A Fox rep confirmed that the irascible Scot, who assesses eateries and eviscerates those responsible for their shortcomings, is at work at the Keller family's two-year-old spud-centric restaurant on Girard Avenue.

The rep informs that it's a closed set and that goings-on will be under wraps until the unspecified air date. (Keep in mind, though, that potatoes have eyes.)

It's not clear how long Ramsay will be there. He was in New York City earlier yesterday, helping the network talk up its lineup for next season to advertisers at its "upfronts." Ramsay was at the Borgata in Atlantic City last week for the season finale of his other series, Hell's Kitchen.

Worry at NBC10

TV stations owned by NBC Universal have been figuring out how to convert their newsrooms into "digital content centers" - so that age-old job titles of writer, producer, and editor will go away in favor of daypart managers, content producers, and platform managers. The station wants to beef up its presence on other platforms, including the Web.

The station is requiring staffers to reapply for these new jobs, while it is also interviewing outsiders. Decisions on the "new hires" are expected next week, and the plan is to have hires in place by mid-August.

My sources believe that the station wants to pare about 17 positions from the staff, which numbers about 55, and to lower the pay scale.

In sum: more work, fewer workers, lower pay.

In November, NBC10 and Fox29 announced an agreement to share routine video and newsgathering to save money.

Steve Leshinski, who heads the local chapter of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, which represents writers and editors, is negotiating with the station. He says he is concerned not only about the staffing and salaries but also about the quality of the broadcast.

Neither NBC10 news director Chris Blackman nor a spokeswoman responded to requests for comment.

Briefly noted

Suzanne Roberts and Wally Kennedy are on a three-day Vegas trip - not to gamble but to do interviews at Caesars for episodes of the Comcast Network's Seeking Solutions With Suzanne. They'll sit with Tony Curtis, Rita Rudner, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, and Marie Osmond.

Philly farmer Mary Seton Corboy and Greensgrow Farm talk about urban gardening at 9:08 tonight on the Sundance Channel's Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living.

National Public Radio's Nina Totenberg tossed out a few names as possible dark-horse Supreme Court nominees Sunday on Weekend Edition, and Temple Law School dean JoAnne Epps says she was "stunned and amazed to be on the list." Asked if she'd put on the robe, she said she'd decline, as "I feel like I have the better job here."