Matthew McConaughey is Hollywood royalty in his own right.

From there, his career skyrocketed.

Still, the friendship between these two seemingly opposite stars may come as a surprise to many.

Matthew McConaughey and Guy Fieri

How did Matthew McConaughey and Guy Fieri become friends?

However, their friendship had already been going strong for a long time before that.

The pair met and as McConaughey said in his speech, “We cooked a lot of food.

Matthew McConaughey and Guy Fieri

We ate a lot of food.

We drank a lot of spirits.

Of course, a friendship built around good food is sure to last forever.