when it comes to the stars of the Food
Network guys the Yeti is the one that's
hugely polarizing you either love him or
you hate him and even though you've
already seen so much of the enthusiastic
television personality here are some
things you still may not know about Guy
Fieri yep guys yet II know what I need I
need you riding shotgun I'm on my way to
flavortown
this is diners drive-ins and dives
part of what makes Guy Fieri's fans love
him is that he's out and about in their
own neighborhoods talking to the people
running everyone's favorite mom-and-pop
shops and he gets it he started small
himself and one of his first
food-related gigs was selling soft
pretzels out of a cart his dad helped
him build he told eater that a family
ski trip to Tahoe when he was 10 turned
into something life-changing he spent
his entire allowance on a Bavarian
pretzel fell in love with the flavors
and it wasn't long before he was in the
snack cart Pez using a cart his dad
helped build with him he did so well at
selling pretzels Betty used his savings
to finance a trip to study in France
years later the Eddie and his charity
the Guy Fieri foundation founded the
pretzel cart project which gave various
children's organizations their very own
pretzel cart to help them raise valuable
funds and to teach them the principles
of business cooking safety and show them
that they could step outside the box to
do some pretty cool things he has a
non-profit where he gives pretzel making
machines to inner-city school so they
can fundraise I know that sounds like I
made it up but I swear to Christ it's
true
theory might be best associated with
heart-stopping diner dinners better as
fat and calorie filled as they are
decadent and delicious but he definitely
wasn't raised that way
according to eater the idea said that
when he was younger parents Jim and
Penelope hadn't allowed him some of the
staples of childhood there was no
Bologna and no white bread but there was
a lot of steamed fish and brown rice
deity told parade that his parents were
in his words a bit earthy and they were
huge fans of the macrobiotic diet think
whole grains fruits veggies and beans
specifically whatever since season but
the Yeti wasn't a fan he says that after
a lot of complaining his frustrated
mother finally told him that if he
didn't like her cooking and he could
cook for himself he stopped by the local
butcher on his way home from school
cook the family up some steaks and they
loved it the best part there was a rule
that whoever cooked didn't have to do
the dishes and VOD says that's when the
bell went off ding-ding-ding PID travels
to a ton of different places and tastes
a lot of dishes on diners drive-ins and
dives and while it might seem like he
has glowing reviews to give to all the
chef's - up in their kitchens to him
he's admitted that he's not always a
super fan of what he's eating he was on
the podcast of producer and filmmaker
Brian Koppelman when he admitted that he
sometimes has to tell a chef not to be
offended when he doesn't like something
that'll happen to even the best of them
as he put it he doesn't like every
Rolling Stone song either PID stresses
that it's not his job to try and change
chefs restaurants out from under them
and just because he doesn't love
something that doesn't mean he doesn't
like it he told the Tampa Bay Times if I
don't like it
you don't see it that's just flat-out if
there's anything about the Yeti that
might make even the most non-judgmental
person shake their head it's the hair it
looks shockingly out of place anywhere
that's not a California beach in 1996
but haters should possibly cut him a
little slack considering it wasn't even
his idea when she Yeti first met his
wife in 1992 he looked pretty different
she told people he had no goatee he had
dark hair he wore a suit to work every
day now I look at him and I'm like
where's that man I married with the
whole clean look according to theory he
was in a bit of a devil-may-care mood
one day during a visit to his
hairdresser friend he told her to do
whatever she wanted and she did exactly
that he remembers asking her if she was
going to wash out the shampoo and being
horrified when she informed him that was
his new hair color now he's not likely
to give it up
he told CBS news
it's just how I like to flow and wear
baseball caps a lot there's been quite a
few conversations between me and my wife
she'd like to see my hair brown again I
know people want there to be more
sensationalism behind the look but
there's no design trust me
of all the food network chefs its guide
the ID who gets a ton of criticism the
people that make fun of him and derive
his restaurants are very vocal so how
does he deal with all of that he chooses
not to dwell on it
he told parade if someone has a concern
with what I eat or how I dress brother
take all that energy and go focus on
something for yourself I'm not going to
make everybody happy and anybody who
wants to hate is going to hate you have
to be confident in who you are and what
you're doing in today's age of social
media and those certain people who have
nothing good to say about anyone it's
probably the right attitude to have he
told people anybody who pays attention
to the hate really is wasting their time
I don't subscribe I don't buy it and if
you're just some loser that sits there
and hammers away at some blog forum or
whatever I don't have time for that why
even worry about it the ad has
consistently taken the high road
refusing to hit back at personalities
like the late Anthony Bourdain and New
York Times critic Pete Wells his
philosophy is one that everyone can
learn from I get down with the positive
I don't pay attention to the negative
people got the chance to shadow Fiat II
