No one knows how to take a bigger bite out of life than Guy Fieri. The second-season winner of The Next Food Network Star (the new season wraps up Sunday at 9 pm/ET), Fieri has spiced things up with his spiky hair and unique recipes on new shows like Guy's Big Bite and Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. He shared details of his wild ride and newfound fame with TVGuide.com, as well as his biggest advice for the next winner.
TVGuide.com: OK, this might be a stupid question, but from where you're standing now, if you could do Next Food Network Star again, would you?Guy Fieri: [Pauses] Yes. My [season] was
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For someone whose kitchen prowess pretty much stops at the microwave and the George Foreman grill (New York-apartment size), I am unusually caught up this year in the hot summer-reality trend of cooking competition shows. Those who can’t do, watch in rapt fascination.Two in particular are among my tastiest guilty pleasures: Bravo’s scintillating Top Chef, which looks better than ever in its third season set in Miami, and Food Network’s more modestly entertaining The Next Food Network Star, also in its third season, though this is the first time I’ve watched. My least favorite of this batch, though also popular in the way that some people can’t seem to avert their gaze from any sort of train wreck, is Fox’s shrill and unceasingly unpleasant Hell’s Kitchen, also in its third go-round. (And this is the second consecutive year I’ve decided to bail after just a few weeks. I need to give my bleeding ears some time to recuperate.)Top Chef and Food Ne...
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On Sunday at 10 am/ET, Guy Fieri, the winner of Season 2 of The Next Food Network Star premieres his off-the-hook prize. Guy's Big Bite promises to cater to America's appetite for big, bold and broad flavors, whether it's a Philly Cheesesteak egg roll, a Bloody Mary steak or a pasta-stuffed calzone. Shortly after he won Food Network Star, but before his show had been officially named, TVGuide.com called Fieri to get a taste of what's to come.
TVGuide.com: What was that music I just heard as your cell phone rang?
Guy Fieri:
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