[k3mps]

couldn't find this when i searched, so i hope it's not a repost

So Guy Fieri (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives) is in town this week.
Arrived in Tuesday and he's already been to some restaurants we all know such as Save-on-Meats (west hastings).
He's also been to that silver food "truck stand" by Canada Place.
He's filming for a future episode.
Has anyone seen him in person this week filming?
My gf and her friends got free meals as part of the filming and they said he is a really friendly, down to earth guy.


You guys might see him around.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/5307916.bin?size=620x400

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/5308964.bin?size=620x400



Fieri gets revved up on Vancouver's 'rockin' cuisine (http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Fieri+gets+revved+Vancouver+rockin+cuisine/5311252/story.html)

[Culture_Vulture]

Always loved his personality. Is this going to be part of DDD's?

[murd0c]

Yep, this is the first time he has filmed outside of the US

[k3mps]

Yep, this is the first time he has filmed outside of the US

Glad he chose Van as his first Canadian city then.

edit: btw his trademark camaro is here too of course

[asahai69]

this guy is such a tool

[donjalapeno]

i hate watching his show before bed...always makes me fuckin hungry.

but i love watching it when im full :D

[Culture_Vulture]

this guy is such a tool
Guy Fieri gets a little too generic sometimes. But between Adam Richman's Man V Food and DDD's, I personally think DDD's provides more entertainment value (on top of just making you drool).

[MG1]

I watch it whenever I can. I've been to a few of the dives he's recommended..........

Nice to see he's in our neck of the woods.

[Meowjin]

he should go to bob's sub.

[Vansterdam]

hes at fresh local wild in those photos

that place is killer!

[JSALES]

yeah, saw him walking down robson. surprised no one really noticed him and came up to him

[Durrann]

he probably realizes that the food portions here are a lot smaller...compared to states
haha

[hk20000]

never watched anything he's in before. Got a clip?

[quasi]

never watched anything he's in before. Got a clip?

Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: The Penguin - YouTube

He's also the host of minute to win it.

[hk20000]

I dunno he looks like a nice guy haha I wonder when will we get a Vancouver ep of that.

[Death2Theft]

Thats off the chain bro.

[E-40six]

Saw his trailer on the corner of Burrard and West Hastings yesterday for those who are wondering where he is right now

[punkwax]

My buddy saw the dudes from Drinking Made Easy in Vancouver last week too. Looking forward to watching both that and DDD now.

[Jermyzy]

One of my friends managed to get a photo with his car. I love his show Diners, Driveins, and Dives, was wondering when he would come up to vancouver :)

[ae101]

sweeet im gonna go look for him & see if i got a "min to win it" (as hes also the host of that show), i duno about u but i always loved his shows on food network

sidenote: has anyone try any of those challenges on his show "min to win it"

[Infiniti]

My buddy saw the dudes from Drinking Made Easy in Vancouver last week too. Looking forward to watching both that and DDD now.

drinking made easy is an awesome show!

[b0unce. [?]]

Eventually he'll stumble into Bon's lol

[SpuGen]

Guy Fieri At Hogwarts - CollegeHumor Video (http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6565640/guy-fieri-at-hogwarts)

[drunkrussian]

apparently he went to "peaceful restaurant" in vancouver lol...dunno why...
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[jello24]

thank GOD they're doing a DDD episode in our city. I LOVE THAT SHOW. even have the book and shit...

hopefully some restaurants that i haven't been to before gets featured so i can expand my options...

[Meowjin]

he has some horrible tastes imop.

[LsquareD]

http://cstrips.bitstrips.com/05d3cab1caed2b64e8c17d433777ea39.png

[Hondaracer]

DDD's at least tries to go to kind of "gem" hole in the walls whereas man vs food just goes anywhere they have a challenge or extra large portions
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[MindBomber]

Man vs. Food is the epitome of low brow American cuisine, quantity over quality.

[AAnthony]

^ agree and disagree.
Some episode are just disgusting to watch, not only does he have to eat some shitty 5 lb cheeseburger loaded with bacon + grease, he has to eat another 5 lbs of fries ontop of that. But a lot of the restaurants he goes to are famous for having "the best" pulled pork, or wings, or those burgers with melting cheese in the middle, etc, etc

[7seven]

yeah, saw him walking down robson. surprised no one really noticed him and came up to him

I honestly don't think the majority of people know who he is. Personally I had no idea until I read this thread, I don't really watch Food Network though.

[JSALES]

I honestly don't think the majority of people know who he is. Personally I had no idea until I read this thread, I don't really watch Food Network though.

I didn't even know he was on the food network. I only know him through the game show minute to win it haha

[k3mps]

I was downtown all day yesterday and I didn't know about this..
If I knew i would've searched around for him.

