- [Narrator] Hey, this is Arcade Cloud
and we're rollin' out, looking the real story
behind the mayor of flavortown himself.
That's right, we took our in three minutes formula,
marinated it in donkey sauce,
double deep fried, smothered and covered
in Chipotle nacho cheese gravy
for our most delicious video yet.
This is the Legend of Guy Fieri, let's begin!
Way back in the winter of '68 in Columbus, Ohio,
high atop all-time great Triple D location Pierogi Mountain,
The long awaited savior of flavortown arrived in style.
After slow roasting in his mama's belly
for nearly 40 weeks, holy moly!
Guy Ramsey Ferry, not yet Fieri, was born.
It didn't take long for the patron saint
of mom and pop joints to make his mark.
At just 10 years young, Guy and his father
built the storied Awesome Pretzel cart,
and the young taste maker starts slinging his salty delights
all over his home town of Ferndale, California.
And these aren't your everyday ballpark pretzels.
These were the real deal,
a festival of funk that put Guy on a culinary path
which would change television forever.
In his teens, Guy washes dishes
to fund a foodie pilgrimage to France.
That's awesome, man!
Fueled by the iconic flavors of French cooking
from his year abroad, Fieri returns to the states
hungrier than ever.
After attending college at UNLV in Las Vegas,
home to an impressive 11 Triple D locations,
where Guy may or may not have been involved
in UNLV basketball's 1990 NCAA championship,
he once again returns to California
to kick off a career in the restaurant business.
A few years later, Guy celebrates
the only inedible object of his affection
by marrying the love of his life, Lori.
The wedding kiss, it's got that salty,
that sweetness, obviously made with a whole lot of love.
Mrs. Fieri, you're the real deal.
In honor of his Italian roots, Guy changes his surname
to the traditional Fieri, and an American icon is born.
After a few years of managing chain joints in SoCal,
Guy opens his first restaurant, Johnny Garlic's.
We're talkin' a first of its kind
California pasta grill, amigo!
And it's a hit, opening several more locations
across NorCal within a few short years.
For his next venture, Fieri combines unlikely flavors
to create a funky little barbecue-sushi fusion joint
he dubs Tex Wasabi's.
This combo is out of bounds, brother.
After nearly a decade as a rising all star
in the restaurant game, Fieri catches Hollywood's attention.
Despite fierce competition
featuring future Lyon in the Kitchen host Nathan Lyon
on season two of The Next Food Network Star,
Guy rides his off the hook California cuisine to victory
and his very own show on the Food Network.
And Fieri wasn't done tantalizing taste buds
in Tinseltown yet!
Guy's Big Bite was just the first of countless shows,
hosting gigs, game shows, and special guest appearances.
Oh yeah, melt all that cheese on top of there.
Mm, shut the front door!
Guy's most popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
kicks off as a one-off, one hour long special,
but it's so good, so juicy, so flavorful
it leaves network execs craving more.
And boy did they get it!
As of 2019, Triple D has been serving up
bite sized looks inside the food world's best kept secrets
to the tune of over 384 episodes.
That's unbelievable, well done.
And if that wasn't enough screen time,
Fieri bumps fists with animated characters
as a special guest on Disney's Phineas and Ferb.
These days, Guy isn't only one of the busiest hosts
on TV, he runs a vineyard,
slinging authentic Sonoma County wine
named after his sons, Hunt and Ryder,
owns 63 restaurants located everywhere
from Dubai to the Pacific coast,
to pool-side on Carnival cruises,
collects classic American muscle cars,
and that's not all!
America's favorite tattooed foot enthusiast
has another burning passion, philanthropy!
That puts the sham-a-lama in the ding dong.
A few years back, to celebrate love in all its forms,
Fieri mass officiates 101 gay weddings
during South Beach's Food and Wine festival.
He regularly donates pretzel machines,
like the one he built with his pops back in the day,
to underprivileged schools to use for fundraising.
He donated to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Irma,
organized a 3,000 seat dinner for first responders
following the 2017 shooting tragedy in Las Vegas,
and following the wildfires that claimed over 6,000 homes
in California, dropped everything to show up
with his personal kitchen trailer
and smoke pork butt for displaced locals and firefighters.
Whoa, that's a lot of butt!
Despite all his success, promotion of mom and pop
main street establishments, and charitable efforts,
hipsters and internet trolls still love to hate on him.
But if you think a little adversity is gonna stop him
from bringin' it, then you don't know
the mayor of flavortown.
Tell us your favorite local Triple D spot
in the comments below, and throw a like on this video
to give animated Guy Fieri a fist bump!
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