DVR alert: Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri reruns

Five episodes of Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri were taped in 2009 and 2010. The first premiered in 2009, three follow-up episodes premiered in October and November, 2010, and the championship round premiered in January, 2011. This weekend, some of the Tailgate Warriors episodes will rerun on Food Network.


On Saturday, October 15, 2011, watch a four-hour marathon of Tailgate Warriors, beginning at 7:00 PM ET/PT.

7pm/6c
Tailgate Warriors: Packers vs. Seahawks - (recipes)

8pm/7c
Tailgate Warriors: 49ers vs. Raiders - (recipes)

9pm/8c
Tailgate Warriors: Vikings vs. Saints - (recipes)

10pm/9c
Championship Finale

Judges include Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe, Jay DiEugenio, Marcellus Wiley, Daryl Johnston, Eddie George, Maile Carpenter, Tom Pizzica and Michelle Beadle. Tailgate Warriors was co-produced by Ragtop Productions (A Guy Fieri company) and Page Productions (Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Outrageous Foods).

Tailgate Warriors on Facebook. Video search on Google.

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"Tailgate Warriors" championship round airs 1/29/11

A 4-hour Tailgate Warriors marathon is scheduled to air on the Food Network, Saturday, January 29, 2011, beginning at 7pm ET/PT and culminating in the long-awaited "Championship Round."

At this time, five episodes of Tailgate Warriors have been taped. The first aired in 2009, three follow-up episodes aired in October and November, 2010, and the championship round premieres this weekend.

Championship Finale - index page - taped on November 21, 2010 - premieres on January 29, 2011

Guy Fieri is bringing his culinary battle royale to San Francisco, CA for a championship Tailgate Warriors competition. The two top scoring tailgate teams, the Seattle Seahawks' Team Blue 22 and the Chicago Bears' Da Bus, face off in Candlestick Park, this time cooking up all new menus. Which team has the most killer grub to win the grand prize and be crowned Tailgate Warriors Champion?!

The series repeats on Sunday, January 30, 2011, beginning at 2pm/1c. For more, visit Tailgate Warriors on Facebook.

Reminder: Guy Fieri will be appearing on the FOX Superbowl Pre-game Show on Sunday February 6, 2011 between 2-3pm EST, to cook up some of those great new game day RITZ recipes. Click here for more on the RITZ Cracker Recipe Challenge.

And, USA Weekend had a brief conversation with Guy Fieri on his eight tips for a perfect Super Bowl party. Click here to read.

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Guy Fieri talks on radio about "Tailgate Warriors"

Guy Fieri has been doing the radio rounds in support of the Food Network's 4-part series, "Tailgate Warriors," with new episodes airing on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT and repeats on Fridays at 11:00 PM ET/PT and Saturdays at 4:00 PM ET/PT.

Guy Fieri talks "Tailgate Warriors" with Kallaway on the Rise on 95.5 WIFC, Friday, October 22, 2010.

They talk about the fact that Green Bay fans will tailgate no matter what the weather; 24 below doesn't hold 'em back. "Tailgating is hot," Guy Fieri said. "The kitchen is not just defined by the four walls inside of a house." Click here to listen.

Guy Fieri was visiting his restaurants in Sacramento and checked in with Pat and Tom on 105.1 KNCI radio.

A brief, casual chat, Guy Fieri talked about Minute to Win It, a life-changing show, not just a game show. Guy also took on a challenge to talk for 30 sections without using "uh" or "um," and can't pause for more than a second and a half. He talked about Jamie's Broadway Grill in Sacramento. Click here to listen.

And www.mynorthwest.com scored an interview with Guy Fieri about his visit to Qwest Field to shoot "Tailgate Warriors."

Guy says tailgate cuisine has become very complicated. "We have people who are taking the family RV, and chopping holes in it, putting in big roll up doors, and $5000 barbecues sliding out of it."

Click here for the full story by Bill Swartz, 97.3 FM/710 ESPN Sports, or click here to listen.

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M2WI on Wii, "Tailgate Warriors" premiere, interviews and People's Choice

Screen shots of the new Minute to Win It video game have been released. We've been following the development of the game for several months.

On 7/19/10 Mathew Trogner wrote, "Another killer session with Guy Fieri at Zone Recording (Sonoma County, CA) today. We recorded all of Guy's phrases for the upcoming Wii game based on his hit television show, Minute to Win It on NBC."


