Guy Fieri’s first Michigan Chicken Guy restaurant opens this week
LIVONIA - It’s about the be the first of many in the state. Guy Fieri’s first Michigan Chicken Guy restaurant is opening this Saturday in Livonia and we also now know the daily hours. For dessert, guests have six different milkshakes to indulge in including the Triple Double Mint featuring crushed OREO cookies and chocolate mints. The Livonia Chicken Guy will be the chain’s 8th nationwide location and is just the first of 19 planned Chicken Guy restaurants scheduled to open in Southeast Michigan over the next couple years. I’m bringin’ my real deal chicken tenders, sandwiches, and shakes to Livonia,” said Fieri.
mlive.comGuy Fieri’s ‘Chicken Guy’ restaurant set to open in Livonia, 19 locations planned in Michigan
LIVONIA, MI -- Television star Guy Fieri is bringing his fried chicken chain restaurant to Michigan next month as Chicken Guy is expected to open its doors on April 1. “The people of The Motor City have spoken…I’m bringin’ my real deal chicken tenders, sandwiches, and shakes to Livonia. Along with those options, Chicken Guy offers 22 different sauces that you can order to dip your tenders in or spread across your sandwich. For more information visit the Chicken Guy website. James Beard Award-winning chef opening new restaurant in Grand Rapids areaChicken and waffles restaurant chain announces opening date for Grand Rapids location
mlive.comEvery Michigan restaurant featured on ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’
He’s been showing you all kinds of eats across the country since the pilot episode of “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” aired in 2006. From mouth-watering barbecue and burgers to pizza and the “Most Macked Mac and Cheese,” these are all of the Michigan restaurants featured by Fieri on his show. The restaurant is open Monday - Saturday from 11am - 9pm and on Sunday from Noon - 8pm. Joe’s Gizzard City also serves up chicken dinners, hot sandwiches, hand battered onion rings, poutine, nachos, fish and burgers. It also serves pizza, salmon and pork chops.
mlive.comGuy Fieri helps raise $25 million for restaurant workers in need
Food Network host Guy Fieri has been a restaurant industry icon for decades, so when the pandemic crippled the entire sector, he decided to use his platform to serve members of the community still struggling to make ends meet. Caitlin O'Kane has more with The Uplift.
cbsnews.comGuy Fieri helped raise $25 million for restaurant workers in need
When millions of people were out of work during the pandemic, Food Network host Guy Fieri wanted to support his community. So, he joined the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund, and helped raise $25 million for restaurant workers in need.
cbsnews.comGuy Fieri opens 6 take-out-only Flavortown Kitchens in Michigan
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri, of Food Network fame, quietly opened six take-out-only Flavortown Kitchens in Michigan this week. Flavortown Kitchens have been popping up around the country for the past several months. There are two locations taking orders in Livonia: 38888 Six Mile Road and 17700 Haggerty Road. Other locations taking orders are at 17430 Hall Road in Sterling Heights and 12575 Hall Road in Utica. Visit the Flavortown Kitchens website to place an order.
mlive.comGuy Fieri plots more cheese-obsessed Flavortown Kitchens in metro Detroit
Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.comHoly moly, Stromboli!Guy Fieri — everyone's favorite spiky-haired, flame shirt-obsessed star ofand self-proclaimed "Mayor of Flavortown" — is gracing metro Detroit with a few more of his ghost kitchen locations so we can initiate a very delicious heart attack more easily. Earlier this month , word spread that Guy Fieri had opened one of his delivery/pick-up only Flavortown Kitchens out of the Brio Italian Grille located at the Mall at Partridge Creek. As The Detroit News reports, Fieri is spreading his SMC — that's super melty cheese — and taking over kitchens of some established Italian eateries in Lansing, Livonia, and Rochester Hills.Currently, only the Livonia location is open and taking orders via the official website or through third-party delivery apps. According to, the remaining three kitchens are in a “soft launch phase” but are expected to start slingin' Fieri's signature belly-busters like the Bacon Mac N' Cheese Burger, Chicken Parm-a-roni, and egg rolls stuffed with shaved ribeye, sriracha ketchup, and SMC in the coming weeks.If you're looking to order out of the Livonia spot or stay updated on other Flavertown openings, visit GuysFlavorTownKitchen.com , here's an hour of Fieri eating in reverse set to hyenas laughing and Smash Mouth songs, just as god intended.