[drunkrussian]

I honestly don't think the majority of people know who he is. Personally I had no idea until I read this thread, I don't really watch Food Network though.

disagree

[bloodmack]

this guy is such a tool

says the guy with a 300c SRT8 and a Lincoln Mark LT :lol

[Culture_Vulture]

Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: The Penguin - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3DnvdPUR4Y)

He's also the host of minute to win it.
He also used to host Guy's Big Bites.
Granted, he has no professional training as a cook, but his personality + the gamenight-and-beer type foods made it pretty enjoyable for me.

[spideyv2]

;7560474']Eventually he'll stumble into Bon's lol

lol the ev hangover breakfast special

[Culverin]

Went here in portland.

Recommendation was spot on.

Pork Belly Po Boy was SICK.

Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: Bunk Sandwiches - YouTube

[asahai69]

says the guy with a 300c SRT8 and a Lincoln Mark LT :lol

ill let you know when im in my 40s and i bleach my hair blonde, wear stupid shirts, keep sunglasses behind my head at all times and call my cars by whatever year they were made in.

[Drow]

YOU GOT A MINUTE


TO WIN IT

[drunkrussian]

ill let you know when im in my 40s and i bleach my hair blonde, wear stupid shirts, keep sunglasses behind my head at all times and call my cars by whatever year they were made in.

LOL ok wow u have a point hahaha. but give him a break - the guy grew up/studied in vegas and is a self admitted guido. at least he knows what he is
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[skyxx]

Who cares what he wears, he's a TV host and a successful restaurateur. He can be whatever he wants.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[dignatas]

he has some horrible tastes imop.

Is this what a greek diner is in the states?

This is not "authentic" greek food. But it's good greek diner food I guess.

AND OMG I SAW THE SPANIKOPITAS BEING DEEPFRIED. It should always be bkaed.
MajinHurricane 1 month ago

got this while searching up seattles episode of DDD on the greek restaurant :troll:


while reading the comments, i stumbled across this

@MajinHurricane i think you are baked.
skibbz0r 20 hours ago

[Meowjin]

Your not really trolling you're just being insanely awkward.

[bloodmack]

ill let you know when im in my 40s and i bleach my hair blonde, wear stupid shirts, keep sunglasses behind my head at all times and call my cars by whatever year they were made in.

Its all about the money man, if you cant see that you really are fuckin tool haha.

[asahai69]

Its all about the money man, if you cant see that you really are fuckin tool haha.

:seriously:

[BaBiE_Bee]

disagree

I disagree as well. Food Network ftw... :)

[7seven]

disagree

I disagree as well. Food Network ftw... :)

It does seem the Food Network is popular with members of Revscene, but for the general public not so much. Having worked in the film/tv side of things and seeing ratings reports daily, the Food Network routinely finishes in the bottom 5 of the 26 Nielsen rated cable networks, averaging just over 1.1 million viewers. None of Food Network's shows crack the top 50 viewed cable shows.

The game show he hosts on NBC, Minute to Win it, routinely finishes 3rd in its time slot well behind Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance, usually at 4-4.5 million viewers avg.

[Jermyzy]

^I only watch the Food Network when I'm hungry haha

[b0unce. [?]]

my favorite used to be license to grill. that black dude can bbq anything

[drunkrussian]

It does seem the Food Network is popular with members of Revscene, but for the general public not so much. Having worked in the film/tv side of things and seeing ratings reports daily, the Food Network routinely finishes in the bottom 5 of the 26 Nielsen rated cable networks, averaging just over 1.1 million viewers. None of Food Network's shows crack the top 50 viewed cable shows.

The game show he hosts on NBC, Minute to Win it, routinely finishes 3rd in its time slot well behind Big Brother and So You Think You Can Dance, usually at 4-4.5 million viewers avg.

u said that most ppl dont know who he is. i still disagree. i ur talking about how much the food network gets viewed and ratings, yes i agree with you. the ratings ur referring to are not appropriate for measuring recognition. if u were to index recognition, take into account the popular south park episode he was in, his multiple shows cross-network and the global brand he has grown into, with media hits up the ying yang. i still disagree with you, most ppl in usa/ca who live in a city and watch tv know who he is.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[urrh]

;7562362']my favorite used to be license to grill. that black dude can bbq anything

That dude is like a wizard and the grill is his bitch.