Video game publisher Zoo Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ: ZOOG) announced that Minute to Win It, based on NBC’s hit game show sensation, will be available in November 2010 for the Nintendo WiiTM and DS systems. Led by All-American chef and TV personality Guy Fieri, who provides voiceovers for the title, players will tackle unique challenges and compete to win the (virtual) grand prize of $1,000,000. Minute to Win It is licensed through NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group.

Craig Plestis, Executive Producer of Minute to Win It said, "This show has not only caught on across America but has been voted ‘The Best Game Show in the World’ in Cannes. We are looking forward to this Wii game becoming a hit in America, as well as around the world."

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Players compete in a series of simple, yet nerve-wracking 60-second challenges with household objects for a shot to win each round. As the money increases, so does the level of difficulty, with 36 fun and exciting challenges randomly selected to create each 10-round battle. The Wii version is compatible with the Wii Balance Board.

(source)

Minute to Win It has open casting calls in Norman OK, Columbus OH, Santa Maria CA and Philadelphia, PA in October, 2010. Click here for more information.

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The new, 4-part series, Tailgate Warriors, premiered this week. Listen Guy Fieri on WIFC 95.5, located in Wausau, WI, at 8:30 AM local time on Friday, October 10, 2010.

"TAILGATE WARRIORS WITH GUY FIERI": Tailgating becomes the main event with the kick-off of this special four-episode series on Food Network. Guy Fieri throws down the gauntlet to two tailgating teams in search of the best grub at the game. Shot on-location at NFL stadiums around the country, the competitors represent their hometown football team and will create two appetizers, one entrée, two sides and one dessert. Teams will be judged by a rotating three-person panel and scored on taste, creativity, difficulty and presentation.

"Tailgate Warriors" will culminate in a championship battle airing in January, 2011. Click here to listen live.

(source)

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The Brooks Group, Guy Fieri's public relations team, recently posted a behind-the-scene's look at a media day with Guy Fieri, including their thoughts, observations, photos and video.


*Link to video*

Click here for the full article.

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And Fans of Guy Fieri can vote for him in the "Favorite TV Chef" category of the People's Choice 2011 Awards, presented by DinnerTool.com.


Click here to view all the nominees and vote! If you're logged in as a member, you'll be automatically entered to win a trip to this year's show. Click here for details.

New "Big Bite," "Diners" episodes, plus "Tailgate Warriors"

There are quite a number of Guy Fieri's shows on the Food Network scheduled to premiere mid-October through the end of November. Here are some shows and showtimes Fans of Guy Fieri can watch out for in the upcoming weeks.


From September 14 through 29, 2010, Guy Fieri taped new episodes of Guy's Big Bite in Los Angeles, CA. The new episodes form the 9th season of Guy Fieri's cooking show; the 9th season premiere is tomorrow, Sunday October 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM ET/PT.

Guido's Tailgate Greats (episode page) includes recipes for Ain't No Thing Butta Chicken Wing (recipe), In It To Win It Stuffed Pupusas (recipe), and Orange Sling (recipe).

Other upcoming ninth season episodes include a Halloween special Guy's Ghoulish Goulash, plus Fieri's Bumpin' Dumplin's and On-Point Pepper Pork Party.


Four episodes of Tailgate Warriors have been taped. The first aired in 2009, and three follow-up episodes premiere on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 10:00 PM ET/PT in October and November, 2010, beginning with Packers v. Seahawks (index page).

And on the Wednesdays that follow, 49ers v. Raiders, Vikings v. Saints premiere, plus the 2009 episode, Bulls v. Buffalo, closes out the series, with repeats on Fridays at 11:00 PM ET/PT.


Diners, Drive-ins and Dives is currently in its tenth season. On Monday, October 25, 2010, Made to Order (index page) features restaurants from Boston MA, Saint Paul MN and Linden NJ.

And in November 2010, four new episodes are scheduled to air: Fresh, Filled and Fried highlights special dishes from Philadelphia PA, Spokane WA and Portland MA. Gone Global features international cuisine from Falls Church VA, Nashville TN and Sherman Oaks CA. A Triple D Thanksgiving special is scheduled to air on November 15 with turkey-centric dishes from restaurants in Portland ME, Cape May NJ and New Orleans LA, and in the Sweet 'n Savory episode Guy Fieri visits locations in Duluth MN, Arlington VA and Berkeley CA.

Guy Fieri's game show, Minute to Win It, is scheduled to return to NBC in December 2010.

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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

Video from NYCWFF plus "Tailgate," "Minute" and "Diners" news

This morning, just a quick note about a few recent and upcoming events with Guy Fieri.

