki Nozawa, 57, was a famous chef known for his Japanese-Italian fusion. Reportedly, the men were dissatisfied with their noodles and demanded a refund of their 10 euros.

Then, things escalated.

Trying to avoid gluten when dining out can be a pain in the ass -- literally. (Ooh, sorry!) But it's getting better. Five years from now, maybe it won't be such a gamble or hassle. But for now? Celiacs and others avoiding gluten must dine with caution. Some restaurants are making efforts to put special gluten-free items on the menu. And just as important, some have started new kitchen protocols to avoid cross-contamination.

Meanwhile, there's a few things you can do. April Pevetaux's handy new book, Gluten Is My Bitch, has some great tips for gluten-free dining.

There are many good reasons to Instagram your delicious food. For example, I like seeing those pictures. Really! But there are some drawbacks from posting every damn thing you eat, especially if you're a criminal. Take for example the identity thief who was caught thanks to the Instagram photo of his steak dinner.

I don't even know where to get started on this story because ... oh it's so stupid. So Nathaniel Troy Maye met a couple of times with an IRS informant. First, at a restaurant called YOLO, he admitted to stealing identities but wouldn't give his full name. Then he met the informant at Morton's Steak House and gave the informant a flash drive with tens of thousands of stolen identities. And then he took a mother-effing photo of his damn steak and mac and cheese dinner and posted it under his Instagram account. And labeled it "Morton's." GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

First, Gwyneth Paltrow offended us all by releasing her cookbook that calls for insanely overpriced ingredients like duck eggs. Now, a restaurant called 4Fourteen in Sydney, Australia has had the audacity to offer a $120 breakfast sandwich. Yeah, forget the fast food drive-through $1 menu. Why not spend 120x more on breakfast that boasts an eye-popping price tag for being made with pan-fried duck egg, semi-dried and smoked gourmet truss tomatoes, duck foie gras, caviar, creme fraiche, shaved truffles, English cheddar, and a handmade (huh?) brioche bun? Oh, not to mention it'll be served with a side of chips and shaved truffle aioli.

I'll tell you why not. There are some indulgences that are worth every inflated penny. There are others that are not. An egg-and-bacon roll -- no matter how decadent or gourmet -- will always be squarely among the latter!

It seems like restaurant-industry workers can't do anything, right or wrong, without a customer posting about it on social media. From generous, heartwarming tips to fat-shaming receipts, nothing misses the ever watchful eye of Facebook. The latest restaurant under fire is Starbucks. A customer in Hong Kong is not happy with the way her name was spelled on her cup. Let's just say the barista may have heard "Virginia" but what he spelled was something completely different.

When you go out to eat, the last thing you expect is to have a pic snapped of your receipt, displaying how much you left the server for a tip, and accompanied by a nasty, perhaps even racist remark. But it almost seems like we shouldn't be so surprised if/when that does happen, because angry waiters are taking to Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit with complaints much more often.

Consider what just happened on the social networking sites of a Delaware restaurant called Padi. Photos of "bad tippers" and their receipts were uploaded alongside offensive and racist captions. Images appeared on manager Aaaron Kwan's Instagram account and the restaurant's Facebook page, which called certain patrons out with vile descriptions.