Phoenix披萨名店公开指控:自家披萨被酒吧买走、改名加价转卖

在美国亚利桑那州马里科帕县Phoenix市,今年早些时候被《今日美国》列入全美最佳披萨店之列的Via Della Pizza,11月9日在Instagram发帖,公开指控本地餐饮集团Pretty Decent Concepts旗下的Trophy Room酒吧买走自家披萨、换个名字并加价转卖。据《亚利桑那共和报》报道,这则帖文在Phoenix餐饮圈引发热议,帖下留言超过100条。
Via Della在帖文中说,Trophy Room是在一篇展示涉事披萨的帖子在网上传开之后,才提出给披萨加上Via Della的标志。Via Della在帖文配文中写道,买多少自家披萨都欢迎,但加价、改名转卖、然后再来求得认可,这绝对不行;想吃Via Della,就到Via Della来。店主Tanner Locust对《亚利桑那共和报》说,自己并不想抹黑对方,但看到这种事就得说出来。
Trophy Room在帖文留言区回应说这是一场误会:一名叫Thor的人曾到店说明这个想法,并称得到了经理的同意,还拿到了重新加热的操作说明;这批披萨是为一场以电影《小鬼当家》为主题的冬季快闪活动试做的,致敬片中的Little Nero's披萨店,试点期间共订了5张披萨,没有从中赚到钱。Trophy Room同时道歉说,本应等到店主本人直接确认后再做。
帖文引来Phoenix多位厨师和餐饮业者留言,Saint Pasta留言调侃Pretty Decent Concepts是「挺会复制概念的」,也有留言者为Trophy Room辩护。《亚利桑那共和报》称,Pretty Decent Concepts创始人Teddy Myers尚未回应置评请求。
Phoenix Pizzeria Accuses Bar of Buying Its Pizzas and Reselling Them Under Another Name
In Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, Via Della Pizza, which USA TODAY named among the best pizzerias in the United States earlier this year, accused Trophy Room, a bar operated by local restaurant group Pretty Decent Concepts, in a November 9 Instagram post of buying its pizzas and reselling them at a higher price under a different name. According to the Arizona Republic, the post set off a heated discussion in Phoenix's restaurant community and drew more than 100 comments.
Via Della said in the post that Trophy Room offered to add the Via Della logo only after a post featuring the allegedly misrepresented pizza had gone viral. In its caption, Via Della wrote that buying as much of its pizza as anyone wants is fine, but marking it up, reselling it under a different name and then asking for its blessing is not, adding that anyone who wants Via Della should come to Via Della. Owner Tanner Locust told the Arizona Republic he does not want to trash the other business, but felt he had to speak up.
Trophy Room replied in the comments that it was a misunderstanding: a man named Thor had come into the shop, explained the idea and, the bar said, received a manager's approval along with reheating instructions. The pizzas were for a Home Alone-themed winter pop-up, an homage to the film's Little Nero's pizza shop; five pizzas were ordered during the pilot and no money was made from them, the bar said. Trophy Room also apologised, saying it should have waited for direct confirmation from the owner.
The post drew comments from Phoenix chefs and restaurant operators. Saint Pasta joked that Pretty Decent Concepts was pretty decent at copying concepts, while some commenters defended Trophy Room. The Arizona Republic reported that Pretty Decent Concepts founder Teddy Myers had not responded to a request for comment.
来源:《亚利桑那共和报》
发布:GSM·美国(发布链接)
图片来源:披萨资料图(Alanthebox摄,CC0,经Wikimedia Commons;非涉事两家店的披萨)
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