We received a note from Brad, of Eatnlisten.com, who was at the New York City Wine and Food Festival, 2010:

Yes I did have a great time! It was an amazing (and gutbusting..) experience from beginning to end. ... Just as I was leaving SWEET Saturday night Guy arrived and I caught a quick pic of him posing with some of the many fans who about mobbed him. It was great to see him and I hope to meet him again another time.

More pictures from Guy Fieri's cooking demonstration at the New York City Wine & Food Festival on Facebook - click here.

Video - Guy Fieri Closing of the New York Wine & Food Festival:

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Chef Andy Mueller, owner and head chef of two Door County restaurants, was chosen to represent Green Bay Packers fans in a cooking challenge show called "Tailgate Warriors" featuring Guy Fieri, which debuts October 20, 2010 on Food Network.

On meeting and working with Guy Fieri, "He's on the level of rock star status," he said, describing how a crowd of people cheered and tried to touch Fieri as he emerged from his car. "But he's a real person, a funny guy. He loves talking to people, he loves food, he loves the history of the Packers — he talked with Andy (Gehring) about how important the Packers are to football."

Read more at www.greenbaypressgazette.com.

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From Donna Goodrow Casting: NOW CASTING LOCALS IN LOS ANGELES for the NBC GAME SHOW, MINUTE TO WIN IT WITH GUY FIERI!

Please feel free to forward or repost to your page. If you want to try out, please email dgcastingtv@gmail.com with PHOTO, NAME, AGE, OCCUPATION & CITY!

[Those are her ALL CAPS, not mine. ~D]

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Guy Fieri is scheduled to shoot Diners, Drive-ins and Dives in Indiana next week, so if you live or travel in that area, check back for that.

Flavortown t-shirts now at Guy Fieri's online store

Just a week ago, or so, some 25 new items were added to Guy Fieri's online store, at www.shopguyfieri.com. We'll highlight a few that might be of interest to Fans of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, one for all of you Tailgate Warriors out there, plus some support for the troops here and abroad with "Freedom Ain't Free." All 100% Cotton Hanes Beefy T-shirts, $19.95 to $22.95.

Join Guy on the "Bus to Flavortown;" He's drivin'

*click here*

Get your "One Way Ticket to Flavortown" from Guy with this great tee

*click here*

Join Guy and his Camaro on this "Flavortown Tour"

*click here*

Join Guy because it is definitely "Tailgatin' Time" with this football-inspired tee

*click here*

This Knuckle Sandwich tee lets everyone around know that "Freedom Ain't Free"

*click here*

Visit www.shopguyfieri.com for more items: Johnny Garlic's and Tex Wasabi's t's, keychains, golf balls, glassware, wine totes, koozies, bottle openers and more.

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Tailgate Warriors, 4-part series, airs in October 2010

Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri premieres Wednesday, October 20th at 10pm ET on the Food Network.

Taped in August and September in Seattle, Oakland and New Orleans, the series culminates in a championship round where teams battle it out for a $50,000 price. Each week, two teams must create two appetizers, one entrée, two sides and one dessert in an hour. They will be judged by a three-person panel and scored based on taste, creativity, difficulty, and presentation.

Premieres: Wednesday, October 20th at 10pm - Packers v. Seahawks
The battle on the gridiron may be rough when the Green Bay Packers take on the Seattle Seahawks, but it’s nothing compared to the action going on outside the stadium. Guy Fieri throws down the gauntlet and searches for the best tailgate teams in the country. This round, teams from Green Bay and Qwest Field take on the top team from Seattle in a one-hour competition to see who has the most killer grub at the game.

Premieres: Wednesday, October 27th at 10pm - 49ers v. Raiders
On the hunt for the country’s best tailgate team, Guy Fieri visits the San Francisco 49ers as they take on their neighbors, the Oakland Raiders. In this round, Guy visits his hometown, as the top tailgate team from San Francisco heads across the bay to take on the top team from Oakland in a one-hour competition to see who moves on to round three.



The final two episodes premiere on Wednesday, November 3rd - Vikings v. Saints at 10pm and a repeat of Bears v. Bills on Wednesday, November 10th at 10pm ET.

(source)

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Guy Fieri caricature, interview in Sacramento

We love this!

"Here is a caricature of my favorite wild Chief [sic] Guy Fieri ....he is a wild dude!! This is done in prisma color pencils" - ~biomek, from Chicago, Illinois.



Guy Fieri and the camera crews shot several new locations for Diners, Drive-ins and Dives in the area of Sacramento, CA.

