>>> OUR FINAL DAY OF RESTAURANT
WEEK AND WHAT A BETTER WAY TO
CLOSE OUT THAN WITH ONE OF THE
FOOD NETWORK’S BIGGEST STARS,
GUY FIERI.
>> GUY HAS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORTER
OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY WHICH
EMPLOYS 15 MILLION PEOPLE.
THAT’S ABOUT 20% OF THE AMERICAN
WORK FORCE
AND THIS YEAR EVEN THE MOST
FAMOUS CHEFS HAVE TO PIVOT TO
SAVE THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HEY, EVERYBODY, I’M GUY FIERI
AND WE’RE ROLLING OUT. >> Reporter: GUY FIERI, THE
>> Reporter: GUY FIERI, THE
MAYOR OF FLAVOR TOWN IS IN "FOOD
NETWORKS AND DIVES."
WITH 33 SEASONS OF DDD UNDER HIS
BELT, THIS EMMY AWARD WINNER IS
THE THIRD CHEF TO WIN A STAR ON
THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
BUT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW BEHIND
THE SCENES, FIERI IS A HUGE
SUPPORTER OF FELLOW
RESTAURANTEURS AND QUICKLY BEGAN
TO HELP.
>> TWO THINGS WENT THROUGH MY
MIND
NO WAY COULD THIS HAPPEN,
EXAMINE OH, MY GOD, THIS IS
GOING TO BE WORSE THAN WE COULD
EVER IMAGINE
OVERNIGHT THOUSANDS OF
RESTAURANTS CLOSED AND MILLIONS
OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS LOST
THEIR JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> WE HAD THREE RESTAURANTS.
I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
IT’S BIGGER THAN ANYTHING I’VE
EVER SEEN.
PEOPLE WERE DYING.
>> WHAT COULD I DO
>> GUY CALLED ON HIS FRIENDS AND
COMPANIES TO DONATE, AND WITHIN
WEEKS HE RAISED 25$25 MILLION FO
THE RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE RELIEF
FUND AND LATER CO-EDITED A
DOCUMENTARY CALLED "RESTAURANTS
2020" HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF
ALL THE CHEFS.
>> TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED US
BUILD OUR RESTAURANTS.
>> Reporter: LUCKILY,
>> LUCKILY, THIS ROAD HUSTLE
ISN’T STOPPING ANY TIME SOON
GUY, THE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU
WAS FEBRUARY 27th, THAT WAS
BEFORE EVERYTHING, BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC HIT
WE HAD NO IDEA THIS HAMMER WAS
ABOUT TO COME DOWN
YOU COULD HAVE JUST SAVED YOUR
OWN.
THAT’S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID,
THEY DID THEIR BEST TO SAVE
THEIR OWN, AND YOU DECIDED, NAW,
YOU WERE GOING TO DO MORE THAN
THAT
WHAT WENT INTO THAT DECISION
>> I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU THAT
THERE WAS SOME DIVINE IDEA
ALL I KNEW WAS THAT IT WAS GOING
TO HIT
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA A
COUPLE DAYS AHEAD OF TIME, AND
HONESTLY, WHAT IT WAS, ALL THE
FOOD THAT’S IN THE WALK-INS, ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPECTING TO
WORK THIS NEXT WEEKEND, AND JUST
A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN AND HOW IT
WAS GOING TO LEAVE PEOPLE
HANGING.
AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF WE
REALLY SHOULD, A, RAISE MONEY,
AND B, WE SHOULD DOCUMENT WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE WE’VE
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
IT’S UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, AND
FORTUNATELY, A LOT OF AMAZING
PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIMES
STEPPED UP, GOT INVOLVED, HELPED
OUT, AND I THINK THAT IN A BAD
SITUATION IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF
A SILVER LINING.
>> GUY, YOU’RE CHIEF AMONG THEM.
I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE
HAVE SAID TO ME, CAN YOU BELIEVE
WHAT GUY HAS DONE DURING THIS
PANDEMIC
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU’RE DOING
IS YOU’RE STARTING "FLAVOR
KITCHEN," A VIRTUAL RESTAURANT
THAT 2 MILLION PEOPLE WILL GET
TO KEEP THE MONEY.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT
>> WE’VE BEEN DABBLING IN THE
DELIVERY BUSINESS FOR A FEW
YEARS, EVERYBODY HAS
AND IN BIG CITIES PEOPLE KNOW
THAT SYSTEM OF GETTING DELIVERY.
