For the second year in a row, I ventured beneath the grandstands at the Ferndale Fairgrounds to check in at the “Judges Only” bar. Eighteen of us — mostly strangers who all clearly love meat — gathered to judge Guy Fieri’s sixth annual Surf and Turf BBQ Competition at the Humboldt County Fair. Lined up […]
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The Cafe is Done but Bless My Soul is Still Catering
If you’ve driven past Bless My Soul Cafe, you may have peeped the “for lease” sign in the window. The Creole restaurant, which was featured on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, closed its doors in September but is still catering and operating as a private party venue for now. Owner and chef Marie “Sweet […]
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Hollywood Star for Mayor of Flavortown
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced its “Class of 2019” inductees and among the stars of film, TV, stage and music to receive a star on the Walk of Fame is — holy moly, stromboli — one Guy Fieri of Ferndale. No dedication ceremony dates have been announced yet but expect the host of […]
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Fair Competition
Entering the west gate at the 120th annual Humboldt County Fair on Wednesday afternoon, I was drawn to the tantalizing smell from the third annual Surf & Turf Barbecue Contest. A large crowd was at the racetrack grandstands sampling the free seafood, pork, beef and poultry. The offerings were quite a contrast in taste and […]
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DDD in Humboldt: Creole Edition
Sweet Mama Janisse of Bless My Soul is already kind of a big deal (have you had her Voodoo pudding?), but tonight you can see her work some Creole kitchen magic on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives at 10 p.m. on the Food Network. The episode will feature shrimp and crawfish étouffée and jerk chicken leg […]
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Fieri’s Local Episode Hits the Airwaves
Fieri was here. He filmed. He concurred.
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Fieri in the Belly
Even over the phone, you can hear the hair. Guy Fieri is talking about his old job as table-side flambé captain at the Red Lion hotel in Eureka with the same fist-bumping joy he has over a drippy burger on his Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. “It was the best job. Food is […]
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Fieri Sighting!
The spiky-haired version of Where’s Waldo has begun. Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives crew has made camp and is filming over at Paul’s Live from New York in Eureka. The man in the Oakley’s is in the kitchen filming with Paul this very moment. Nobody will say what they’re cooking up back there (my […]