“Why can't we have a concert with food? Your typical cooking demonstration, there's just no enthusiasm. There's no energy behind it. I said, 'What if we take a cooking demonstration and fortify it with a lot of good music? ... Drive it to the next level?'”

American restaurateur, author, and television presenter

Guy Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, and television presenter. He is known for his work on the Food Network and for turning his name into a widely recognized food brand. He co-owned three restaurants in California that later closed, and he has licensed his name to restaurants in cities around the world. As a host of several Food Network series, he became closely associated with the channel’s main identity, and his television style brought a more boisterous, popular edge to American food television.