Guy Fieri

You know, like, who's calling at 10 p.m.? No, I don't know where he is. No, he's not here. I'll take a message. No. Yes. No. She finally covers the phone. She goes, it's the Food Network. Bullshit. Food Network. It's one of my buddies being a jerk-off. So I pick up the phone. I go, hello, Food Network. Blah, blah, blah. Yeah. And they said, is this guy Ferrari?

You know, like, who's calling at 10 p.m.? No, I don't know where he is. No, he's not here. I'll take a message. No. Yes. No. She finally covers the phone. She goes, it's the Food Network. Bullshit. Food Network. It's one of my buddies being a jerk-off. So I pick up the phone. I go, hello, Food Network. Blah, blah, blah. Yeah. And they said, is this guy Ferrari?

You know, like, who's calling at 10 p.m.? No, I don't know where he is. No, he's not here. I'll take a message. No. Yes. No. She finally covers the phone. She goes, it's the Food Network. Bullshit. Food Network. It's one of my buddies being a jerk-off. So I pick up the phone. I go, hello, Food Network. Blah, blah, blah. Yeah. And they said, is this guy Ferrari?

And I'm like, OK, I know it's not because it was one of my buddies. They would have said, you know, Fieri. So she goes, yeah, we got your DVD and we'd like to talk to you about it. We want you to be on the show. I said, OK, what does that entail? Well, there's a contract to be on your door tomorrow morning. We FedEx it. So I get the FedEx and.

And I'm like, OK, I know it's not because it was one of my buddies. They would have said, you know, Fieri. So she goes, yeah, we got your DVD and we'd like to talk to you about it. We want you to be on the show. I said, OK, what does that entail? Well, there's a contract to be on your door tomorrow morning. We FedEx it. So I get the FedEx and.

And I'm like, OK, I know it's not because it was one of my buddies. They would have said, you know, Fieri. So she goes, yeah, we got your DVD and we'd like to talk to you about it. We want you to be on the show. I said, OK, what does that entail? Well, there's a contract to be on your door tomorrow morning. We FedEx it. So I get the FedEx and.

I look at it and I give it to one of my attorney buddies. Like, man, they own your ass. If you sign this, I can own you. So he redlined a bunch and I sent it back to him. They called me back and they said, you can't redline the contract that we're sending you. This is like you want on the show or you don't want on the show. What is it like when you say they own you? Like, what do you mean?

I look at it and I give it to one of my attorney buddies. Like, man, they own your ass. If you sign this, I can own you. So he redlined a bunch and I sent it back to him. They called me back and they said, you can't redline the contract that we're sending you. This is like you want on the show or you don't want on the show. What is it like when you say they own you? Like, what do you mean?

I look at it and I give it to one of my attorney buddies. Like, man, they own your ass. If you sign this, I can own you. So he redlined a bunch and I sent it back to him. They called me back and they said, you can't redline the contract that we're sending you. This is like you want on the show or you don't want on the show. What is it like when you say they own you? Like, what do you mean?

Oh, you know how a contract goes when you get into TV. I mean, there's like, you know, we've got you for 36 months. You can't do any other production. You know, whatever.

Oh, you know how a contract goes when you get into TV. I mean, there's like, you know, we've got you for 36 months. You can't do any other production. You know, whatever.

Oh, you know how a contract goes when you get into TV. I mean, there's like, you know, we've got you for 36 months. You can't do any other production. You know, whatever.

I don't know. Don't quote me on any of it. All I know is... I had never signed an entertainment contract at that point.

I don't know. Don't quote me on any of it. All I know is... I had never signed an entertainment contract at that point.

I don't know. Don't quote me on any of it. All I know is... I had never signed an entertainment contract at that point.

So that's where it kind of – my guy said to me, he goes, you have your own restaurants. You're doing your own thing. What are you doing? What are you getting on TV for? Right. And so long story short, I went. Lori and I were pregnant eight and a half months. You were pregnant too? Yeah. Well, that's what I call it. I held the baby weight. But we were pregnant. We got the kid coming.

So that's where it kind of – my guy said to me, he goes, you have your own restaurants. You're doing your own thing. What are you doing? What are you getting on TV for? Right. And so long story short, I went. Lori and I were pregnant eight and a half months. You were pregnant too? Yeah. Well, that's what I call it. I held the baby weight. But we were pregnant. We got the kid coming.

So that's where it kind of – my guy said to me, he goes, you have your own restaurants. You're doing your own thing. What are you doing? What are you getting on TV for? Right. And so long story short, I went. Lori and I were pregnant eight and a half months. You were pregnant too? Yeah. Well, that's what I call it. I held the baby weight. But we were pregnant. We got the kid coming.

Hunter was four. Hunter was – Did you name after Hunter Thompson? Yes, I did. Oh. Did you know that, or are you just saying that? No, I didn't know that. Oh, that's 100%. No. Because I saw all the Hunter Thompson in the hallway, and I saw the Bill Murray interview. I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I don't read a lot, but I read that book probably five times. That's a great book.

Hunter was four. Hunter was – Did you name after Hunter Thompson? Yes, I did. Oh. Did you know that, or are you just saying that? No, I didn't know that. Oh, that's 100%. No. Because I saw all the Hunter Thompson in the hallway, and I saw the Bill Murray interview. I read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I don't read a lot, but I read that book probably five times. That's a great book.