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Mystery TV food show is coming to a Narragansett eatery. Here’s who it might be.
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- Social media ads are seeking diners for a “new televised dining experience” in Narragansett on April 6 or 7.
- The ads are presumed to be linked to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who was recently spotted filming a similar show in Reading, Pennsylvania.
- While a television production company has applied for filming permits in Narragansett, there is no official confirmation yet that Ramsay is involved.
NARRAGANSETT − Is celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay preparing to film a restaurant renovation show in town?
Ads posted on social media seem to suggest the possibility.
“Eat with us for free,” the ad says in all caps. “Come be a part of an exciting televised dining experience for a brand new show in your community.”
It then advises that producers are looking for diners to join them on April 6 or April 7 at 10:45 a.m.
Hopefuls are instructed to send an email to THECASTINGFORYOU@GMAIL.COM, including their full name, email, phone number, photo and party size. The subject line should read “NARRAGANSETT” followed by the preferred date to attend.
Why should anyone think Gordon Ramsay is behind the ad?
Two week after the same ad (with different dates) solicited diners in Reading, Pennsylvania, Ramsay, currently starring in “Kitchen Nightmares,” was spotted with a film crew in Reading.
A similar scenario involving Ramsay recently played out in Maryland.
Steven Feinberg, head of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office, confirmed that a television production company had applied for permits to film in Narragansett but declined to give further information.
The Providence Journal called Narragansett Town Manager James R. Tierney on Tuesday afternoon and left a message seeking information about a television show coming to Narragansett, but he had not responded by Tuesday evening.
Ramsay is not a stranger to Rhode Island. His “Kitchen Nightmares” came to Providence in March 2011 to save the restaurant called DownCity. It closed in December of that year. The original episode included what Ramsay called “one of the biggest fights in the history of ‘Kitchen Nightmares,’” between Ramsay and restaurant owner Abby Cabral.