Good evening, everyone, and
welcome back to SGN. I'm John Krasinski
and it only took you five weeks to
figure out the way to my heart: craft art.
And I know what you're all thinking, so
let's get straight to the yarn. Yep. We'll
dive right into the deep end with this
near mirror image/voodoo doll of me
from Stitchy Witchcraft.
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The second photo of just my lower half?
Worth it.
We go next to this expert needle point of
me and, I assume, Emily rising out of the
grave.
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And this one I actually didn't have time
to write a joke for because I was too
busy sobbing.
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This was also a big week for the chalk
game, which was kicked up to a whole new
level.
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But without a doubt, the most time
staring at it award goes to Ryan Kelly.
I know the first appointment I'm making
when I get out of quarantine. But for now,
it's time for some good news.
In the past few weeks we've delved into
a segment called What Did I Miss?
But the truth is, the overriding thing we
all miss is being together. And whether
it's a dinner party or a birthday party,
a first date or a 50th anniversary,
there's really only one place where all
of these things happen all the time. And
when this thing comes to an end, and it
will come to an end, the first place
you're gonna go is to your favorite
restaurant. Making up the second-largest
employer in the United States with over
15 million people, these staples of
community and of culture are not only
some of the places that are being hit
the hardest. There's some of the places
where you can find the biggest heroes.
From the inspiring stories of selfless
camaraderie, to the heart-wrenching
stories of simply doing what's right.
These are the people who once defined
your neighborhood and are now defining
humanity. From Washington, DC all the way
to Spain, chef Jose Andres hasn't decided
to do something. He's decided to do
the thing. Setting up kitchens anywhere
from inside churches to inside National's
stadium, his goal is a simple one: feed as
many people as possible. From frontline
workers to the elderly, from the homeless
to his fellow furloughed service workers,
just this week, Jose and his team have
served over three million meals.
Through his travels on Diners, Drive-ins
and Dives, Guy Fieri has witnessed the
unparalleled hard work and determination
of America's restaurant workers. And
knowing that nearly every person in the
restaurant industry is living paycheck
to paycheck,
he has first-hand knowledge of just how
hard these people are being hit. So he
jumped in to help them.
But the beautiful thing about food and
all this, is that you don't have to be a
big-time chef to make a huge difference.
In Washington State, nearly 300 National
Guardsmen are processing and packing
meals for nearly 300 food banks
throughout the state.
In Boston, Joy Huang admits that she can't
treat patients and she can't sell masks,
so what can she bring to Beth Israel
Hospital? Pure joy.
And in Seattle, Washington, Eduardo Jordan
shows his son, Akil, what a local hero
really looks like, as he dedicates his
restaurant to feeding those out of work
for many others. In Tybee Island, Georgia,
Jennifer Knox was looking for a way to
help out her out-of-work staff and the
answer was all around her.
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In West Allis, Wisconsin, this family
proves you don't need a restaurant to be
able to help out, as they turn their
front lawn into a 24-hour food pantry.
And what do you do if you can't actually
cook it all for those in need?
Well, one New York City landlord knew the
answer. You give free rent to the ones
who can. And a quick side note, it's
heartwarming to point out that every
single person in that segment that was
making food to make a difference, they
were doing it all without charging a
dollar, because that is just what heroes
do. But it wasn't just the foodies having
fun this week. Positivity could be found
positively everywhere. In Spain, one taxi
driver who had spent every single day
driving patients to and from the
hospital free of charge got what he
thought was just another call.
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In upstate New York, when Maeve Rae-
Bognar delivers good news, she gets right
to the point. This week, the Boston
Marathon was canceled, but nothing was
going to cancel Shawnee Mission North High
School's assistant principal. In New
Jersey, this family finally cracked and
said "enough is enough, we're having a spa
day."
In Kansas City, while football season
takes a break,
tailgating season never does.
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And in Lancashire, England, after finding
out that cKen slept with a photo of
his late wife every single night, one of
his caretakers had an idea.
And finally, in this weird world of isolation,
a phenomenal trend has popped up for
those of us who are all dressed up and
nowhere to go.
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And we go now to a segment we like to
call SGN Potluck. I reached out to all
of you this week to send me your
favorite family recipes, and in the
all-too-familiar spirit of stealing
intellectual property on this show, I
actually stole your recipes for my
dinner party. But being one of the least
capable chefs on the planet, I really
needed some help.
John: Nana I love that you guys already have
your drinks ready to go. Cheers.
Shannon from Back Bay. How's Back Bay
today? Shannon: It is a little dreary out to be
honest, but it's sunshiny inside. John: Penny.
Penny: Hello. John: It is so nice to meet another
person from Northbridge, right? Penny: Right. John: Sarah. How
you doing? Sarah: I'm good. This is wild. John: It is
so nice to meet you. Thank you for being
on the show. Thank you for making your
quarantini. It was a huge hit. Nana: Vanilla
vodka. One, two. And now we're going to give it a shake, shake, shake.
John: You made one of the best drinks on the
internet. Congratulations. Nana: Thank you. John: Your
competition for best internet drink is
right here, Nana. Ladies and gentlemen,
Stanley Tucci.
Stanley: Yeah, but Nana, I think you win hands down. John: I
loved your recipe. I'm a pierogi fanatic.
