Guy Fieri
Businessman
1968-01-22
Books by Guy Fieri
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Quotes by Guy Fieri
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There's nothing that can replicate the smoky flavor of char, so when I've got the hankering for it, I tell my wife that I'm taking care of dinner. I have three different types of barbecues - a coal, gas and smoker - so I can experiment a lot.
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Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don't fall at least 10 times, then you're not skiing hard enough.
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I don't drink soda.
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I look at a basketball laying on the ground, and it makes me think of something. Popcorn ball. How 'bout a spicy popcorn ball? That is how my mind is always working.
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I'm a culinary gangsta with a very spiritual side, so when I was introduced to the 'spiritual gangster' line, I had to have it.
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Outdoor cooking is not just about hot dogs and hamburgers. There are so many styles of food you can make.
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My restaurant, Tex Wasabi's, we have a whole 'Minute to Win It' challenge going on on Sundays already. The show hasn't even aired and they're already doing challenges where people are coming and participating. I think it's going to take over.
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In Japanese, sushi does not mean raw fish. It means seasoned rice.
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When I was 12, we began hosting exchange students from Norway, Sweden, Japan and Spain. I soon realized there was a whole world out there. I was determined to spend my sophomore year in high school abroad. My school taught only Spanish, but I wanted to go to France, and I did.
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I don't eat sweets. I'm not a big dessert guy.
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If it tastes really good, and it's funky, it's funkalicous. If the guy making it is funky, he's funkintacious.
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If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried.
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Short of screaming-hot Thai food, everything can be suitable for kids too.
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We're getting ready to sit down at the table and have Thanksgiving, and there's people that are not with their families. There are people that are in dangerous areas, putting their lives on the line to keep our country free, and I think that's something we should all celebrate every day.
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I tell anyone who will listen to me: On a cruise, you can be with all these people, or you can be by yourself. You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert.
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You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert.
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I'm a big fan of doing 'Triple D.' But I don't want to do it forever, don't get me wrong! Travel away from my family, are you crazy? But do you know what it does for these mom-and-pop restaurant joints? It changes their lives forever. I mean, their businesses will never be the same.
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Triple D is all about three things: Food, story and character.
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'Triple D' is not going anywhere. I enjoy highlighting my brothers and sisters in the business.
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Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.
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