FOX40.com - Joe Orlando reports - 8/30/10 - source

This week, Guy is headed to New Orleans, LA to shoot the last of three new episodes of Tailgate Warriors, or TGW as we call it, at the NFL regular season kickoff game, Vikings @ Saints. The tailgating competition short series is scheduled to air on the Food Network in October, 2010.

There are rumors of restaurants in the New Orleans area scheduled to tape their segments for Triple D this week too. A new post on that soon, with details.

Reminder: NFL themed episodes on Minute to Win It, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, 8/7c on NBC.



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"Tailgate Warriors" in Seattle

"Tailgate Warriors" in Seattle

It's no secret that Seattle is one of Guy Fieri's favorite cities in the country. No surprise, then, that one of three new episodes of Tailgate Warriors was taped yesterday, Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks.

The Green Bay Packers were in Seattle for a pre-season game, and two tailgate teams represented each NFL team for an epic Battle on the Blacktop, to be televised on The Food Network later this Fall.

Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe (website) and Jay "The Tailgate Guy" DiEugenio (website) were back as judges.

DrBBQ - Tailgate Warriors starts shooting Saturday! Guy's the host, I'm a judge and real tailgaters are cooking. Catfish OK, but please no snake!

TheTailgateGuy - TAILGATE WARRIORS IS BACK!!! Filming this weekend in Seattle, next weekend in Oakland, and next month in NOLA!

Marcellus Wiley (website), a retired San Diego Charger selected to the AFC Pro Bowl team in 2001 and current co-host of "Winners Bracket" on ABC, was on set as a judge too.

marcelluswiley - On the set of Tailgate Warriors with Guy Fieri. After today, I will definitely be north of 300!

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ChefGuyFieri - In Seattle for Tailgate Warriors shoot…it’s the battle on the grid iron and the blacktop

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More pictures -
Guy Fieri with the Seattle Sea Gals - sportstechieNET
Marcellus with a Seattle Sea Dog - sportstechieNET
Dr. BBQ on set - sportstechieNET
Guy Fieri with BJ Shea and crew - BJShea
Guy Fieri with producer at judge's table - RevEnFuego
BJ Shea with Guy in background - RevEnFuego
Seahawk Fiend and friends - RevEnFuego
Marcellus with Seattle Sea Gals - marcelluswiley
Roast beast on TGW set - marcelluswiley
Tailgate Warriors set - marcelluswiley
Fan with Guy Fieri - TalkSportyToMe
Hawk One Tailgate Warriors - thank you Tom!
Jay the Tailgate Guy - NFL Tailgate Nation

If you have more pictures from the shoot you'd like to share with other fans, post a comment below with a link.

KISW, 99.9 FM in Seattle interviewed Guy Fieri the day before the shoot. "We were joined by our great friend Guy Fieri this morning in anticipation for his arrival in Seattle for tomorrow's Seahawks game where he will be filming for an upcoming Tailgate Warriors episode. Listen here to what went down with Guy!" Click here to download.

And click here for Sports Techie's blog about the day.

Next on the TGW shoot schedule, August 28 - San Francisco @ Oakland and September 9 - Minnesota @ New Orleans!

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Hollywood Life, a website with an irritating shocking pink color scheme, tells us 6 things we didn't know about Guy Fieri:

My first restaurant was going to be named “extremes”!
My first car was a brown 1976 (Datsun) 28OZ!
My first horse was named “Rebel”!
My first restaurant job was at Romans Mexican Restaurant in Ferndale, CA.
The first album I owned was AC/DC Back in Black!
The first foreign country I visited was France, as an exchange student!

Yes, complete with missing capitalization and apostrophes, misplacement of punctuation outside quotes and irritating exclamation points appended to each of the six things. Let us move forward, shall we?

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Atlantic City is gearing up for what Guy Fieri calls "a Top 5 culinary event around the country. ... I’m doing a Big Bite brunch and the Philly Cheesesteak Battle," Guy said in a recent interview with AC Weekly.

"Every time I show up, I get to be part of a really cool party. You’re blessed if you live in the area. If you are going to the event you are going to have a great time. The people putting on the festival are working really hard to build a great event."



Click here for more information.

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Guy Fieri was a guest on the Danny Bonaduce show, July 28, 2010, to discuss his many shows and his upcoming appearance at the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival.

Click here to listen.

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Food Network and Page Productions are still looking for tailgate teams to compete in Tailgate Warriors, or at least they were as of two weeks ago.

