"Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" Food porn goodness.

[MobCounty]

A "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" appreciation thread.

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In the beginning Guy Fiere comes off like a douche. The only thing that would make his sunglasses look better would be a permanently attached blue tooth bud.. However, if you give it a bit, they do show some amazing artery clogging goodness. The show gives my heart palpitations just watching it. The food looks soooo good I just cant turn it off... Eventually, you will gain an appreciation for Guy's ability to walk the viewer through the over the top, and probably, over fried experience.

I personally find it very satisfying food porn.

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Cheers to food porn!!

MC.

[ANC]

I agree. I am sick of "That is killer", "That is money", but once you get past it, it's top notch. I've hit the Circus Drive-In at the Jersey Shore, and the Skylark diner by me house.

[IMSlacker]

I fully expect that Guy Fiere will die of heart disease in less than a year.

[ANC]

I fully expect that Guy Fiere will die of heart disease in less than a year.

During a slow weekend, when they have old and new episodes of his shows you can see how friggin big he's gotten in that short time.

[PanterA]

i love this show, i cant stand the douche host, but all the foods look so Fucking fantastic.

please douche host, stop putting your sunglasses on the back of your head.

[TheGameHHH]

I agree. I am sick of "That is killer", "That is money", but once you get past it, it's top notch. I've hit the Circus Drive-In at the Jersey Shore, and the Skylark diner by me house.

thats my huge beef with the show too......every thing he eats is "out of bounds!" or he acts like its the greatest food creation ever! for once id just like to see him take a bite of something and say it was too salty or it needed something else. i started watching the show when he was on ron & fez a few years back. i even went to White Manna in Hackensack recently because i saw it on D,D,&D. Even though Guy pisses me off a lot, im still an addict of this show.

[BoondockSaint]

i love this show, i cant stand the douche host, but all the foods look so Fucking fantastic.

please douche host, stop putting your sunglasses on the back of your head.


Exactly.

[realmenhatelife]

I also hate Guy, but love the show because I would eat everything they show.

The major head fuck for this series is when Guy says how he doesn't like eggs. Doesn't like eggs and yet he pitched a show where one travels to diners.

[ANC]

As an added note, I also can't stand when some of the owners or cooks play up to Guy and try to be funny by using his 'isms. Just uncomfortable to watch.

[Dougie Brootal]

i hate that guy! hes such a douche but they have amazing food on that show!!!

[burrben]

greatest stoner show ever

[Freakshow]

I fully expect that Guy Fiere will die of heart disease in less than a year.

Dude, if Anthony Bourdain is still with us, Guy has a couple of decades to go. I've seen him eat more pork in one episode of No Reservations than most humans consume in a year. Plus you never see him take more than a couple of bites of any one thing.

He was here in Baltimore a couple of months ago and those episodes are starting to air now. He was pretty much filming at each place for an entire day.

[MobCounty]

I fully expect that Guy Fiere will die of heart disease in less than a year.

Time to add Guy to the death watch for 2009, 2010..

greatest stoner show ever

Lets also add, greatest show with worstest host.



There was one show that was about a fried something where the bread crumbs for the fried thing was from fried bread itself... Holy shit, brilliance...

[ADF]

I can't stand this show. Aside from the annoying host, all he does is go and visit restaurants and most of the food is just regular diner food, nothing out of the ordinary. I can go down to the local diner and see the same thing 95% of the time. Big whoop.

[Tenbatsuzen]

We visited one of the places in Arizona. Good times. They had a PB&J with banana sandwhich which was pretty good.

They had Duff on from Ace of Cakes on a past episode - it was pretty funny.

I don't mind Guy hosting, but I do mind his Fridays' ads. THOSE are cringey.

[EddieMoscone]

please douche host, stop putting your sunglasses on the back of your head.

But He's EXTREME!!!

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[EddieMoscone]

thats my huge beef with the show too......every thing he eats is "out of bounds!" or he acts like its the greatest food creation ever! for once id just like to see him take a bite of something and say it was too salty or it needed something else.

I would imagine those clips would end up on the cutting room floor.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Guy Fiere is ok, but I still prefer Alton Brown. Guy is a little to "over the top" for me; I don't think I could watch a whole Diners, Drive ins, and Dives marathon without Guy driving me crazy.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I would imagine those clips would end up on the cutting room floor.

Is it Ironic that Guy's best-known show is "mom and pop places" but he shills for one of the biggest chain restaurants in the US?

[ADF]

Guy Fiere is ok, but I still prefer Alton Brown. Guy is a little to "over the top" for me; I don't think I could watch a whole Diners, Drive ins, and Dives marathon without Guy driving me crazy.

