51 Guy Fieri Quotes

Joan Agie
Sep 29, 2023 By Joan Agie
Originally Published on Oct 11, 2022
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This article is filled with all the famous Guy Fieri quotes that every food lover should know about.

Guy Fieri, a renowned author, restaurateur, and television personality was born in Columbus, Ohio, on January 22, 1968.

Fieri is best known for his performance as a host of various Food Network television series. According to The New York Times, Guy Fieri became the network's face by the year 2010.

Some of his best books include 'Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives: An All-American Road Trip ... With Recipes! ', and 'Guy Fieri Family Food: Kitchen Tested, Home Approved'.

From 2014 to 2019, Guy Fieri won five Primetime Emmy nominations, and previously, in 2013, he won the Daytime Emmy Award (Outstanding Special Class Special) for 'Guy Fieri's Family Reunion'. In 2021, the famous restaurateur signed a three-year contract with the Food Network worth $80 million.

Here is a collection of Fieri's best quotes, including the ones featuring taco grease, safety zone, lighter fluid, born to cook, front door, back door, and the one where he compares cooking with snow skiing.

Guy Fieri Quotes About Food And Cooking

Needless to say, food and cooking have been the backbone of Guy Fieri's incredibly successful career. So, here are some of Fieri's best quotes on these subjects.

"Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they’ll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever."

"Those fried green tomatoes, brother, that’s a symposium of flavor."

"I'm gonna open a small restaurant on the beach in Mexico. We're only gonna have a few tables, and we're only gonna cook what's fresh that day. We're gonna get back to the basics."

"Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don’t fall at least 10 times, then you’re not skiing hard enough."

"You know what, it might just be a mound of oil-logged Pillsbury crescent dough."

"I think there's a misconception that I eat everything. The one or two bites that you see me take, that's it."

"Living in Cali, I’m cooking in the yard all the time. I don’t care what the weather is like."

"[Splash] some [rub] around the rest of the hog for good measure. This really doesn’t do a dang thing, but it makes you feel good about things and makes for good drama."

"Preparing food is one of life's great joys, but a lot of times, parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and then tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working!"

"I love watching, I love getting all the science about food. That’s one of my favorite things."

"Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking. It’s about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity."

"With messy food, or foods with a lot of sauce, you do 'The Hunch.' I learned it in Philly, watching the dudes in suits eat cheesesteaks. You keep your elbows above your hands because if you don't, the grease runs down your sleeve to your elbow."

"No matter how tough the meat may be, it’s going to be tender if you slice it thin enough."

"It's never too late to get good at something."

"I wake up in the morning thinking about food."

"In Japanese, sushi does not mean raw fish. It means seasoned rice."

"It’s always good to go over the recipe beforehand, so you can easily think of the next thing that needs to be done."

Famous Guy Fieri Quotes

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"If you've really got a problem with me, and you came and told me you had a problem with me, I'd be interested to listen to you. But if you're just some loser that sits there and hammers away on some blog form or whatever, I don't have time for that."

"We’re takin’ you on a road rockin’ trip down to Flavortown, where the gravitational force of bacon warps the laws of space and time."

"I think anyone that grew up in the '70s and '80s grew up with Bob Barker and Wink Martindale and I think that was just always... when you were a game show host, you were the man of the hour."

"There are races and then there are races. And without a doubt, the Indy 500 is the race that I've always wanted to attend. And now, to be driving the Corvette Pace Car... this is going to be unbelievable."

- 'www.automotiverhythms.com.'

"If I’m still having a great time doing something, I’m going to keep on doing it."

"[They] make a porchetta that you won’t forgetta."

"I’m a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of guy. I don’t have any time to be showing anybody any bag of tricks."

"That [deep fryer] looks like the community pool in Flavortown."

"I know how lucky I am. I never take it for granted."

"Don’t ever use lighter fluid. It’s un-American. Amateurs, losers, and idiots use lighter fluid."

"I’m grateful for my whole family, but my dad is like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Superman, and Evel Knievel all at one time."

"The thing I have to be willing to do is work - I think I'm the one that is going to actually copyright the term "25/8." You ever hear of the term "25/8?" It's the cousin of "24/7." I have to go "25/8."

"I cook because I like to make people happy."

"Bomb-dot-com tasty."

"I was always a kid trying to make a buck. I borrowed a dollar from my dad, went to the penny candy store, bought a dollar's worth of candy, set up my booth, and sold candy for five cents apiece. Ate half my inventory, made $2.50, gave my dad back his dollar."

Funny Guy Fieri Quotes

It is pretty evident that besides being an outstanding cook, Guy Fieri also has an excellent sense of humor. In this section, you will get the funniest quotes said by this famous American television personality.

"Shut the front door!"

"I can’t play the guitar, but I can play the griddle."

"When cooking for a big crew of hungry dudes who’ve been sleeping in a parking lot, do not think you can get away with fettucini Alfredo."

"If it tastes really good, and it's funky, it's funkalicous. If the guy making it is funky, he's funkintacious."

"Peace, love, and taco grease!"

"My hair is impervious to any kind of dampness, so I don’t have too much to worry about."

"His seafood is so fresh it’ll slap ya!"

"This is money!"

"I could put this on a flip-flop and it would taste good."

"Capital T tasty."

"Holy [food item], Batman!"

"Some people are just born to cook and talk."

"Holy moly, Stromboli!"

"I take everything very seriously, but I also take it lighthearted to recognize that you can't control it."

"Dude, I’ve been stricken by chicken!"

Guy Fieri Quotes About Life

Lastly, the famous restaurateur has talked about life in general on several occasions. Hence, in this section, you will get the best Guy Fieri quotes about life.

"All I ever wanted was to be a good husband and father, a good chef, and to have my own restaurant."

"My friends and my family are such a massive part of my life. My kids are everything."

"My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so there's no build up. I think that's probably the best way to do it."

"Sure, my TV personality might not be for everyone, but that’s okay. I just want to live my life."

"Anyone’s dreams can come true. And I’m very, very grateful for everything that’s come my way."

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Written by Joan Agie

Bachelor of Science specializing in Human Anatomy

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Joan AgieBachelor of Science specializing in Human Anatomy

With 3+ years of research and content writing experience across several niches, especially on education, technology, and business topics. Joan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Anatomy from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, and has worked as a researcher and writer for organizations across Nigeria, the US, the UK, and Germany. Joan enjoys meditation, watching movies, and learning new languages in her free time.

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