Attention Tailgaters: The FOOD NETWORK and Page Productions are producing a new show called "TAILGATE WARRIORS" hosted by Guy Fieri. We are looking for "featured tailgaters" and a team of 4 from Minnesota to go head to head with a team from New Orleans. If interested contact me ASAP as we are looking to cast right away. The game is Sept. 9th in New Orleans.Other games schedule for the show are Aug 21st - GB vs Seattle and Aug 28 - SF vs Oakland.

Please contact Adam Schreifels at (612) 382-8168, or email tailgate@pageprod.com. For more, visit www.facebook.com/tailgatewarriors.

*Update*
Page Productions and Food Network are searching for 100 Seattle Seahawk tailgaters to be background extras on August 21st, from 8am until 7pm outside Qwest Field.

If you and your friends want to have a day of fun and can give us a firm commitment, email tailgate@pageprod.com or tailgatewarriors@gmail.com asap with your contact info and how many people and vehicles you plan to bring. Once your information is received, we will call you to confirm and to give you directions on where to find us that day.

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The Heavy Table went behind the scenes with the crew of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on their last visit to Minnesota.

Click here for the full story.

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Guy Fieri is looking for more Tailgate Warriors

Guy Fieri's own production company, Ragtop Productions, worked in conjunction with Page Productions (Diners, Drive-ins and Dives) last year on Tailgate Warriors, a competition between two tailgate teams at the Bills vs. Bears NFL game in Buffalo, NY.

According to the Tailgate Warriors Facebook page:

Tailgate Warriors is back for 2010! We need tailgate teams that are taking food to the next level to go head to head in a cooking competition on the blacktop.

If this is you, email us team & recipe info, photos of the team & rig to tailgate@pageprod.com.

Page Productions is presently only taking submissions from the following cities/games:

Aug 21st - GB vs Seattle
Aug 28 - SF vs Oakland
Sept 9 - MN vs New Orleans

Spread the word, and get your applications / submissions in ASAP!

For more on Tailgate Warriors, check out their Facebook page.

Also, production is looking for colorful characters to be "featured tailgaters" from Seattle, Oakland and New Orleans to be on the show. If you are doing something outrageous, unusual or entertaining with your tailgating, let them know at tailgate@pageprod.com.

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Random tidbits from the last few months

Sometimes I run across pictures, tidbits of news and rather random things that just don't fit in other posts. Either that, or what I find is something about which I've already posted. So this, rather random post, is just my way of cleaning out the fridge ....

Guy Fieri and Kenny Stabler, taping an upcoming special on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives called Triple D Goes Tailgatin’. This was filmed at an Oakland Raiders game on September 14, 2009. For more from the day's shoot, click here. The episode is due to air on January 25, 2010. Click here for more information on this episode.


Guy Fieri flipping a coin while taping Tailgate Warriors on August 15, 2009. Click here for more information on this Food Network special. The episode aired on October 17, 2009 to a lot of interest by tailgaters everywhere. It's a great idea for an entire series of shows; one hopes it might be picked up for a full season in 2010.



Here, Guy Fieri and his crew do a radio interview before the Guy Fieri Road Show in San Jose, California on 107.7 The Bone: The Bay Area's Rock Station, based in San Francisco, CA. www.1077thebone.com


Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3

Foodies Like Us hosted a pre-party before the Mesa, Arizona performance of the Guy Fieri Road Show. Here, Susie Timm of FoodiesLikeUs.com discusses the Guy Fieri Road Show tour while Joe Johnston of Joe's Farm Grill demonstrate his Seared Ahi Sandwich.



The party had food catered by the local chefs and restaurant owners who've been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in and around Mesa, Arizona. Pictured below, Guy Fieri talks with the restaurant owners about involving kids in learning about real food.


BethCochran snapped a quick pic too.

Guy Fieri's publicist sent out a Twitter that Guy will be a guest on The Jay Leno show, January 5, 2010.

And last little note: Carolyn in Carolina is giving away a signed copy of the first book, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, by Guy Fieri, in celebration of her 200th post. Click here for more information on how to qualify to win.

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*Update* Guy Fieri is looking for more Tailgate Warriors for the 2010 NFL season.

Tailgate Warriors premieres on Saturday. Here's a bit more information on the show.

Tailgating fans were called to Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, on August 15, 2009 for an NFL pre-season game against the Chicago Bears. Two tailgating teams were pitted against each other on the blacktop: Conklin’s Tailgate Bar and Grill (Yahoo! group) for Buffalo v. Da Bus (website) for Chicago.

