The first series was filmed at Le Vieux Castillon in Castillon-du-Gard offering idyllic settings with a variety of activities for the successful second daters, and added sommelier Xavier Chapelou to Fred Sirieixs team. The second series was filmed at Aquapetra Resort & Spa in Campania near Naples, Italy.

Did Fred work for Gordon Ramsay?

Until 2019 he was the general manager of Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows at the London Hilton. He has been featured in an ITV show, with Gordon Ramsay and Gino DAcampo, entitled Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip (2019), and Remarkable Places to Eat on BBC Two (2019).

Where is the First Dates restaurant in Manchester?

First Dates moved away from the Paternoster Chop House at St Pauls in London back in 2020 and wont be there again in 2021. Instead the show now takes place in The Refinery, a chic cocktail bar and restaurant, based in Spinningfields, Manchester City Centre.