Celebrity sighting in Lake Worth Beach: Gordon Ramsay stops in at Benny's on the Beach

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With shows that include "Kitchen Nightmares," "Hell's Kitchen," "Hotel Hell" and "The F Word," plus a penchant for getting in the face of chefs and restauranteurs, Gordon Ramsay walking into your restaurant might not necessarily generate warm and fuzzy feelings.

There was no scene or crying workers, however, when the celebrity chef and television personality strolled into Benny's on the Beach last Friday.

His first stop in fact, was not the popular eatery located on the Lake Worth Pier, it was the pier itself where he took his son out to do some fishing.

When he was done though, he stopped in for a slice of the restaurant's homemade Key Lime Pie. He remarked it was some of the best he'd ever had.

Though the staff later joked on social media that he'd also had an "Idiot Sandwich," that was in jest referencing a Ramsay skit with James Corden and Julie Chen in which the chef holds two slices of bread against Chen's head and makes her call herself an "idiot sandwich."

Benny's Chef and managing partner Jeremy Hanlon said Ramsay knew who he was even before he introduced himself and even knew that in addition to Benny's that he had recently opened another eatery, Viva La Playa, just down the street.

Hanlon, who bought Benny's in 2013 with partner Lee Lipton, said he is proud of his staff and glad that Ramsay could see their restaurant.

As far as Ramsay, he was likely in town early for the celebrity-filled wedding of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz. Ramsay was a guest at the ceremony that took place at Nelson Peltz's oceanfront estate in Palm Beach.

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Guy Fieri, 'Mayor of Flavortown' visits Lake Worth Beach, buys waterfront home

Lake Worth Beach is no stranger to celebrities. In March, 2021, Food Network star Guy Fieri stopped to pose for a beachfront picture with former city commission candidate Richard Guercio, who posted the photo on Facebook. “Seen at our beach today, seemingly checking things out. Is there a Johnny Garlic in Lake Worth’s future?” read his caption.

The Mayor of Flavortown rolled through Palm Beach County to film episodes of his “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” series.

Fieri must have loved the area, the celebrity chef bought a $4 million waterfront home in Lake Worth Beach. The home is on secluded Bella Vista Avenue and was purchased March 2021 for a recorded $3.9 million, according to neighbors and three Realtors familiar with the sale. Read more about Fieri below.

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Fieri is already giving back to the community. He made a suprise visit recently to Lake Worth High School and donated $20,000 to the school's food program.

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