[Death2Theft]

Just saw family cook off filming on the false creek sea wall
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[punkwax]

Food Network FTW - I watch Iron Chef pretty much every day.
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCBVzrJpVt7bNdc58wFcRupnxeaFf8Z 8LcZQ2-7ktqyKipC4Uo

[drunkrussian]

That dude is like a wizard and the grill is his bitch.

i just love how hes so fucking hyped about it. like "this corn is gonna fucking taste sooo motherfucking good. holy shit i just jizzed all over the grill". if there were no censors thats what hed be saying

lol i like michael smith chef at home for the exact oppositr reason...hes so fuckig dull and cheesy that somehow its entertaining.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[7seven]

u said that most ppl dont know who he is. i still disagree. i ur talking about how much the food network gets viewed and ratings, yes i agree with you. the ratings ur referring to are not appropriate for measuring recognition. if u were to index recognition, take into account the popular south park episode he was in, his multiple shows cross-network and the global brand he has grown into, with media hits up the ying yang. i still disagree with you, most ppl in usa/ca who live in a city and watch tv know who he is.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

I guess we'll agree to disagree. I thought I might have been out to lunch on this but I just showed his picture in this thread to 9 of my coworkers and only 2 knew who he was.

I do agree that tv ratings alone is not a totally accurate measure of recognition, however for media personalities, it is one major factor. I liken this guy to one of my former coworkers, who was one of the leads on a long running network tv show and has been on a number of other shows and films, while there are people that recognize him and know who he is, when out and about around town, the majority of the public had no clue, maybe 3 out of 10 people stopped him to chat or starred/giving the I know you look.

When I say the majority of people don't recognize or know who he is, I'm not saying he's not successful at what he does or that he's a nobody, so if you are a fan of this guy and his show, don't take offense to it. While a lot of people do know them, I wouldn't say the majority do, they aren't like Tom Cruise or Matt Damon where everywhere they go while in town the majority of people recognize and know who they are. I would say that Fieri isn't even as recognizable as other cooks/chefs turned media stars like Gordon Ramsey or Rachel Ray to the general public, just based on my observations.

[Liquid_o2]

As much as I like the Food Network today, when they had more of a mixture between reality shows and actual cooking shows it was 1000x better.

[CorneringArtist]

Food Network FTW - I watch Iron Chef pretty much every day.
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCBVzrJpVt7bNdc58wFcRupnxeaFf8Z 8LcZQ2-7ktqyKipC4Uo

Preferred the Japanese version by a longshot but...

Iron Chef America SECRET INGREDIENT - YouTube

[nns]

I used to enjoy watching Restaurant Makeover.

[mmmk]

he probably realizes that the food portions here are a lot smaller...compared to states
haha

Not true, I have a lot of cousin's from SoCal. They're all amazed how big the portions are here (not Guu or anything like that though).

[drunkrussian]

^for jap food and asian food prolly? there anything non-american is tiny and overpriced and not very good tasting!
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[sonick]

As much as I like the Food Network today, when they had more of a mixture between reality shows and actual cooking shows it was 1000x better.

+1 I hate the shows watching people eat, much prefer the past shows that actually showed cooking like Michael Smith, Jamie Oliver, etc. I hear Scripps, who owns Food Network and Travel Channel is launching a new Cooking channel that will feature more of those types of shows, which I am looking forward to.

[asahai69]

guy fieri dosent even know how to cook

[Bonka]

Food Network has become garbage.

Does PBS still have cooking shows on Saturday? I remember watching Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Frugal Gourmet, Two Fat Ladies way back. Hell I'd even enjoy Yan Can Cook compared to what FN has these days.

Less food porn, less talk more cooking.

[sonick]

Food Network has become garbage.

Does PBS still have cooking shows on Saturday? I remember watching Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Frugal Gourmet, Two Fat Ladies way back. Hell I'd even enjoy Yan Can Cook compared to what FN has these days.

Less food porn, less talk more cooking.

Yes. Jacques Pepin and Julia Child are legendary.

[CorneringArtist]

I miss Yan Can Cook and Simply Ming, but mostly Yan because of the way he talked.

[Bonka]

All about the cutting

Yan Can Cook - YouTube

[twitchyzero]

I guess we'll agree to disagree. I thought I might have been out to lunch on this but I just showed his picture in this thread to 9 of my coworkers and only 2 knew who he was.


I didn't know about DDD until I saw newspaper articles posted in some of the few different joints down in the US

[Grandmaster TSE]

was always a big fan of DDD and always wanna try some of the places hes been to

any word of the air date for the vancouver episode?

[MG1]

was always a big fan of DDD and always wanna try some of the places hes been to

any word of the air date for the vancouver episode?

I've been to a few places on his list. Some are not that good. There are a few in Seattle on his list.

[Death2Theft]

Heh yan deboning a chicken in 18 seconds only to say he can do it even faster but slowed it down just for good luck.....