In the weeks that followed everyone stepped up and with his passion returned, Michael's food is greatly improved.
Dean took control of the front and back of house and Tom became more confident as a manager.
A barbecue was arranged to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the building and Dean is given the key to the city.
Gordon also reveals a light up sign on the side of the restaurant.
After the show aired, Dean appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Gordon revisited a year later and it looked like the restaurant was doing well with many satisfied customers. Dean reported that business was up 30%.
However in 2009, The Old Stone Mill was sold to the DiNapoli family with Chef Michael remaining in the kitchen.
For a while after the sale Dean listed as owner and Louis DiNapoli as general manager.
Yelp reviews were mixed after filming and more recent reviews also remain mixed.
Reviews were most positive on Trip Advisor but appear to have declined in more recent reviews.
The Facebook page has been renamed as DiNapoli’s Stone Mill Restaurant and it was under new management in November 2018.
It has since moved away from the Olde Stone Mill Steakhouse concept that Gordon instilled and has moved more towards Italian food with a few classic American dishes.
Dean has also had some acting roles in some minor movies
Dean was co-owner of Siena Italian Trattoria with friend John Hirschbeck.
The restaurant opened in Stratford in July 2011, serving Italian food, seemingly as a result of Gordon's suggestion that Dean should go back to his Italian roots.
Yelp reviewswere mostly positive but Siena Italian Trattoria closed in 2015.
Dean was a co-host of a hunting show called Suburban Adventures, a show about hunting and then cooking your kills.
Dean took control of the front and back of house and Tom became more confident as a manager.
A barbecue was arranged to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the building and Dean is given the key to the city.
Gordon also reveals a light up sign on the side of the restaurant.
After the show aired, Dean appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Gordon revisited a year later and it looked like the restaurant was doing well with many satisfied customers. Dean reported that business was up 30%.
However in 2009, The Old Stone Mill was sold to the DiNapoli family with Chef Michael remaining in the kitchen.
For a while after the sale Dean listed as owner and Louis DiNapoli as general manager.
Yelp reviews were mixed after filming and more recent reviews also remain mixed.
Reviews were most positive on Trip Advisor but appear to have declined in more recent reviews.
The Facebook page has been renamed as DiNapoli’s Stone Mill Restaurant and it was under new management in November 2018.
It has since moved away from the Olde Stone Mill Steakhouse concept that Gordon instilled and has moved more towards Italian food with a few classic American dishes.
Dean has also had some acting roles in some minor movies
Dean was co-owner of Siena Italian Trattoria with friend John Hirschbeck.
The restaurant opened in Stratford in July 2011, serving Italian food, seemingly as a result of Gordon's suggestion that Dean should go back to his Italian roots.
Yelp reviewswere mostly positive but Siena Italian Trattoria closed in 2015.
Dean was a co-host of a hunting show called Suburban Adventures, a show about hunting and then cooking your kills.