Guy Fieri
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I said, hey, I got to think of a name for my –
I said, hey, I got to think of a name for my –
tv like my other business because my restaurant business had a business partner and i didn't want the checks to come to the business so i said what do you what do you think my one buddy dirty says my nickname is guido he says how about you make us something to eat and that'll give us like some food for knowledge and then uh and i said you know and i'm serious i want to come up with a name for the company i gotta get this i gotta get my 1200 check sent to me and i go hey dirty how about i give you a knuckle sandwich and he goes that'll be a good name
tv like my other business because my restaurant business had a business partner and i didn't want the checks to come to the business so i said what do you what do you think my one buddy dirty says my nickname is guido he says how about you make us something to eat and that'll give us like some food for knowledge and then uh and i said you know and i'm serious i want to come up with a name for the company i gotta get this i gotta get my 1200 check sent to me and i go hey dirty how about i give you a knuckle sandwich and he goes that'll be a good name
tv like my other business because my restaurant business had a business partner and i didn't want the checks to come to the business so i said what do you what do you think my one buddy dirty says my nickname is guido he says how about you make us something to eat and that'll give us like some food for knowledge and then uh and i said you know and i'm serious i want to come up with a name for the company i gotta get this i gotta get my 1200 check sent to me and i go hey dirty how about i give you a knuckle sandwich and he goes that'll be a good name
That's it? That was it. And it was originally that. It was originally a sandwich with a ring on it and a sandwich made out of money, and that was Knuckle Sandwich. And then it just kind of all evolved from there. So all my companies go under the brand of Knuckle Sandwich, but I never put a product of wine or tequila or anything I ever did.
That's it? That was it. And it was originally that. It was originally a sandwich with a ring on it and a sandwich made out of money, and that was Knuckle Sandwich. And then it just kind of all evolved from there. So all my companies go under the brand of Knuckle Sandwich, but I never put a product of wine or tequila or anything I ever did.
That's it? That was it. And it was originally that. It was originally a sandwich with a ring on it and a sandwich made out of money, and that was Knuckle Sandwich. And then it just kind of all evolved from there. So all my companies go under the brand of Knuckle Sandwich, but I never put a product of wine or tequila or anything I ever did.
And we started making these cigars, and this guy that I'm partners with is such a guru, a guy named Eric Espinosa. And... We sat there and talked about it, and I have another brand called Flavortown. Flavortown's too whimsical and too, you know, it's got to be something. I didn't want to call it Guy Fieri. I didn't want to have my name on it.
And we started making these cigars, and this guy that I'm partners with is such a guru, a guy named Eric Espinosa. And... We sat there and talked about it, and I have another brand called Flavortown. Flavortown's too whimsical and too, you know, it's got to be something. I didn't want to call it Guy Fieri. I didn't want to have my name on it.
And we started making these cigars, and this guy that I'm partners with is such a guru, a guy named Eric Espinosa. And... We sat there and talked about it, and I have another brand called Flavortown. Flavortown's too whimsical and too, you know, it's got to be something. I didn't want to call it Guy Fieri. I didn't want to have my name on it.
I don't want to do stuff that, like, buy this because it's my name. I just wanted to do something, you know, and we all thought about it. We said, cigars are that good, and he's such a badass. It's called Knuckle Sandwich.
I don't want to do stuff that, like, buy this because it's my name. I just wanted to do something, you know, and we all thought about it. We said, cigars are that good, and he's such a badass. It's called Knuckle Sandwich.
I don't want to do stuff that, like, buy this because it's my name. I just wanted to do something, you know, and we all thought about it. We said, cigars are that good, and he's such a badass. It's called Knuckle Sandwich.
I don't know. She was really it, right? Yeah, and that was PBS. That was PBS. That wasn't people really blowing it up. I mean, I watched it because I loved it. I was in love with food at a young age. I mean, I just was – one, because I didn't really experience and like exactly what my parents are feeding me. My parents are really good cooks. They weren't in the cooking business, but –
I don't know. She was really it, right? Yeah, and that was PBS. That was PBS. That wasn't people really blowing it up. I mean, I watched it because I loved it. I was in love with food at a young age. I mean, I just was – one, because I didn't really experience and like exactly what my parents are feeding me. My parents are really good cooks. They weren't in the cooking business, but –
I don't know. She was really it, right? Yeah, and that was PBS. That was PBS. That wasn't people really blowing it up. I mean, I watched it because I loved it. I was in love with food at a young age. I mean, I just was – one, because I didn't really experience and like exactly what my parents are feeding me. My parents are really good cooks. They weren't in the cooking business, but –
But yeah, this whole food thing, before I got on Food Network, I had never watched the Food Network. And not because I don't believe in it. I mean, food's my epicenter of what I do. But the last thing I was going to do, working seven days a week, 12, 13, 15 hours a day in the restaurant. Come home and watch more food. It's going to watch somebody make me, you know, a pot pie.
But yeah, this whole food thing, before I got on Food Network, I had never watched the Food Network. And not because I don't believe in it. I mean, food's my epicenter of what I do. But the last thing I was going to do, working seven days a week, 12, 13, 15 hours a day in the restaurant. Come home and watch more food. It's going to watch somebody make me, you know, a pot pie.
But yeah, this whole food thing, before I got on Food Network, I had never watched the Food Network. And not because I don't believe in it. I mean, food's my epicenter of what I do. But the last thing I was going to do, working seven days a week, 12, 13, 15 hours a day in the restaurant. Come home and watch more food. It's going to watch somebody make me, you know, a pot pie.