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Location, Location, Location: RHONJ 3.1

Wondering where the action was in Monday's season premiere?

Bravo's hit TV show is back, highlighting local businesses and locations. Here's a look at where the camera's were rolling in Season 3, episode 1:

Episode one starts and ends in The Manor in West Orange for Melissa and Joe Gorga's son Giuseppe's Christening party.

Flash back one week and travel to Joe Giudice's restaurant, Giuseppe's Homestyle Pizzeria in Hillside for a book signing for Skinny Italian.

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The show then heads to Hoboken: The Manzo boys give a tour of their new bachelor pad—and break the news to Mama Manzo that Chris and Albie are moving out on their own.

Next stop: Manhattan for a visit to Ashley's unpaid internship at the West 33rd Street offices of Lizzie Grubman PR. After a tearful talk with her mom and her boss about how hard it is to commute from Franklin Lakes to the city every day, Ashley and Jacqueline go around the corner to meet Chris Laurita at the Skylight Diner (where the waterworks continue).

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Cut to a rain soaked park where Teresa and Jacqueline seek shelter in a Gazebo for a heart to heart about Teresa's family drama. (Anyone recognize that park?)

Speaking of family drama: Meet Melissa and Joe Gorga, Teresa's brother and sister-in-law in their 15,000-square-foot Montville home.

Enter the other new Housewife: Kathy Wakile and her husband Rich in their home in Wayne, where Kathy rides her bike to Corrado's Market to pick up clams and vegetables for dinner.

About 30 minutes into the episode, the action comes to Frankln Lakes: To the Manzo kitchen for a family cooking fest, followed later by a dinner party.

Back to Montville for Christening party prep at the Gorga's. Cut to Towaco for the Giudice's getting ready for the party. Then there is some family video footage at the unnamed church for the ceremony, with the climax of the episode taking place at the The Manor.

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