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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS BY GUY FIERIDiners, Drive-insand Dives: An Ail-American Road Trip... with Recipes!More Diners,Drive-ins and Dives: A Drop-Top Culinary Cruise Through Americas Finest and FunkiestJointsGuy Fieri Food:Cookin It, Livin It, Lovin ItTO ALL THE TRIPLE D FANSThis has been a phenomenal experience for the restaurants, the Krew, and me.But it would be nothing without you, the crazy fans, doing all you can to get out there and support these places and keeping the American spirit alive.CONTENTS
As I sit down to write the kickoff to this third installment of whats become the Diners, Drive Ins and Dives series of books, I cant help but smile at whats become of this little-show-that-could. The Krew and I are braving the cold in Toronto, Canada (yes, that makes DDD an international show!), and while Im writing about book three, Im hitting some amazing joints that I already know youre going to dig in book four.So far, the train to Flavortown has hit more than six hundred restaurants, celebrating whats great about the great American culinary landscape (and beyond), and as the reach of the show has grown, so has the DDD family, from the Krew to the fans to the owners and chefs. As I look back, it really feels like weve all grown together, and it truly has been a life-changing experience. I can think back to Season 1 and how little my then ten-year-old son, Hunter, was when hed hitch a ride with me in the Camaro. hes driving! I remember specific days when great, lasting friendships were formed on the road with crew members like Chico and the Big Bunny, DDD legends like Gorilla, Panini Pete, Stretch, Hodad, Niko and Sikey, Reno... the list goes on and on. DDD has brought a lot of great people together in ways I never could have imagined.COURTESY OF TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P.LIVE CAM: YA SEE, FIERI, YOURE IN MY TOWN, SO I GET TO DRIVE YOUR CAR! IF I WAS IN NOR CAL, YOU COULD CRUISE MY VESPA!And what makes it all the more fulfilling, real, and important is how you guysthe fanshave come along with us for the ride. DDD has brought a lot of great people together in ways I never could have imagined.COURTESY OF TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P.LIVE CAM: YA SEE, FIERI, YOURE IN MY TOWN, SO I GET TO DRIVE YOUR CAR! IF I WAS IN NOR CAL, YOU COULD CRUISE MY VESPA!And what makes it all the more fulfilling, real, and important is how you guysthe fanshave come along with us for the ride.
Youve watched the show grow. Youve engaged in our culinary shenanigans. Youve hit these funky joints, tried their food, and supported their great work. Thats what makes the culinary world go round. Together weve created our own food culture. Weve supported local businesses, and believe me, its made a huge difference in many, many lives.
Weve done our part to preserve the great culinary traditions of many different kinds of folks and learned a lot along the way. And weve connected with each other in new ways through the great common denominator: food. I feel very fortunate that I get to meet all sorts of great people around the world who dig talkin DDDat my restaurants, on the street, on the air, and Ive got to tell you, it makes all of the miles and long hours well worth it.TRYING A PIG EAR SANDWICHIF I DONT LIKE THIS, SHE MAY KICK MY BUTT.DDD is about celebrating the good in food. We dont review food. We root for it. I get asked over and over, Is there anything you wont eat? Is there anything you dont like? Do you just automatically give everything a thumbs up? Of course I dont love everything.
Of course there are all sorts of things on any given menu that I wouldnt order. But thats not what were all about. Were here to show you what you might want to eat out therenot what you shouldnt! Food is fun. Or at least we think it is.So, as we continue on the road/ship/train to Flavortown in America and beyond, lets take a minute to enjoy the latest batch of greatest DDD hits, right here, right now, in DDD3: The Funky Finds in Flavortown. Youre gonna dig our first native American restaurant, Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, in Denver, and for one of our first international entries, check out Fresh Local Wild from Vancouver.So, before we get to cookin, Ive got to thank all of the ever-growing DDD family for comin along for the ride. Its an honor to continue to be a part of your lives... to laugh together, to eat together, and to celebrate all thats great about food and the people who make it.
Keep on cookin.Love, Peace & Taco Grease,
I appreciate all of the accolades that I get from the fans about Triple D, but I have to remind everybody to recognize the importance of a great offensive line to a quarterback, and that comes down to the Krew. They deserve a lot of credit. They arrive on location well before me and continue to work as I go on to the next location. The researchers, the drivers, the PAs, the audio, the directors of photography, producers, all of them deserve a big round of applause for a job well done. And as youll see throughout the book, Ive asked them for their insights into the funky joints in Flavortown. So be prepared, some of this may get weird.Next page