Didn't Alton go on the show and act like kind of a jerk?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Alton is always a jerk


I love the places, wish I had a teleport machine

so much dead pig and cow, its like porno to me

[IMSlacker]

Didn't Alton go on the show and act like kind of a jerk?

Alton has a similar show called Feasting on Asphalt, where he acts like kind of a jerk.

[Freakshow]

Guy won the Next Food Network Star, so people out there somewhere must like him. I just tell myself 'he's from California,' and then I can watch without getting too annoyed.

The show is about Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. I don't know what you're expecting besing some pretty standard diner food most of the time. That being said, he does 'themes' to the shows, and there is one recently where he does non-traditional places in Detroit and elsewhere that had some crazy-sounding stuff. Looked real good, too.

I had only started watching for a couple of weeks (on-demand) before I saw him down the street from my house at a Coney Island Hot Dog place. Otherwise I would have no clue who he was.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I will agree that Alton was kind of a jerk to his fans on Feasting on Asphalt. That kind of surprised me-- I thought he'd be more gracious.

[ahhdurr]

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Cheers to food porn!!

MC.

I'll have one of each.

[NickyL0885]

I love this show. Guy is great. I dont mind him. Its nice to find all this little places that no one outside of the state know about. I would love to just road trip to these places an try the food. As far as Alton goes, i dont think hes a jerk. He may come off that way but everyone i know who had met him says hes awesome. I just think hes very sarcastic.

[MobCounty]

I will easily take either of these guys, over someone who calls themselves a 'foodie'...

[angrymissy]

I fucking hate the host, with his stupid hair and dumb ass sunglasses, and he makes the CHEESIEST worst jokes. He ruins the whole show for me.

[DiabloSammich]

I hate this show for how hungry it makes me at 10:00 at night.

Christ Almighty, Fieri, I was trying to go to bed before you dangled your greasy, juicy, goodness in front of me.

I also hate that there are none of these places around me. Maybe Boss is right. Maybe Delaware does suck.

[Freakshow]

It's funny, the one where he goes to the Pit beef place in Baltimore, he talks to some customers and they said they are down from Delaware.

[DiabloSammich]

It's funny, the one where he goes to the Pit beef place in Baltimore, he talks to some customers and they said they are down from Delaware.



This is weird, I was just noticing how Maryland is innundated with Pit Beef places, and they all pretty much suck.

[pittphantoms]

I ended up checking out one of the places from the show because I saw it on there... and it was "out of bounds"...

Barbecue King Drive-In
2900 Wilkinson Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28208

The food was extremely cheap and really freaking good... I would never have found this place if I didnt see it on there...

[ANC]

I hate this show for how hungry it makes me at 10:00 at night.

Christ Almighty, Fieri, I was trying to go to bed before you dangled your greasy, juicy, goodness in front of me.

I also hate that there are none of these places around me. Maybe Boss is right. Maybe Delaware does suck.

:dry:

[spadanko]

Love the show.. they had a special on Jersey diners and went to Tic tock diner in Clifton which is about 3 minutes from my house. i was home sick with a "stomach ailment" and saw the episode, I had to go there to eat. Awesome.

also, I have to go to the place in Hunts Point (i think) that is a auto garage and a BBQ spot

[ANC]

also, I have to go to the place in Hunts Point (i think) that is a auto garage and a BBQ spot

You could get a handy from a $5 hooker while you wait for your order.

[BoondockSaint]

Love the show.. they had a special on Jersey diners and went to Tic tock diner in Clifton which is about 3 minutes from my house. i was home sick with a "stomach ailment" and saw the episode, I had to go there to eat. Awesome.

also, I have to go to the place in Hunts Point (i think) that is a auto garage and a BBQ spot

Mo Gridder's is the shit!

[grlNIN]

What ADF said.

Nothing is out of the ordinary about the type of food shown, you can basically get a variation of all of it from your local place.

I also don't get why anyone would go out of their way to visit a diner, i can see a restaurant and upscale place but a diner, seriously?<--I mean this for regular folks, not the guy whose show is based on the concept.

[Freakshow]

I don't know what show you all are watching.

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"This might be the only time you see tofu on this show..."

[spadanko]

You could get a handy from a $5 hooker while you wait for your order.

well yeah that goes without saying

[Freakshow]

One of the segments last night was for a diner that is about a mile from my house (and that i've passed on a bunch of times). It looked awesome, the owner made this enormous seafood dish that had mussels, squid, and it was enormous. Certainly not typical diner food...

