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Life of Grime on NYC Restaurants
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 16, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Gothamist noticed that on the Discovery Channel there's a program called Life of Grime, and tonight's episode follows a NYC restaurant inspector. Gothamist is a little afraid of what the episode might bring, especially since the description notes the inspector "finds evidence of rats in the kitchen and liquor bottles full of flies" but we're going to watch. And dream up Law & Order: Restaurant Violations.
There's little information on the show, but it looks like it's based on a program from the BBC. Since we'll be busy tonight, we're glad that the show will repeat a couple times (DVR alert!). Another upcoming episode will feature how the city deals with rats. Here's the Department of Health's Restaurant Inspection website. And Gothamist on NYC restaurant violations.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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