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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Downtown restaurant to close for renovations by reality TV show

An Iowa City restaurant that replaced Chef’s Table at 223 E. Washington St. will close temporarily early this week because of its participation in a secret new reality-television show.

Xie was closed Sunday and will be closed today; it will reopen at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The first 100 patrons at the restaurant will receive a free meal courtesy of the production team and a secret celebrity chef.

In a post on its Facebook page, the restaurant said it could not disclose the network the show would be on but that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the business.

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