Sarah: Oh, me too. My mom sent me over the
pierogi recipe that my great-grandma
brought over from Poland. John: I gotta be
honest with you, Sarah, I did not cook
them, but luckily, I know another Polish
person who does know how to cook. Sarah: Oh my God. Martha Stewart: Hello. John: Sarah,
are you familiar with Martha Stewart?
John: Great hat. Shannon: Thank you. John: I gotta say, you have
a very worldly recipe here. I don't know
if you know Mr. David Chang. Sarah: Oh my goodness. John: Sloppy
Joe's are some of my favorite, but I
haven't had the dynamites before. I had
a friend of mine cook them for you
and he's way better cooking than I am,
so I figured you should probably just
meet him. Guy Fieri. There he is. Guy Fieri: We had a
blast with your with your recipe. Shannon: What a
pleasure to meet you both of you
actually.
John: Trust me, he's cooler than me. And you
know what? He knows it.
Martha: Your grandma's recipe is very similar to
my mother's recipe, which is my go-to.
Stanley: I made your drink.
Vanilla vodka. She said two shots, that's
two shots. Orange vodka, two shots. I won't be walking after this. Guy Fieri: Listen, I am excited to make the dynamites. Take a
little bit of your recipe and do it a
little Guy Fieri style NorCal. So, let's
let's walk through it. Martha: And then this is a
mixture of old white cabbage. Boy, is that
good?
Wait til you taste those. David: Couple other things I like about
Shannon's recipe, she says 3/4 of a glass of
dry white wine for the dish and one glass
of red wine for the chef. More recipes need to
have that. Martha: See how nice it's coming
together? Such a good dough. Guy: There's some red bell peppers, there's some yellow onion. You want it spicy, right? Little jalapeno. Actually, a lot of jalapeno.
David: Shannon, this is a very, very rich dish. It looks really
good. Smells really good.
Martha: And then pull the dough up until it
touches. Like that. But there. that's a
nice plump
pierogi. Stanley: Give it a shake. Martha: Oh, my dogs are
watching. She's looking, thinking I might be
making something with meat. Sorry, Bette Noir.
David: Shannon, this dish is a very special occasion
kind of dish. Guy: Look at that, Penny.
Here we have some beautiful sourdough
bread, some local sourdough bread, and
we're melted some sharp cheddar on there.
Onions on top.
Bring this monster over. You should see
how much this weighs. Take a look at that. Penny: Nice, that's
perfect with the onion rings.
Stanley: This is delicious. Cheers to both of you. Nana: Yes, thank you.
John: Here's the both of you. Stanley: Yeah, cheers to...
Guy: Look how delicious that is. Like we do it
on Triple D. Penny, you rock. Hope you like
the Guy Fieri dynamite.
John: That is awesome. Now you have to make
it for me, Guy. Come on, man. Guy: I thought I
made enough of it that there would be
some leftovers, but if things go the way
they're going now, I don't think we'll
Have any by the time we get
into the weekend. David: Thank you. That is so
good. John: Yes, that's amazing. Shannon: That's so
awesome. Thank you so much for making
that. That's so cool.
Martha: Oh, Sarah, I hope I did your recipe proud. Sarah: Oh my god, that's amazing.
John: I gave Martha pierogies cuz I'm Polish,
she's Polish. Having no idea that they
take all day. Martha: They were so good. We drank
a lot of vodka last night in your honor.
David: Shannon, I'm not kidding you, my wife said
it was the best thing she's eaten during
quarantine. John: You heard it here first, the
SGN potluck, of which I had nothing to do
with, is a hit. Shannon: Thank you so much for making my
entire year by doing this. John: Oh, that's nice. Shannon: Also, I
think for restaurants and stuff, if
people buy gift cards to use at a later
date, that's the biggest thing I think
that could help people out, especially
the local businesses. John: From your lips
to God's ears, right? Let's do it.
Shannon: Yeah, to our mouths. John: That's right. Well, Guy, you make every
single one of us smile, so we here at SGN
thought it was time that you smile. You
have an incredible initiative going, and
the last time I checked, you've raised
about 17 million dollars? Guy: Just about
seventeen million, and on our way to a
hundred million, I hope. John: A couple of
friends of mine over at PepsiCo heard
that we were doing this show. And I know
they've already donated to you big, but
they heard you were close to 20 and they
said they wanted to put you over 20, so
they're donating three million dollars
to you, my man. Guy: Are you serious? Dude. John: Yes, I am
dead serious. Guy: You've gotta be kidding me.
It's giving me goosebumps.
Oh, brother. I'll tell you what. It's
friends knowing friends...I mean wow, dude.
John: We need more people like you
man. And guess what? I answer the age-old
question on SGN, which is what do you get
for three million dollars? You get a
whole lot of love from my house. Guy: Well
done on the artwork by the way. John: That's my
daughter's. Mine would be so terrible
looking. Guy: You're awesome. John: Thank you so much,
Guy. And thank you for all you do, man.
Thank you for doing this show. Thanks for
doing SGN. We absolutely love you, man.
Guy: Bro, I'm speechless.
I'm really just...I'm in awe. John: Thank you.
Guy: All right, brother. See you. John: Take care, Guy. And that'll do it for all of us
here at SGN Cooking. I'm John Krasinski,
this is SGN asking you to remember that
no matter how hard things get, there is
always good in the world and I'll see
you next week. Good night.
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