Chef Joseph Cerniglia Found Dead In Hudson River; Appeared On Gordon Ramsay Reality Show

Slashfood:

he body of a man found floating in the Hudson River last Friday afternoon was identified as 39-year-old New Jersey chef Joseph Cerniglia, a 2007 participant in Gordon Ramsay's reality TV show "Kitchen Nightmares."

Cerniglia, owner of Campania, an Italian restaurant in Fair Lawn, N.J., was pulled from the river around 3 p.m. on Friday when police responded to a 911 call that a body was floating in the river, the New York Daily News reported.

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Comments

[fredneumann]

08:48 AM on 11/02/2010

Chef Gordon Ramsay saved his life once.But twice is too much...Ramsay just do good for so many chefs.I´m sad for Joe´s family...a father of 3 should never think selfishly like that...hope the best for them now...

[kinoptikation]

06:41 AM on 10/06/2010

Chef Ramsey Kevorkian

[Samantha Monteleone]

12:28 AM on 09/30/2010

This is really sad. I'm so sorry to hear this.

[plugnpillai]

09:40 AM on 09/29/2010

Loved that episode, and he looked like an incredibly decent guy. So sorry for the loss of the family. And Chef Ramsey did good by them - he helped turn that place around.

[Roman1]

01:10 AM on 09/29/2010

They had a return show where he and the family had turned the place around. Terrible tragedy. My prayers go to his wife, children, family & friends.

[holyghostie]

12:06 AM on 09/29/2010

My deepest condolences to the man's wife and family. His suicide had nothing to do with Gordon Ramsey...and its a shame the media had to tie them together.

[Leslib]

11:26 PM on 09/28/2010

I can't watch that Ramsay guy. He's way too harsh and foulmouthed for me. Surely there are kinder, gentler master chefs who can help people without being so nasty about it.

[kareemachan]

01:18 PM on 10/06/2010

It gets their attention....

[Chandy Sharms]

11:21 PM on 09/28/2010

sad RIP....some how i think it has something to do with owing someone money...i remember this show...and he said something about owing some peeps money...and if i also do recall...someonemade a threatining comment to them about monies owed....it seems a bit suspect yo...should be investigated

[7777guy]

10:48 PM on 09/28/2010

Very sad. RIP

[Wayne Jetski]

06:22 PM on 09/28/2010

Appearing with Chef Gordon Ramsay is a recipe for disaster

[PresidentRobertBooth]

03:07 PM on 09/28/2010

For a moment, I thought it was Gordon Ramsay.



For that moment, the world seemed like a better, happier place.

[plugnpillai]

09:41 AM on 09/29/2010

There are some stories where wisecracks are not warranted.

[xstevejx]

07:08 AM on 09/28/2010

For a sec, I though it said Chef Ramsey was found in the Hudson River and I wasn't sure how to feel. Condolences to Chef Cerniglia's loved ones, though!

[Candace8383]

07:03 AM on 09/28/2010

He was a nice young man and his wife and children must be devastated if I remember correctly his mother also helped at the restaurant how awful to lose a child. What a sad situation. I am so sorry for their loss

[pgurlatl]

12:34 AM on 09/28/2010

RIP.

I hope it wasn't suicide although I get the feeling that something else was at play.