Mob Wives Chicago: Eating Locations Refusing To Let Producers Film

Mob Wives Chicago is filming, producers are trying to find locations to film. Some places are refusing to let them film in their resturuants:

RestaurateurTony Durpetti, owner of Gene & Georgetti’s steakhouse, recently received a call from the producers of the hit VH1 “Mob Wives” reality show asking if they could use his eatery as one of the locations to film a Chicago spin-off version of the series. According to a letter sent to owners/operators of Chicago-area Italian restaurants byLouis H. Rago, president of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation of Chicago, “Tony not only refused them, but informed them that should they come to the restaurant, he would personally escort them out.”

Mob Wives Season 2 Debuts Jan 1, 2012 + Mob Wives Chicago Spring 2012

The second season of “Mob Wives” picks up where the first left off – with each cast member dealing with major personal life issues. The rift between Karen and Drita is far from over – will they ever be able to ‘bury the hatchet’? Renee goes under the knife for major plastic surgery that may have some unexpected consequences, while also contemplating her future with her ex-husband Junior. Drita is considering her options when it comes to leaving her husband Lee – while Carla’s relationship with her estranged husband Joe may take an unexpected twist. And, of course, everyone wants to know what’s in Karen’s soon-to-be-released book – the one she moved back to New York to write! The franchise expands as VH1 announced the pickup of “Mob Wives: Chicago.” A spin-off from the original east coast-based series,”Mob Wives: Chicago” will introduce a new cast of women suffering the stronzi and agita of their Mafiosi connections. The series will air in Spring 2012.

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