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Yesterday morning we saw the last trailer towed away for the action that’s been taking place next door at DownCity since Chef Gordon Ramsay and his Kitchen Nightmares crew came to town last week. Everyone involved, including owner Rico Conforti and owner/general manager Abby Cabral have been sworn to secrecy until the episode airs next year, but we do happen to know a few diners who lunched there during a taping. After seeing Ramsay in the flesh, one diner told us, “He’s really tall, fairly cute, and a much bigger guy than it seems on TV.” The new post-Ramsay menus have been rolled out and are officially being served for lunch and dinner daily. … Newport native Kristin Hersh was ranked in USA TODAY's Pop Candy 100 People of 2010 this week, a compilation honoring those who have accomplished something interesting this year including those overlooked by mass media. The former Throwing Muses singer and first-time author, who released her memoir Rat Girl earlier this year, came in at a

respectable #77. Over on the left coast, The Los Angles Times picked the memoir for their recently released gift guide. … Providence’s own Claudia Jordan weighed in on the controversial TMZ video of Miley Cyrus allegedly smoking salvia, an legal herb in California, from a bong, saying via Twitter yesterday, “If I made Millions of $$ courtesy of a huge Disney endorsement-you'd be hard pressed to catch me slipping, smoking weed or working a pole.” … Style Week Providence announced this week that Bravo TV will be shooting Real Housewives of New York City stars Alex McCord and "Real Househusband" Simon van Kempen on January 21st and 22nd…

Image: Alex McCord image courtesy Bravo TV