How does he find the time?
So what else is there to know about the Mayor of Flavortown?
Read on to discover the stunning transformation of Guy Fieri.
“My dad donates all his time to community,” he toldThrillist.
“He’s always been this guy that I aspired to be, and still do.”
Fieri one day extolled the virtues of said snacks to his father, which inspired a business idea.
Fieri revealed in an interview withVariety.
Why not, indeed?
“I said, ‘How’d you know?'”
“He goes, ‘I’m not giving them to you.’
I said, ‘I’m a kid!'”
Oof, even for a child, the restaurant business is brutal.
Start ‘em young, huh?
So he did just that, and, sure enough, he met his academic goals.
“It was a family that rented me a room,” he continued.
“It was just such a different world where I came from.”
“I came back and that was it,” he added.
“I knew as soon as I saw her,” he revealed in a chat withDelish.
“I just knew.”
But Cupid had other ideas.
“She never made it to San Diego,” he continued.
After that fateful meeting, the Fieris have been peas and carrots, something that Guy says takes commitment.
“To get here, you have to be willing to adapt and understand,” he added.
“It’s all compromise and understanding.”
But what you might still wonder is just how the frosted tips and bleached goatee came to be.
“It was Friday night at like six o’clock.
I had to be at the restaurant,” he continued.
“So I put a ball cap on and walked to the restaurant.”
Whatever reservations he had then clearly were temporary, as Fieri has been sporting that look to this day.
However, there’s one person who isn’t exactly thrilled about it: his wife.
“When I first met him, he had no goatee,” she shared.
“He had dark hair.
He wore a suit to work every day.”
She added that although she prefers the clean-shaven look, she accepts it’s just who her husband is.
Fieri might not have known it then, but that was the path that set his career in motion.
“It’s really mind-blowing.”
Fast-forward all these years later, and Fieri is still enjoying the prime of his career at Food internet.
“I feel blessed to be a member of the team,” he added.
Unsurprisingly, Fieri is absolutely thrilled to be a father.
“My whole world revolves around my family,” he proclaimed in an interview withDelish.
“That’s what sets the tempo for everything I do.”
We’re so here for this!
The program debuted in 2006 and has lasted through multiple presidents which Fieri finds amusing.
“That is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard,” he toldThrillist.
“I didn’t ever put it into perspective!
When it spans three presidencies, I mean, come on.”
“I get letters and e-mails all the time and that’s the beauty of it.”
Just how long does Fieri plan to bring his iconic red Camaro to eateries everywhere?
We love to hear it.
For one, he has hisfair share of haters.
But even more sad is that Guy lost someone very special to him in 2011.
“It was terrible.
It was the worst thing.”
We’re so sorry for your loss, Guy.
In honor of Morgan Fieri, Guy got a permanent piece of artwork inked on his arm.
“Then I can talk about her.”
Guy added that the tattoo contains the word “namaste,” which she would often say.
Guy also remembers his sister on social media on special occasions, like thisInstagrampost he shared in 2017.
According toCelebrity Net Worth, the Mayor of Flavortown is worth a cool $40 million wow.
That makes him thehighest paid chefon all of television, as noted byForbes.
That’s pretty impressive for the former pretzel entrepreneur!
That’s a $30 million raise!
Oh, and don’t forget his winery and various licensing deals (viaGrub Street).
Fieri’s charity work is actually quite extensive, as giving back is core to his ethos.
“That’s how I venture to live my life,” he explained in a chat withThrillist.
I gotta give back immediately.'"
“I remember what it’s like to be in a hospital with her,” he continued.
“I remember that feeling of just being bored and tired.
I was a kid, she was a kid, and I didn’t understand it.”
Additionally, Fieri has worked tirelessly to help those working in the restaurant industry.
Fieri cites the chef as major inspiration for his charity work, too (via Delish).
And it’s true not everyone adores Fieri.
Who knew Fieri had a spicy side?
But, seriously, in a nutshell, Fieri doesn’t care what people think of him.
You tell ‘em, Guy!
