Ellicott City Businesses Featured On Chef Gordon Ramsay's Show

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Residents tuned in Tuesday night to watch three Old Ellicott City businesses star in celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's "24 Hours to Hell and Back: Save Our Town” production. The episode aired nationally from 8 to 10 p.m. ET on Fox. Ramsay and his crew spent a week in February filming in Ellicott City, revamping the participating businesses and completing some beautification projects along Main Street.

“Gordon Ramsay and his team brought excitement and much needed resources to Historic Ellicott City,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball in a statement. “Over the course of several days, Ramsay’s crew, in partnership with hundreds of volunteers, worked nonstop to renovate, clean and beautify our beloved historic Main Street. It was an incredible week and we are so thankful that Chef Ramsay saw how special Ellicott City is and chose to visit our amazing historic town.”

Back in February, the Little Market Cafe was covered in plastic sheeting and other locations appear to have been involved in filming, including the Ellicott Mills Brewing Company, which merged with Phoenix Emporium, as well as Jaxon Edwin. Ramsay's show's goal is to help struggling restaurants.

Tammy Beideman, owner of Sweet Elizabeth Jane, told WBAL in February that there has been quite a bit of "buzz" in town.

"There's a lot of excitement and we could see something was happening with the tents and the parking lot and there's a lot more buzz, general buzz in town about something was happening here. We didn't really know what it was, but something," said Beideman.