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Join New York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Guy Fieri for a second helping of the best diners, drive-ins, and dives across America
Guy Fieri strikes again with More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, giving you a road map to road food that's earned its culinary citizenship in Flavortown. Join Guy on a cross-country noshing parade, mapping out the best places you've never heard of--more than fifty establishments off the beaten path. Compete in a (no hands) apple-pie-eating contest at Bobo Drive-In in Topeka, Kansas, dip your taste buds in Sweet Spicy Love sauce at Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken in Memphis, Tennessee, and get a load of the killer four-cheese mac-and-cheese at Gorilla Barbeque in Pacifica, California. Filled with Guy's hilarious voice and rampant enthusiasm for these hidden culinary gems, More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives is the perfect book for lovers of the American food scene and fans of Triple D.
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#1 New York Times Bestseller New York Times
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#7 Washington Post Bestseller Washington Post
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The Food Network star takes readers on more tours of America's most colorful eateries, in this follow-up work to his enormously popular "New York Times" bestseller "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives." b&w photos throughout.
Synopsis
Join New York Times bestselling author Guy Fieri, host of the hugely popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as he takes you on a tour of 60 more of the best local restaurants across America, as featured in his very favorite episodes. Bursting with his iconic personality, the book will follow his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places you′ve never heard of. Wherever he goes, Guy showcases the amazing personalities, the fascinating stories, and most important, the outrageously good food provided by these American treasures. Replete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia, and featuring Guy′s hilarious voice and rampant enthusiasm for these hidden culinary gems, UNTI DINERS #2 is the perfect gift for the his countless fans and for lovers of the American food scene.
About the Author
In 2006, Guy Fieri premiered his first show,
Guy's Big Bite, on Food Network after winning season two of
The Next Food Network Star. Today, this “culinary rock star” hosts two additional top-rated shows on the network:
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and
Tailgate Warriors. And on March 14, 2010, Guy made his debut as a game show host on the NBC primetime series
Minute to Win It.In 2011, Guy officially launched CWK (Cooking with Kids;), a program that encourages developing healthy eating habits to address the childhood obesity crisis, strengthen the family unit by sharing quality time in the kitchen, and as a result increase our children's self-esteem in a fun and positive way.
Guy's first two books were the New York Times bestselling Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! and More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: Another Drop-Top Culinary Cruise Through America's Finest and Funkiest Joints.
Guy owns five restaurants in Northern California, including three Johnny Garlic's and two Tex Wasabi's, and resides in Northern California with his wife, Lori, and two boys, Hunter and Ryder.
Ann Volkwein is a food and lifestyle writer and editor based in New York City and Austin, Texas. A former culinary producer for Food Network, her editorial work has also appeared in The Explorers Journal and on Cooking.com. Her previous books include The Healthy Table (with Luiz Ratto), The Arthur Avenue Cookbook, and Chinatown New York.