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>>> WELCOME BACK.
THIS MORNING, WE’RE ROUNDING OUT
RESTAURANT WEEK ON "TODAY" WITH
FAMED CELEBRITY CHEF,
RESTAURANTEUR, TELEVISION HOST,
AND ALL-AROUND GREAT GUY, AND
THE MAYOR OF FLAVORTOWN, THE
GREAT GUY FIERI.
>> HE IS UP EARLY IN SANTA ROSA,
CALIFORNIA, ALONG SIDE HIS SON,
THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF FLAVORTOWN,
HUNTER.
GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH. FOLKS SHOULD KNOW, LAST YEAR,
FOLKS SHOULD KNOW, LAST YEAR,
YOU PROVIDED A RESTAURANT RELIEF
FUND FOR EMPLOYEES.
DO YOU THINK WEIR AT’RE AT A POI
WHERE RESTAURANTS ARE GETTING
BACK ON THEIR FEET?
>> ONE, THANK YOU FOR
RECOGNIZING THAT.
THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN RAISING THAT MONEY.
INVOLVED IN RAISING THAT MONEY. WE GOT ALMOST]p RIyG(ç[6<zy:’tG
>> YOUR NEW SEASON OF
"TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS" HELPS
LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE IMPACT
OF THAT?
>> WELL, OKAY, SO "TOURNAMENT OF
CHAMPIONS," LISTEN, I’VE DONE SO
MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOWS ON
THE FOOD NETWORK, AND THIS IS
ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
I DESIGNED THIS THREE, FOUR
YEARS AGO WITH MY BUDDY, BRIAN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE A COMPETITION
THAT CAN NEVER BE DUPLICATED.
THE RANDOMIZER THERE, IT GIVES A
DIFFERENT PROTEIN, A DIFFERENT
VEGETABLE, A DIFFERENT PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT, DIFFERENT STYLE OF
FOOD, AND DIFFERENT TIME FOR
EACH COMPETITION.
THESE CHEFS ARE REALLY PUT UNDER
THE -- I MEAN, THEY’RE PUT UNDER
THE GUN.
I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THIS
HARD.
I THINK "IRON CHEF" AND ALL
COMPETITIONS BEFORE THIS WERE
THERE, BUT THIS REALLY PUTS
PEOPLE TO THE TEST.
THIS STARTS ON THE 7th.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE CHEFS AND
WHAT THEY DO.
BLOW YOUR MIND.
>> LET’S GET TO THE BURGER.
YOU’RE ABOUT TO FLIP IT.
WHAT IS HUNTER MAKING OVER
THERE?
WHAT IS HE STIRRING UP?
>> HUNTER IS OVER HERE WORKING
ON --
>> MAKING A LOT OF SOMETHING.
>> HUNTER IS MAKING THE FAMOUS
DONKEY SAUCE.
WE USE THIS BY THE GALLON, OF
COURSE.
NO, I DON’T KNOW WHY WE’RE WAKE
MAKING THIS MONEY.
IT HAS ROASTED GARLIC,
WORCESTERSHIRE, MUSTARD, SALT,
PEPPER
PEPPER, MAYONNAISE, OF COURSE.
THIS IS OUR SIGNATURE BURGER
THAT WE DO AT FLAVORTOWN
KITCHEN.
ALL THE GUY FIERI RESTAURANTS.
OF COURSE, WE LOVE TO MAKE FOR
YOU GUYS AT 5:00 A.M. IN
CALIFORNIA.
>> YOU’RE ADDING MAC N CHEESE TO
THIS GUY?
>> WE HAVE MACARONI HERE, GOING
INTO THE CHEESE SAUCE WE MADE.
SUPER MELTED CHEESE, SMC.
WE TAKE THIS MAC N CHEESE INTO
THAT.
HUNTER WILL BRING ME A COUPLE
PIECES OF CHEDDAR CHEESE.
>> IT IS MORE CHEESE THAN MAC,
RIGHT, MR. MAYOR?
>> WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS
ACCENTUATE THE CHEESE SIDE OF
THINGS.
>> WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> DOME ON TOP OF THAT, LITTLE
WATER.
HIT ME WITH A BUN, HUNTER.
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE.
THESE AREN’T SPECIAL EFFECTS,
GUYS.
THIS IS US AT HOME.
>> I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO HIT
YOU WITH A BUN.
>> HE WOULD, TRUST ME.
DON’T START.
HE’LL GET INTO THIS.
I MADE HIM GET UP EARLY.
HE WASN’T SUPER THRILLED ABOUT
THAT IDEA.
>> SO WE GET A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT.
HUNTER IS TOASTING THE BUN.
HE’LL HIT IT WITH A LITTLE OF
THE DONKEY SAUCE.
YEAH, SO "TOURNAMENT OF
CHAMPIONS" IS HAPPENING.
WE’VE BEEN SHOOTING A LOT OF
"GUY’S GROCERY GAMES DELIVERY,"
WHICH WE SHOOT IN THIS KITCHEN
AT OUR HOUSE.
WE’VE ALSO BEEN DOING A LOT OF
"DDD" TAKEOUT.
WE COULDN’T GO TO OUR FAVORITE
"DDD" RESTAURANTS, BUT THE
RESTAURANTS ARE OPERATING WITH
DELIVERY AND TO-GO.
WE SAID, SEND US THE DISHES
YOU’RE DOING, AND WE’LL
HIGHLIGHT THEM.
HUNTER, WE SHOT PROBABLY 30
SHOWS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT WAS AWESOME.
KEPT THE TV CREW WORKING.
>> AWESOME.
>> KEPT THE RESTAURANTS GOING.
>> I’M WORRIED ABOUT THE BURGER.
IS IT GOING TO BURN?
>> NO.
>> THE MASTER IS THERE.
>> DOES THAT LOOK BURNT?
TAKE A SHOT OF THE BURGER.
>> DO YOU DO THAT ON A GRILL,
GUY?
>> IMPRESSIVE.
>> THIS IS BASICALLY LIKE A FLAT
CAST IRON SKILL LET.
HUNTER HAS PICKLES, TOMATOES,
ONIONS.
THIS IS THE SIGNATURE BURGER
THAT WE DO AT ALL THE GUY FIERI
RESTAURANTS.
HIT A COUPLE PIECES OF BACON ON
TOP OF THAT.
HUNTER WILL HIT A LITTLE BIT OF
LETTUCE.
>> SO GOOD.
>> ONION STRAWS.
>> OF COURSE.
>> A LITTLE TOUCH OF VINEGAR.
>> IF YOU WERE IN THE STUDIO
RIGHT NOW, I’D TAKE A BITE OF
THAT GIANT BURGER AND EMBARRASS
MYSELF ON NATIONAL TELEVISION.
>> I’LL SEND YOU THIS BURGER.
THAT’S WHAT YOU NEED TO THINK
ABOUT.
>> I’D PAY 100 BUCKS TO SEE YOU
TAKE A BITE OF THAT.
>> BIGGER THAN HIS FACE.
>> SO GOOD.
>> GUY, HONESTLY, ALMOST $25
MILLION, YOU’VE DONE SO MUCH FOR
YOUR OWN INDUSTRY.
CRAIG SAID IT, GOD BLESS YOU FOR
THAT.
HUNTER, GO BACK TO BED.
I MEAN, DON’T EVEN --
>> NO, NO.
CAN’T SAY GOOD-BYE TO HUNTER.
>> WHY?
>> TAKE A BITE.
>> SHOW ME WHERE TO SEND THIS.
>> 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
>> YOU TAKE A BITE, GUY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SOMEBODY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO
GIVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE
PROGRAM IF WE TAKE A BITE SO --
>> THAT WAS ROKER.
>> HUNTER IS BACK ON THE FOURTH
HOUR.
>> OKAY.
>> THIS IS ALL FOR YOU, AL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I KNOW YOU APPRECIATE THIS.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> WATCH THE TECHNIQUE.
>> LIVING THROUGH YOU.
>> THERE WE GO.