The Mayor of Flavortown will visit Naples this month.
Guy Fieri plans to stop by Total Wine & More, 6424 Naples Blvd., Suite 601, Naples.
Here’s what to know.
Why, when is Guy Fieri coming to town
The celebrity chef is coming to Southwest Florida in support of his and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar’s Santo Spirits brand.
The visit is a meet-and-greet, with Fieri visiting with fans, taking photos and signing bottles of Santo Tequila.
It’s set for 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Guy Fieri visited Naples before
Fieri has visited Naples a few times in recent years.
He opened Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen in 2021, where Neapolitans could use their mobile devices to order Fieri-inspired dishes.
That came a few months after Fieri visited Pazzo! Cucina Italiana in Naples in fall 2020 to celebrate the restaurant’s 25th anniversary. Fieri that night signed autographs and took photos with Pazzo! guests.
More on Guy Fieri
Fieri, 56, was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up in rural Humboldt County, California. During high school, he was a foreign exchange student in France, where he developed his interest in food and cooking.
He graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in hotel management.
The chef is known for his passion of everyday “comfort” food such as stacked burgers, loaded fries, indulgent mac and cheese, chicken avocado egg rolls and other cuisine.
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Fieri gained prominence in the past 15 years for his various television series on the Food Network. He also has written cooking books and owns restaurants and has licensed his name to others.
He’s known as the “Mayor of Flavortown” and the face of Food Network favorites including Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games and other shows. Fieri’s business empire has grown to include more than 80 restaurants worldwide.
Fieri a couple years ago offered his take on kids playing with food and parents who might be concerned.
“If kids want to get creative with it and make a waffle house and decorate it with sausage, hash browns and so forth, let them do it and make them eat it,” Fieri said in a 2022 USA Today story.
“You can play with it, just eat it.”
Dave Osborn is the regional features editor of the Naples Daily News and News-Press. Follow him on Instagram and Threads @lacrossewriter and on X (formerly Twitter) @NDN_dosborn.
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