Restaurateur Suing Gordon Ramsay Not Credible, NY Court Affirms

Testimony against celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay from restaurateur Rowen Seibel won’t be found credible, a Manhattan appeals court justice said Thursday, after a lower court in 2022 held that Seibel lied and fabricated evidence during trial.

“We’re not going to change the trial court’s credibility determinations,” New York Supreme Court First Appellate Department Associate Justice Saliann Scarpulla said Thursday.

Seibel was appealing a decision by the New York Supreme Court, which is the state’s trial court, to award damages to Ramsay after Seibel sued the chef for unilaterally closing their Los Angeles restaurant The Fat Cow in violation of their ...