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How Guy Fieri booked his golden ticket to Flavourtown

Culture critic Niko Stratis explains how Fieri became the Food Network's highest paid celebrity chef.

'In my head, he's like the Wario-Anthony Bourdain,' says culture critic Niko Stratis

Chef Guy Fieri poses on his just unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in Hollywood, California on May 22, 2019, where he received the 2,664th Star in the Category of Television.
Chef Guy Fieri poses on his just unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in Hollywood, California on May 22, 2019. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Chef, restaurateur, and Emmy Award-winning television host Guy Fieri recently signed a 3-year deal with the Food Network worth $100 million USD, making him the channel's highest paid celebrity chef.

Nobody's there to watch him cook. Everybody's there to watch Guy Fieri be Guy Fieri.- Niko Stratis

Culture critic Niko Stratis digs into what makes Guy Fieri worth so many dollars.

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Interview with Niko Stratis produced by Jean Kim.