Guy Fieri
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It was crazy. It was good. Everything tasted – and we didn't have – it's funny because we go to school. The lunch that we had at school was the – because I lived in kind of this boarding house. I rented a room from this family and they were terrible cooks. You'd think you'd go to France. Everybody cooked good. But anyhow, I went to high school. I looked forward to lunch at school.
It was crazy. It was good. Everything tasted – and we didn't have – it's funny because we go to school. The lunch that we had at school was the – because I lived in kind of this boarding house. I rented a room from this family and they were terrible cooks. You'd think you'd go to France. Everybody cooked good. But anyhow, I went to high school. I looked forward to lunch at school.
It was the best school lunch in the world. You'd sit at a table like this. They were eight kids and they would come by with a cart and they'd put down a hotel pan full of, you know, the whatever vegetable, whatever starch, whatever meat. We'd sit there and we had all the French bread we could eat. And it was just like I looked forward to it so much. It was such great food. And I just never got it.
It was the best school lunch in the world. You'd sit at a table like this. They were eight kids and they would come by with a cart and they'd put down a hotel pan full of, you know, the whatever vegetable, whatever starch, whatever meat. We'd sit there and we had all the French bread we could eat. And it was just like I looked forward to it so much. It was such great food. And I just never got it.
It was the best school lunch in the world. You'd sit at a table like this. They were eight kids and they would come by with a cart and they'd put down a hotel pan full of, you know, the whatever vegetable, whatever starch, whatever meat. We'd sit there and we had all the French bread we could eat. And it was just like I looked forward to it so much. It was such great food. And I just never got it.
Well, and then I got older and started cooking and I kind of went, oh, really? So that funny thing was I went back to France. 25, 30 years later, took my oldest son Hunter with me. We did a whole tour through Europe when he graduated high school. I took him to seven countries and 14 cities in 30 days. And we did this whole tour of where food came from.
Well, and then I got older and started cooking and I kind of went, oh, really? So that funny thing was I went back to France. 25, 30 years later, took my oldest son Hunter with me. We did a whole tour through Europe when he graduated high school. I took him to seven countries and 14 cities in 30 days. And we did this whole tour of where food came from.
Well, and then I got older and started cooking and I kind of went, oh, really? So that funny thing was I went back to France. 25, 30 years later, took my oldest son Hunter with me. We did a whole tour through Europe when he graduated high school. I took him to seven countries and 14 cities in 30 days. And we did this whole tour of where food came from.
But I took him back to Chantilly and I went to the grocery store. Because my best friend from school still lived there. And I walked into the grocery store. And what had been a grocery store full of huge aisles of fresh produce and breads and everything you could imagine was now just freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer. Really? And I said to Vince, I go, his name is Vincent.
But I took him back to Chantilly and I went to the grocery store. Because my best friend from school still lived there. And I walked into the grocery store. And what had been a grocery store full of huge aisles of fresh produce and breads and everything you could imagine was now just freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer. Really? And I said to Vince, I go, his name is Vincent.
But I took him back to Chantilly and I went to the grocery store. Because my best friend from school still lived there. And I walked into the grocery store. And what had been a grocery store full of huge aisles of fresh produce and breads and everything you could imagine was now just freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer, freezer. Really? And I said to Vince, I go, his name is Vincent.
I said, Vincent, what? And he's like, going to be more like Americans. That was his kind of joking. But it had changed so dramatically. I was like, this is like, it was shattering.
I said, Vincent, what? And he's like, going to be more like Americans. That was his kind of joking. But it had changed so dramatically. I was like, this is like, it was shattering.
I said, Vincent, what? And he's like, going to be more like Americans. That was his kind of joking. But it had changed so dramatically. I was like, this is like, it was shattering.
Yeah, and I think that there is circumstances. Not everybody has the same budget and so forth, but I do believe that... The reality of it is education is a big thing. You know, education for people about what to do with real food and how to handle it and so forth. And, you know, I remember home ec was a great class when I was a sophomore in high school. Home ec, I took home ec.
Yeah, and I think that there is circumstances. Not everybody has the same budget and so forth, but I do believe that... The reality of it is education is a big thing. You know, education for people about what to do with real food and how to handle it and so forth. And, you know, I remember home ec was a great class when I was a sophomore in high school. Home ec, I took home ec.
Yeah, and I think that there is circumstances. Not everybody has the same budget and so forth, but I do believe that... The reality of it is education is a big thing. You know, education for people about what to do with real food and how to handle it and so forth. And, you know, I remember home ec was a great class when I was a sophomore in high school. Home ec, I took home ec.
It was, you know, almost all girls. But I was in it because I wanted to, you know, see what the – I didn't want to sew. But I did want to learn how to make a blackberry pie. And I just think those simple fundamentals should still be something that are taught in schools, like just how to make a roasted chicken. Give them six months of roasting chicken. How do you cook a potato?
It was, you know, almost all girls. But I was in it because I wanted to, you know, see what the – I didn't want to sew. But I did want to learn how to make a blackberry pie. And I just think those simple fundamentals should still be something that are taught in schools, like just how to make a roasted chicken. Give them six months of roasting chicken. How do you cook a potato?
It was, you know, almost all girls. But I was in it because I wanted to, you know, see what the – I didn't want to sew. But I did want to learn how to make a blackberry pie. And I just think those simple fundamentals should still be something that are taught in schools, like just how to make a roasted chicken. Give them six months of roasting chicken. How do you cook a potato?