when he was filming Triple D and the
magazine learned some surprising things
like a lot of people Fanny has certain
foods that he always eats specifically
he starts every day with the fruit and
veggie juice but he also has certain
foods that he will never ever eat on
that list liver in eggs
daddy says liver is totally out and
while he'll eat eggs if they're hidden
in something else like a dressing he's
absolutely not cool with seeing them on
his plate in a more traditional form
that isn't heaven I don't know what is
we definitely celebrate different gods
fortunately for him it's easy for him to
avoid these particular dislikes all the
dishes he samples on diners drive-ins
and dives
are one side he's chosen well in advance
sometimes it's a weird ingredient or
preparation method that catches his eye
but regardless he knows months ahead of
time what he's going to be eating at
each location given how many dishes out
there might include an egg in its
natural form his prior planning is
probably for the best
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Guy Fieri has been all over so he's got
plenty of places to choose from when it
comes to his favourites to visit and to
eat which box hold a special place in
his heart he told the Tampa Bay Times
that he has a special love for Florida
partially because of the weather
partially because of the water and
mostly because of the mix of cultures
particularly the Cuban influence that
has shaped much of the state and Cuba is
one of his other special places he
explained
foods great people are endearing the
countryside is beautiful the arts and
the celebration of family is huge I
would go once a month if I could so yeah
it's one of my favorite visits I've ever
had but the Eddie says that when it
comes to living the dream his dream
would be to live in Mexico heald's
property there and told parade that the
idea of heading down there permanently
does come up every so often until his
life points out he has too much going on
but as for the future he says the end
game for me would be living on the beach
the days I want to cook I'd open my
restaurant put a flag out in the sand
and cook whatever was fresh I love to
cook for people it's my honor honestly
it's what I have to give according to
parade family time is the time that
means the most of Yeti
it always has and it's only become more
important after the tragic death of his
little sister Morgan CID told the
publication it was a big reminder that
life is fragile and not to be taken for
granted that she could get melanoma and
die within a year I've always been aware
of the tenderness of existence but it
reminded me to live for today it was
almost the difference between watching a
movie in black and white and then
watching it in IMAX Morgan passed away
in 2011 and when it came time for him to
release his next cookbook Guy Fieri food
cooking it living it loving it he made
sure to dedicate it to her
he told Travel food and drink my sister
lives on forever my sister lives on in
the bookshelves and in the homes with
the families of people forever it's like
climbing the highest mountain and
scratching her name in the world fee
Eddie has been very vocal about
encouraging people to experiment with
his recipes and that openness is a large
part due to the dietary restrictions his
sister lived with he told AP it really
opened my mind I think it was the last
gift she gave me it changed me as a chef
the Eddie is living the good life with
his wife Laurie and their sons at least
when he's not busy with his seemingly
endless list of projects he told delish
the story of how they met and it just
goes to show you should never
underestimate the connection you might
have
stranger who's going at you take the
fruit on upper side oh I'm writing to
people about this and all y'all getting
fired up idiot I'm fun to play the Eddie
was running a restaurant in Long Beach
when he had to fire one of his employees
that employee came back to the
restaurant and when fee Eddie went out
to defuse the situation
a certain someone crossed his path he
explained I was saying hey listen wait a
few weeks before you come in and
standing behind her is this blue-eyed
blonde girl giving me this mean mug she
said you can't make us leave and I was
like you don't have to I knew as soon as
I saw her I just knew they were married
in 1995 and he still credits her was
supporting him along the wild ride that
started with the Food Network reality TV
show and only escalated from there there
are different ways to measure the
success of a celebrity and a completely
legitimate one is to say you've made it
when you've been portrayed on Saturday
Night Live in that case guys the Eddie
has definitely made it he's been
repeatedly played by Bobby Moynihan if
your grill is out of gas just cook him
over your shirt flames
not everyone who ends up as a character
on SNL is flattered by it Donald Trump
called for quote retribution on Twitter
after Alec Baldwin appeared in one skit
which led the actor to tweet I wonder if
a sitting president exhorting his
followers that my role in a TV comedy
qualifies me as an enemy of the people
constitutes a threat to my safety and
that of my family the Eddy's response to
Moynihan wasn't quite as aggressive as
Trump's to say the least in fact it was
quite the opposite yet he told the build
series that he thinks Bobby kills it
with his impression and that they've
actually become pals he's a true artist
somebody's able to pick out the nuances
and exploit them to the 15 million
degree but it's funny and I mean it's
you gotta laugh at yourself he even
asked Moynihan to record a birthday
video message for a son's 18th birthday
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