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The Real Housewives of New York City<\/em><\/a> season 14 just started, but there\u2019s already a major mystery consuming the fandom: Which restaurant kept getting bleeped out during the premiere?<\/p>\n The drama began about 10 minutes in<\/a> when Erin Lichy<\/strong> revealed that Sai De Silva<\/strong> and Brynn Whitfield<\/strong> bailed on a group dinner because they thought her venue choice was played out. \u201cI\u2019m still a little bit salty about that night,\u201d Erin, 36, told Ubah Hassan<\/strong> before explaining the situation in a confessional interview.<\/p>\n \u201cThe girls and I wanted to get together for dinner. It was a huge group. Nothing was available. It was last-minute, so I picked [censored],\u201d Erin recalled during the Sunday, July 16, premiere. \u201cThe restaurant used to be the hottest place in New York. It\u2019s easy to get to and it\u2019s convenient. But Sai and Brynn ditched the group dinner. Then they posted on Instagram that they were at Casa Cipriani, and it was hurtful.\u201d<\/p>\n Across the East River<\/a>, Brynn, 36, shared her version of events with Jessel Taank<\/strong><\/a> and Sai, 42. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to say, like, I wouldn\u2019t be caught dead at [censored],\u201d Brynn told her friends. \u201cIt\u2019s not 2005 and I\u2019m not a D-list model. Is it bad that I don\u2019t wanna go to [censored]? Olive Garden, to me, is, like, chicer \u2014 like, the ones with the carpets. They have good breadsticks. They slap. I\u2019ll go there and it\u2019s fun, it\u2019s like high-low, but [censored] is this weird thing in the middle.\u201d<\/p>\n In a confessional interview, Sai added, \u201c[Censored] is good for teenagers, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n Bravo editors seemingly decided to protect the reputation of the restaurant in question by bleeping its name out every time it was said throughout the episode, but viewers immediately began speculating about which eatery was so maligned.<\/p>\n One popular guess was Carbone, the Italian hotspot known for hosting A-listers like Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/a> and Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a>, but there are a few problems with that theory. First of all, even megastars have trouble scoring two-tops there, so it\u2019s unlikely that Erin managed to snag a last-minute reservation for a large party. Secondly, the word the women are saying seems to have only one syllable, and Carbone obviously has two. And finally, Carbone didn\u2019t open until 2013.<\/p>\n Other social media sleuths landed on Catch, the seafood restaurant located in the Meatpacking District that also has outposts in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Catch opened in 2011 \u2014 not 2005, as Brynn claimed \u2014 but it meets the requirement of one syllable. Also, when Us Weekly<\/em> did a quick check to see whether tables were available for this weekend, it was possible to book a reservation for 10 people at 7:30 p.m. on Friday or 8:45 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n Brynn gave a nod to the drama on Monday, July 17, sharing a photo of herself via Instagram<\/a> with the joking caption, \u201cDropping my NYC restaurant guide later this week \ud83e\udd2d\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f\ud83d\ude09.\u201d In the comments section, Jessel, 43, seemingly confirmed the mystery restaurant starts with the letter \u201cC,\u201d writing, \u201cMake sure C**** is on that \ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessel\u2019s comment could also refer to Craft, the restaurant opened by Top Chef<\/em><\/a> judge Tom Colicchio<\/strong><\/a> in 2001, but Catch has its own connection to Bravo that might have inspired some proactive censoring by editors. Hung Hunyh<\/strong>, who won season 3<\/a> of the cooking competition, was the chef at Catch when it opened. Hunyh, 45, cut ties with the restaurant\u2019s ownership group in February 2015, citing creative differences with the execs.<\/p>\n \u201c[It\u2019s] hard to get taken seriously by somewhere like The New York Times<\/em> [working at Catch Hospitality Group],\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI had to cook food to please two guys based on their palates. There was only so much I could do since I couldn\u2019t do anything too weird or authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n The Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> airs on Bravo Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Which](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Which-Restaurant-Got-Bleeped-Out-During-the-RHONY-Premiere-An-Investigation3.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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