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June 6 - 12, 2020—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN June 6 - 12, 2020 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens 2 x 1.5" ad midway const. By George Dickie Many know Gordon Ramsay as the foul-mouthed taskmaster who delivers the unvarnished truth to chefs and restaurateurs on shows such as "Hell's Kitchen" and "24 Hours to Hell and Back." But a different Ramsay emerged to showrunner Jon Kroll during a stop in Guyana while filming Season 2 of "Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted." "In Guyana, we had really, re - ally limited satellite internet that was available to us," Kroll explains. "And Gordon runs an empire, he's a very busy guy. And I woke up at six o'clock in the morning to the sound of howler monkeys chanting. I look out and Gordon was sitting with a cup of cof - fee at the edge of the Rewa River." "Because no one could reach him, no one could find him," he contin- ues. "He truly was uncharted and he looked really blissful, and I've never seen that look on his face before. He was just that kind of blissed out. And I think he really dug being not reachable for a while." In the new season, which kicks off Sunday, June 7, on National Geo - graphic, Ramsay goes further off-grid for more adventures, culinary and oth- erwise, in places like Guyana, to hunt bare-handed for caiman and fish for piranha; Indonesia, to search for giant prawns in a bat-infested cave; South Africa, to harvest mussels from rocks in the treacherous Indian Ocean; and in the season opener, Tasmania off the south coast of Australia, to fly-fish for trout, forage for herbs and vegetables, and dive in shark-infested waters for giant rock lobsters. That episode culminated in a cook- off with chef and local expert Analiese Gregory, with the menu consisting of the aforementioned lobster, wallaby (whose overpopulation downunder rivals that of deer in parts of North America) glazed in pricey locally distilled whiskey and indigenous veg- etables. "I had a really good time cooking with him ...," Gregory says. "It kind of reminded me of being back in the kitchen in London, like his skills are amazing. He's really fast, he's really good. I was pretty prepared and they were like, 'Oh, he likes a bit of trash talk.' So I just spent the whole time like trash-talking him. ... He took it very well. He gives as good as he gets and it was a really enjoyable cook-off." As for the food, Kroll was blown away by the lobster and surprised at how lean yet tender the wallaby was. "I think venison is the best compari - son," he says. "It doesn't taste gamey. It really has kind of a mild flavor to it. And I think that both he and Analiese ... were focusing on not masking the flavor or overseasoning it because the natural flavor of it is quite tasty and not like a strong pungent flavor like you get from some wild game even though they are wild game. "I mean, they have access to this in - credible landscape of forest to feed on and wild herbs and stuff like that, and that all comes through in the meat. So it's a very delectable venison-type flavor." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop The chef and adventurer goes even wilder in Season 2 of 'Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted' Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin Most people don't like hearing the word "don't," but for Adam Scott, saying it — a lot — is his newest job. Typically busy as an actor, the "Parks and Recreation" and "Big Lit - tle Lies" alum becomes a game-show host as ABC's "Don't" premieres Thursday, June 11. With Ryan Reyn - olds among its executive producers, the contest tasks teams of relatives and/or acquaintances to conquer crazy challenges in a quest to win $100,000 while trying to adhere to the given "Don't" rule that they've been issued (such as "Don't blink" or "Don't look back"). "I grew up watching game shows," the friendly Scott confirms, "because they would start running immedi - ately after I got home from school ... things like 'The Joker's Wild' and 'The Newlywed Game.' Ryan Reyn - olds' sense of humor is incredibly sharp, and he's a really smart guy, so I could trust the creative on this. And also the silliness of it; that's a huge Checking in with Adam Scott component, that this doesn't take itself seriously at all." "Don't" marks the first time Scott and Reynolds have worked together, and since the show can't be done without players being in close prox - imity to one another, it's clear that its initial season was taped before the coronavirus pandemic initiated wide - spread social distancing. "Watching some of the episodes back recently, I was taken with how different the world was just a few months ago," Scott allows. "Even the audience sitting together watching the tapings, that alone will tell you this was done a while back. 'Don't' is pure escapism, just big, silly fun — and we have some great writers, so there are some weird comedy bits as well." Birthdate: April 3, 1973 Birthplace: Santa Cruz, Calif. Current residence: Los Angeles Marital status: Married; has two children Other television work includes: "Parks and Recreation," "Big Little Lies," "The Twilight Zone," "The Good Place," "Ghosted," "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later," "Veep," "An- gie Tribeca," "Drunk History," "Burning Love," "Robot Chicken" (voice only), "American Dad!" (voice only), "Eastbound & Down," "Childrens Hospital," "Party Down," "Trust Me," "Tell Me You Love Me," "Veronica Mars," "Wonderfalls," "CSI: Mi- ami," "Six Feet Under," "Glory Days," "Wasteland," "Party of Five," "NYPD Blue," "Murder One," "Boy Meets World," "ER" Movie work includes: "The Disas- ter Artist," "Little Evil," "Flower," "Krampus," "Black Mass," "Hot Tub Time Machine 2," 'They Came Together," "The Guilt Trip," "Friends With Kids," "Our Idiot Brother," "Piranha 3D," "Leap Year," "Step Brothers," "Corporate Affairs," "August," "The Great Buck Howard," "Knocked Up," "Art School Confi- dential," "Monster-in-Law," "The Matador," "The Aviator," "High Crimes," "Dinner and Driving," "Star Trek: First Contact," "The Last Days of Frankie the Fly" 921 W. 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