[Annie Waits]

love that show! i like the host, i don't mind watching him eat...

it's better than watching rachel ray eating in your face and saying mmm delissssshhhhhh to everything she eats

[hammersavage]

One of the segments last night was for a diner that is about a mile from my house (and that i've passed on a bunch of times). It looked awesome, the owner made this enormous seafood dish that had mussels, squid, and it was enormous. Certainly not typical diner food...

Was that the "Broadway Diner"? I saw that dish and it looked like maybe the best thing I've ever seen on tv. In Maryland I assume?

[Freakshow]

yes, that was it. I had just eaten, and I still wanted to get in the car and go over there to try it.

[hedges]

I get hungry as hell when I watch them make this kind of stuff fresh on the show:

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the first picture is corned beef hash

[Leticia]

When we were in California for our honeymoon I had printed out all these places from dinersd drive ins and dives and forgot them all.

But I remembered one place and it happened to be a mile away from the diner.

I love this show. I think he's too silly to be a douche. I'm sure he wants to be seen confident and stuff but when they show him mess up lines because he has to stop and admit that what he just said was corny, it show that he's just a doof.

Did anyone see the South Beach specials where they have all the food network people together doing a show?
It was great.

[tileslinger]

Diner's, Drive-inns and Dives may be the best show on TV. I think Guy is cool I'm willing to look past the catch phrases and sunglasses for the great show.

It combines cool diner food with the reality show bit of "meeting" people.

Guy you can let the food cool a little before you take a bite.

Guy's Big Bite is a good show also. He is a little more laid back on that show. And the food he makes looks killer and off the chain.

Alton is like a mad genius he's great also but Gida is the funest to look at bounce bounce.

[NickyL0885]

I noticed a trend. The best food places tend to be down south. UNFAIR! I want some good BBQ too!!! :wallbash:

[ozzie]

I noticed a trend. The best food places tend to be down south. UNFAIR! I want some good BBQ too!!! :wallbash:

Anyone catch Panini Pete's last night?

http://www.paninipetes.com/fairhope/media/diners_drive_ins_dives/#media

Finally, a place within driving distance! The "Almost Fried Turkey" is getting real popular around here.

[hedges]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/Mariesa1975/Family%20Vacation%202007/P1010034.jpg

...if you can eat a whole 72oz. steak in one hour, you get it for free.

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I'm sure I saw this on the Food Network.

[tileslinger]

I wonder if Guy ever actually ever cooks at home. The guy eats a ton on this show. The only better job would be Norm from Cheers job of beer tester.

[hedges]

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[A.J.]

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...if you can eat a whole 72oz. steak in one hour, you get it for free.

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I'm sure I saw this on the Food Network.

I saw it in "The Great Outdoors".

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[Chigworthy]

I fucking hate the host, with his stupid hair and dumb ass sunglasses, and he makes the CHEESIEST worst jokes. He ruins the whole show for me.

+1


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[Coach_Mac]

Does anyone have the D D and D book? It has all the places he's been and a recipe or two from each. I got it for Christmas and made a meatloaf and mac and cheese from it last night. It was without a doubt the best of each I've had.

[realmenhatelife]

No random thread and I'm tired of looking for a Man Vs Food thread, so this will do.

Adam Richmond is turning into a total fat tub of shit. Like I'm starting to get uncomfortable with how tight his tshirts are getting, and as a stout fellow I totally recognize his sitting down in a jacket I really thought was bigger posture. And I know he isn't taking it off because he looks like a slob, and he's probably got some serious pit stains going. In the first season they seemed to play up a little that he was into running, and he was pretty flexible. I dont think he's touching his toes anymore.

He needs to take a page out of the Guy Fieri book, who seems to try and extra slim down in between seasons knowing that when he hits the road he's going to eat like a monster.

[Freitag]

No random thread and I'm tired of looking for a Man Vs Food thread, so this will do.

Adam Richmond is turning into a total fat tub of shit. Like I'm starting to get uncomfortable with how tight his tshirts are getting, and as a stout fellow I totally recognize his sitting down in a jacket I really thought was bigger posture. And I know he isn't taking it off because he looks like a slob, and he's probably got some serious pit stains going. In the first season they seemed to play up a little that he was into running, and he was pretty flexible. I dont think he's touching his toes anymore.

He needs to take a page out of the Guy Fieri book, who seems to try and extra slim down in between seasons knowing that when he hits the road he's going to eat like a monster.

There should be a contest on whose weight fluctuates more - Fieri's, Richman's, Tyler Florence, or Rachael Ray.

Biggest Loser: Food Network Edition would be a ratings monster.

[keithy_19]

I remember reading somewhere that Adam Richman works out twice a day or something to keep off the pounds. But, hell, let the guy live it up.