Michigan chef featured in U.P. episode of Gordon Ramsay show
WOOD-TV 8
MARQUETTE It was no secret to any Yooper or Michigander that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was filming his National Geographic show ‘Uncharted’ in the Upper Peninsula last summer.
If you’ve never seen the show, Ramsay travels around the world where he learns the local culture and cuisine of each place he visits, reports WOOD-TV 8 and WJMN-TV 3.
The episode, called “Michigan’s Yooper Cuisine,” will air on 9 p.m., Sunday July 25, on the National Geographic Channel via Disney+ streaming service.
Michigan chef James Rigato was the man who guided Ramsay around the Keweenaw Peninsula, and who faced Ramsay at the end of the episode for a final cookoff at Presque Isle Park in Marquette.
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Brad Barnett
CALUMET The Keweenaw Peninsula was voted the top vacation destination in Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula by MLive on Tuesday. The online poll, which ran
last week, included destinations like Marquette, Porcupine Mountains State Park, and Ironwood. Factoring in other areas of the peninsula thaw were in the poll, like Copper Harbor, the Keweenaw Peninsula received about 75% of the votes.
“Obviously, we’re really proud of earning this recognition,” said Brad Barnett, executive director of the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The Keweenaw is an incredible destination, and in a lot of ways, it’s still a bit of a secret for a lot of people, even in Michigan.”