metrotimes.comGuy Fieri brings a bit of Flavortown to metro Detroit with delivery-only ghost kitchen
Sandwiches and burgers range from $9.99-$12.99 with pasta entrees available for $14.99 and sides starting at $4.99.But there's some bad news for some folks that may want to get a taste of Flavortown, as it appears the delivery-only service is for local delivery only, which means places like Detroit, Ferndale, and Royal Oak are outside of the radius. How do we know this? Delivery is also available through third-party delivery services, like GrubHub and Doordash.Say what you want about Fieri, his outlandish attire, and artery-clogging fare, but the guy is aGuy and has raised more than $20 million in pandemic relief funds for restaurant workers in need thanks to his partnership with the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation . He's also been known to pull up when it comes to feeding evacuees from wildfires and has presided over 101 gay weddings . Oh, and he also plays, here's a video of Fieri eating to “Hurt” by Johnny Cash.
metrotimes.comCheck out these Super Bowl menu ideas
From burgers, hot dogs, tacos, BBQ and wings, to salsas and cocktails, here are some tempting recipes from top chefs, cookbook authors and restaurateurs to go with watching the Big Game! You can watch Super Bowl LV live on CBS and CBS All Access, CBSSports.com, or via the CBS Sports app Sunday, February 7 beginning at 6 p.m. Clarkson PotterFrom chef David Burke:From chef Bobby Flay:A chef Bobby Flay hot dog. CBS NewsFrom restaurateur Tim Love:From pit-master Kenny Callaghan:From cookbook author Katie Lee:From celebrity event planner Colin Cowie:From chef Mikey Price:From cookbook author Robin Miller:From restaurateur Ira Freehof:From chef Vivek Surti:Bourbon Fruit Tea Punch. Bon Appetit/Photographer: Marcus NilssonFrom food writer Betty Cortina:From journalist Rene Syler:From cookbook author Chris Kimball:From reality TV star Bethenny Frankel:
cbsnews.comDiscovery's reality-heavy streaming service launches in Jan.
Discovery is joining the increasingly crowded streaming fray with its own reality-focused service Discovery Plus that will include shows from the Food Network, HGTV, TLC and its other networks. By comparison, the ad-free Disney Plus costs $7 a month and Netflix' most popular plan costs $14 a month. Discovery CEO David Zaslav first announced the streaming service in late 2019, but did not provide details until now. Discovery Plus joins a slew of new streaming services started to challenge traditional TV providers and dominant streaming services like Hulu and Netflix over the past year, including Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, HBO Max and Comcast’s Peacock service. The service will role out in 25 countries in 2021 including Italy, Spain, U.K. and Ireland as well as India.
Big tippers: Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers
The fund topped $6,000 and he's been able to give out $500 tips. It was all starting to come together, Backus recalled about Little fanning out the $100 bills to give to her. Little started by giving $500 tips to five separate waiters or waitresses across the city. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri partnered with the non-profit National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to start the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. The fund provided $500 cash grants to more than 43,000 workers during the pandemic, Sink said.
Guy Fieri talks food, fame and philanthropy
Guy Fieri talks food, fame and philanthropy Since 2006, Guy Fieri, host of Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," has taken his cherry-red Camaro to joints across America … and since the coronavirus pandemic landed a hard blow to the restaurant industry, he has helped raise millions in relief for restaurant workers left jobless. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with the chef, restaurateur and bestselling cookbook author.
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