By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
Unless you have been living in a food television hole you probably have seen an episode of “Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” on Food TV. In case you don’t know who Guy Fieri is, he won season two of “The Next Food Network Star” on Food TV. He hosts a few shows, one being Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. It’s my favorite one of the bunch although I do enjoy his Ultimate Recipe Showdown that is more seasonal.
If you haven’t caught an episode of this show, you should. Guy Fieri travels around the United States and tries out hole-in-the-wall restaurants in various states. You will be suprised to find the food he discovers in most places. One “diner” has a duck recipe that takes over a couple of weeks to prepare. Another place is located next to a car wash and has “off the hook” food.
Most places have at least one dish that looks and sounds simply amazing. Some things don’t look that great to me but hey, you can’t win em all right? Even with a few of the shortfalls of places he visits, the other places more than make up for lost ground. The food looks so amazing that it makes me wish I had Guy’s career! He covers everything from tail-gate parties to “general” drive-ins and manages to find very unique food along the way. There are diners that have seared ahi-tuna-steak with wasabi-mayo sandwiches, blackened catfish, clam chowder (with freshly steamed clams of course,) and classics like johnny cakes.
Guy also happens to have a book out that gives readers a chance to experience the show. I haven’t read it yet but plan to pick it up. Let me know if you do get it and tell me how it is. There is no doubt I will be writing about his episodes in future posts.
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