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‘Phantom Gourmet’ TV Show Filming Episode At Medford’s Ford Tavern

You could be a TV star in the food television show "Phantom Gourmet" if you have reservations at the Ford Tavern in Medford on Tuesday.

The food television program Phantom Gourmet will be doing a segment on the Ford Tavern in Medford, located at 61 Locust St., starting at 4:30 p.m.
The food television program Phantom Gourmet will be doing a segment on the Ford Tavern in Medford, located at 61 Locust St., starting at 4:30 p.m. (Google Maps)

MEDFORD, MA – The food TV show "Phantom Gourmet" is shooting a segment at the Ford Tavern located on 61 Locust St. in Medford on Tuesday.

The food television program, which profiles New England-area restaurants, will be doing a segment on the restaurant starting at 4:30 p.m.

Behind the scenes shooting will begin in the afternoon, and patrons will be interviewed in the dining room around 5 p.m., Ford Tavern owner Erin Murphy Rafferty wrote in an email.

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If you already have a dinner reservation at the Ford Tavern for Tuesday, you could end up in the episode of Phantom Gourmet, Murphy Rapherty said.

She recommends making a reservation for 5 p.m. or before for the optimal Phantom experience.

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Reservations can be made here.

Phantom Gourmet airs on WSBK-TV (channel 38) in Boston, WNAC-DT2 in Providence, Rhode Island, and WPXT in Portland, Maine each Saturday and Sunday morning at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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