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In response to "someone took the domain for Guy Fieri's Times Square restaurant. This is amazing. -- (link)" by Tim

ok, who the fuck is Guy Fieri and why does everyone hate him? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Feb 19 '13, 15:43

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He is an exponent of the current unhealthy comfort food trend. - con_carne Feb 19, 15:57 4
- Uh, yeah, no, I don't think that has anything to do with why people don't like him. -- nm - Stephen Feb 19, 16:00 3
  - Lacking in imagination, I say! -- nm - con_carne Feb 19, 16:07
  - yah, that'd be way down on the list. he's no paula deen. -- nm - b. Feb 19, 16:02 1
    - y'all :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 19, 16:05
REPOST: unaired SNL sketch where Guy Fieri responds to NYT review. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 19, 15:55 2
- Sorry, he (Moynihan as Guy) addresses the NYT in this one. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 19, 15:59
- f***ing region locking. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 15:58
As for the hate he's high energy and the restaurant in question doesn't have very good food. -- nm - tl Feb 19, 15:48 2
- Yes, it debuted to one or two terribly bad reviews - but a few came in after that that weren't so bad -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 15:49 1
  - very sad but not terribly surprising -- nm - Bacon Feb 19, 15:49
Next time on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives! - Stephen Feb 19, 15:47 31
- word to the im. Love DDD -- nm - Beaker Feb 19, 16:20
- I think people like what he covers in the show - foodie places you want to find -- nm - JenBro Feb 19, 15:54 18
  - without judging on the quality of them, the places he goes are the opposite of "foodie". -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 16:09 17
    - I think for the most part you are correct, but there are some gems tossed into the mix. -- nm - JenBro Feb 19, 16:20
    - Depends on how narrowly you want to define foodie. -- nm - Stephen, signing his NLI to play for ST Feb 19, 16:17 10
      - to me the term implies some level of fine dining - Reagen Feb 19, 16:21 9
        
        I ate at this place in Vegas last year. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Feb 19, 16:40 1
        
        It doesn't have to be foreign or expensive for you to care about how it's sourced and how it's prepared - con_carne Feb 19, 16:47
        
        I don't think the fine dining aspect of things has been part of "foodie"-dom for years, not since there were more people called - b. Feb 19, 16:36 4
        
        Guys, we are Right. Here! - Google definitions and Urban Dictionary Feb 19, 16:43 3
        
        None of which says being a foodie is confined to liking only the type of food served in 5 start restaurants. -- nm - Stephen Feb 19, 16:59
        
        I looked at the wikipedia entry after I posted. it agreed with me, so I didn't link. I knew someone would if there was disagreement oof any sort. - b. Feb 19, 16:55 1
        
        heh :) -- nm - Stephen Feb 19, 17:13
        
        Sell there's the difference then ... I would consider the place in Nevada where they had 15 different Mole' sauces to be a "foodie" place - JenBro Feb 19, 16:28
        
        Foodie is getting a broader definition. Adventurous eating is part of it. -- nm - tl Feb 19, 16:23
    - They're a mix. Some are neighborhood places that wouldn't show up on a list for tourists. - tl Feb 19, 16:13
    - Exactly. Don't make macaroni and cheese for dinner and then call yourself "a foodie." -- nm - con_carne Feb 19, 16:11 1
      - Have you even watched his show? - Stephen, signing his NLI to play for ST Feb 19, 16:19
    - to his credit, that's not always true. his attention to some places, and the added traffic it brings, has actually annoyed foodies in various areas. -- nm - b. Feb 19, 16:10 1
      - I didn't know that ... But am not surprised. -- nm - JenBro Feb 19, 16:23
- I think the high-energy aspect of him is a huge turn-off for people -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 15:48 10
  - I like him ok, in general; but I can't watch his cooking show much because the affectation-overload usually starts to grate quite fast. - b. Feb 19, 16:01 9
    - There was one episode of Guy's Big Bite where he put heads of romaine lettuce he cut in half and brushed with olive oil on a grill - JenBro Feb 19, 16:05 5
      - yeah, its great and I love to tease vegetarians coming to a BBQ saying, so'k I'll grill you a salad -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 19, 16:58
      - I've had something like that, and it was delicious. - b. Feb 19, 16:09 1
        
        I honestly could not parody his recent stuff better than's been done here. -- nm - Reagen Feb 19, 16:10
      - Ooh... we've been making bleu cheese wedge salads at home lately... we'll have to try this when the grill comes out this spring! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 19, 16:08 1
        
        Don't leave it on too long - and grill marks (charcoal) totally rock it (IMHO) - and if you keep the blue cheese chunks smallish and put - JenBro Feb 19, 16:39
    - Indeed. And, at least here in Canada, it seems that Food Network can't go for more than ten god damned seconds without showing him. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 16:02 2
      - My studio space in a block away from a restaurant featured on DDD, I keep running into Canadians looking for it when I'm locking up my bike. -- nm - tl Feb 19, 16:08 1
        
        The three places we visited when I was in Chicago that Covington Cat found were awesome! -- nm - JenBro Feb 19, 16:46
Mostly famous for this show Diners. Drive-Ins and Dives -- (link) - amoxy Feb 19, 15:46
He's the host of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives and he's been on a few other shows. (And he hosted a gameshow. WTF?) - Beryllium Feb 19, 15:46 3
- Actually, I believe there was also mention a while ago of him being homophobic too. - JenBro Feb 19, 15:50 2
  - Yeah, disgruntled fired coworkers = probably not the best source. - Dr.Vermin Feb 19, 16:04 1
    - I keep watching his shows trying to see if there's any "himt" of it ... You know? I mean I don't want it to be true. - JenBro Feb 19, 16:53
Celebrity chef and game show host. - tl Feb 19, 15:45 4
- I should know this, but.... - prayformojo Feb 19, 15:46 3
  - It's the one where the contestants do stupid little party tricks under time limits -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 15:47
  - Minute to Win it -- nm - amoxy Feb 19, 15:47
  - Minute to Win It. -- nm - Tim Feb 19, 15:47
Flavortown! -- nm - Tim Feb 19, 15:43

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