Bloomberg News reports that notoriously cantankerous celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has filed a trademark for the use of the name "The Spotted Pig" for a restaurant in England. Sounds like a solid name for a traditional English eatery, right? Except, wait... isn't that already a restaurant?
Why yes. Yes it is.
The Spotted Pig was opened by Mario Batali, restaurateur Ken Friedman and rising star April Bloomfield in February 2004, and has been thronged ever since. It's also gotten its fair share of critical acclaim, holding onto a coveted Michelin star every year that the Red Guide has ranked New York restaurants. It's not exactly some hole in the wall -- it's easily one of the most famous restaurants in the city.
So what are the chances that Gordon Ramsay didn't know the name was already taken? Pretty much zilch.
One other explanation for this recent trademark application of Ramsay's is that it's an intentional dig at Batali. The red-headed, Crocs-wearing Italian chef has a history of failing to register trademarks for his restaurants overseas. And Eater notes that he and Ramsay have some history of bad blood. So it seems entirely possible that Ramsay did this, at the very least, to annoy Batali. If not compete with him directly from across the pond.
That may sound like petty, nasty behavior for a rich, successful chef -- but that's Gordon Ramsay for you.
That said, Batali et al have two months to try to file a complaint with the UK trademark office to try and block Ramsay's application. So there's still time to save the idea of a London branch of The Spotted Pig to join the Shake Shack opening there in 2013.
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