IT’S WAY PAST GETTING PIZZA
DELIVERY NOW
SO WE WORKED INSIDE OF
RESTAURANTS IN OVER 25 CITIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE WE
BUILT A VIRTUAL KITCHEN IN THAT
RESTAURANT
SO THIS IS AVAILABLE ONLY
ONLINE, BUT IT’S SOME OF MY
FAVORITE HITS FROM MY
RESTAURANTS AROUND COUNTRY
IT’S THE BACON MAC CHEESEBURGER,
GREAT WINGS, AND IT GIVES PEOPLE
A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT "FLAVOR
TOWN" EXPERIENCE IN A RESTAURANT
THEY MAY NOT EVEN KNOW EXISTS
THAT THEY CAN ORDER ONLINE
BUT THE GOOD THING IS, WHEN
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF DINING IN,
THERE IS A LOT OF DINING OUT AND
DELIVERY
>> ON OUR BIG BOARD, WE HAVE
CHELSEA ANDREWS AND OZZIE
CASTETTER.
THEY’RE COMING TO YOU FROM
CALIFORNIA
OZZIE SAYS YOUR SHOW ACTUALLY
LIFTED THEM UP
IT’S BEEN A CRUMMY YEAR.
HE’S A CHEF, TOO
OZZIE, THERE HE IS, THERE’S YOUR
GUY.
TELL US WHAT YOU ADMIRE ABOUT
HIM.
>> WELL, EVERYTHING.
HONESTLY, I’VE BEEN COOKING FOR
MOST OF MY LIFE AND I NEVER
REALLY HAD A CHEF ROLE MODEL
UNTIL I ACTUALLY BUMPED INTO ONE
OF HIS SHOWS
HE TOOK FROM GOING TO BE A
MANAGER TO CHANGING HIS WHOLE
LIFESTYLE AROUND
IT’S A MAZE TO GOMAZING TO ME WH
ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED.
>> GUY, WHEN YOU HEAR THAT, IT
FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, OZ, AND I’LL
TELL YOU, BUD, THIS INDUSTRY
THAT WE’RE IN, YOU DO THIS
BECAUSE YOU LOVE THIS.
YOU DO THIS BECAUSE YOU LOVE
PEOPLE AND YOU WANT TO HELP
PEOPLE, AND WE DO THAT THROUGH
FOOD
AND THAT’S KIND OF -- WE SING
THE SAME SONG HERE, MAN.
I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOUR PASSION
AND APPRECIATION FOR IT, BECAUSE
IT’S GREAT TO KNOW OUR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS IN THE BUSINESS.
IT’S BEEN GREAT FOR MERKS, YOU L
T.
>> LET’S INTRODUCE YOU TO
ANOTHER FAN, HALEY
LET’S SHOW A VIDEO OF WHEN YOU
DRESS LIKE HIM
>> WE’RE ROLLING OUT ANOTHER
EPISODE OF DONNA’S DRIVERS AND
DIVES, BABY.
>> I’M A HUGE FAN.
SOME PEOPLE WORK OUT, YOUR SHOW
IS LIKE MEDITATION FOR ME.
IT’S ALWAYS ON IN THE BACKGROUND
WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE, I LEAVE
IT ON FOR MY DOGS.
IT’S JUST A GREAT ESCAPE AND I
LOVE IT.
I WANT TO DRIVE TO ALL THE
PLACES YOU GO TO AFTER THIS, AND
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU’RE
DOING FOR THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY BECAUSE I’M ALSO A
RESTAURANT WORKER.
I’M JUST A HOSTESS, BUT IT MEANS
SO MUCH WE GET TO STAY OPEN AND
I GET TO GO TO WORK ON THE
WEEKENDS
>> YOU’RE NOT JUST A HOSTESS,
YOU ARE THE PERSON EVERYBODY
FIRST MEETS WHEN THEY WALK IN
THAT RESTAURANT.
YOU SET THE TONE, YOU GET THEM
GOING.
IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT JOB IN THE
INDUSTRY
>> THANK YOU
>> EVERYBODY CARRIES A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY IN MAKING THAT
GUEST FOR THE EXPERIENCE HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHIN
FOR YOU.
TAKE YOUR PHONES OR WHATEVER
YOU’RE USING TO TALK WITH US
JUST WALK OVER TO YOUR FRONT
DOOR, BECAUSE GUY LEFT A LITTLE
SOMETHING, A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR
YOU OUT BY YOUR DOOR
IT’S LIKE, WHERE WE GOING?
THERE WE GO.
>> OKAY.
>> TAKE A LOOK
SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM GUY
>> THERE IT IS
>> HE SENT OVER, I DON’T KNOW IF
Y’ALL CAN SEE IT, DINNER FOR
TONIGHT.
>> HE WANTED TO SEND YOU DINNER.
>> I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY IT.
>> I’M SO HAPPY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
>> YOU CAN CATCH GUY’S SHOW