February 26, 2018 at 11:11 am

Guy Gets Fake London Restaurant to the #1 Spot on TripAdvisor and Opens for a Night

by twistedsifter

 

The Shed at Dulwich was the number one rated restaurant in London, with foodies, celebrities and bloggers trying to get a table. The main obstacle for them, however, was that it didn’t exist. Over the course of 8 months VICE’s Oobah Butler used an assault of fake reviews to get his ‘restaurant’ to the hallowed top spot on TripAdvisor.

With his phone perpetually ringing, PR agencies begging to represent it and TV crews pitching shows, Oobah decided he had no choice but to open its doors for one night only. Here is Oobah’s journey into a false reality that captured the world’s attention.

Read Oobah’s full story on VICE.com – https://vice.video/2DrLgCC
You can also see an archived version of ‘The Shed at Dulwich’ on TripAdvisor here

 

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