Chef Josh Capon

I used to invite the whole neighborhood over because Thanksgiving at my house was my in-laws, it was my family, it was nice.

My wife was like, this is not really doing it for you, is it?

I go, no.

So I started this Fry Fest.

I started Fry Fest in my backyard where everybody came over from 12 to 2 and I'm frying off my famous chicken lollipops and I make a big batch of a sausage white bean kale soup with shaved parmesan and I'm doing lamb chops off the barbecue and everybody starts coming out.

It grew and grew and grew.

It became too much before actual Thanksgiving dinner because by the time everybody left, I'm like, I got to cook dinner for my family now?

Like, I'm tapped out.

I'm done.

And everybody else went home to their family and didn't eat their dinner.

So three years ago, I got invited to be the chef...

on NFL Fox.

I'm very, very friendly with Strahan and that whole crew.

So I had to go into the city on Thanksgiving and spend the day at NFL Fox.

I didn't have time to do my Fry Fest.

So somebody said to me, Capon, why don't you just do Fry Fest on Friday?

And then I said, well, why don't I just go Fry Fest Friday, F-R-Y-D-A-Y.

So now I have an annual holiday that I want to become a national holiday because there's nothing better.

You spend Thanksgiving with your family and friends, mostly family.

But the day after, one person in every town, like myself, should be hosting an annual Friday where the whole town comes out.