CBnG made the Norwood Platter, Wing in the Pigskin, Four Straight (with scallops), and T.O.'s Great on Sundae (haha).

The Bus' menu included a Blitz Burger, Da Bears Bus Roast Beef, the Sideline Salad, Pump Fake Potato and Superbowl S'mores.

(recipes)

The teams were judged by Jay "The Tailgate Guy" DiEugenio, Ray "Dr. BBQ" Lampe, Maile Carpenter and the host Guy Fieri.

Jay DiEugenio (website) has "tailgated at every stadium in the NFL, as well as numerous colleges, racetracks, and even a Hollywood game show" and hosts a radio show that airs Thursdays at 12 Noon Pacific, 2pm Central and 3pm Eastern on the TalkZone Sports Channel.

Sometimes mistaken for Guy Fieri's dad but isn't, Dr. BBQ (website) has written four cookbooks and is currently working on a fifth.

Jaden Hair, of SteamyKitchen.com, described Ray with "the razor-sharp spiky blond hair, trophy belly, baggy black shorts, flavor-savor beard and a killer watch tattoo where time stops at 5:01pm ... (he was) everything I had expected from a man who carried a name, Dr. BBQ, with swaggering authority."

Ray Lampe is the Executive Chef at Southern Hospitality, a New York BBQ restaurant. Moreover, he is credited with inadvertently naming Guy's BBQ team, the Motley Cue, in 2003. (the full story)

Guy Fieri and Ray Lampe were both judges at the Jack Daniels Invitational in 2008.

Maile Carpenter is Editor-In-Chief of Food Network Magazine (website). In her career, she's been a food editor for Time Out New York and executive editor for the magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray.

This program is airing as a special - if it gets rave reviews, it could be picked up as a series next year. But for now, enjoy the program. Keep an eye on the The Tailgate Warriors' index page for recipes and future airing times and dates.



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Guy Fieri - on tailgating

The Food Network is getting behind the hot tailgating trend with a gazillion tips, tricks, videos and recipes, all geared towards tailgating cuisine.

Tailgate Cuisine? You ask?

Yes, cuisine. Tailgating isn't just about grilling a couple burgers and brats before walkin' into the game anymore. It's become a culinary art and a competitive sport, with many people devoting their time, talents and sometimes giving up their jobs just to go on the College and Professional Football tailgating circuit.

And yes. There's a tailgating circuit.

Read The Tailgate Knight. Great blog.


No ignorance on the part of the Food Network, they're hot on this outdoor cooking food trend. And Guy Fieri is leading the team.

The Food Network has put together a complete Tailgating Package on their website. Caution, the video autoplays! But there are Guy and his buddies, Dirty P. and Kleetus, at the side of the Knuckle Sandwich RV (trailer, camper, motor home, 5th wheel, whatever), giving advice on and recipes for tailgating in all its glory.

These videos are being aired on Sundays for the nfl - all viewable on nfl.com. Click here for the video on the ultimate dutch oven tailgate sandwich.

Moreover, October 17, 2009 is devoted to Tailgating on Food Network programming. All times listed below are Eastern. Check the Food Network's program schedule for more information.

Tailgate Party Weekend Cooking Block
Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The day's line-up of shows have premiere episodes geared towards tailgating and football-oriented parties from "30 Minute Meals," "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Down Home with the Neelys," "Paula's Best Dishes" and "Cooking for Real." There are more. You get the idea.

Season 7 of Guy's Big Bite gets a kick off with "Guy's Big Game," airing at 9 a.m. eastern. "It's total Tailgate Time on Big Bite for the Big Game. Tender turkey patties on rye with gruyere and mushrooms, along with a cheddar-topped potato salad, will satisfy hungry fans and linebackers alike. To toast your team's win, a grape mojito inspired by Guy's hometown."

Then Marc Summers' "Unwrapped" program re-airs two tailgating episodes: "Football Parties" at 8 p.m. and "Fan Fare" at 8:30 p.m.

All this leading up to ...

... drum roll, please ...

Tailgate Warriors With Guy Fieri - website
Oct 17, 2009 - 9:00 PM ET/PT
Oct 18, 2009 - 12:00 AM ET/PT
Oct 21, 2009 - 8:00 PM ET/PT

The battle on the gridiron may be rough when the Chicago Bears take on the Buffalo Bills, but it's nothing compared to the action going on outside the stadium. Guy Fieri has thrown down the gauntlet, and tailgate teams from around the country are dukin' it out to see who has the most killer grub in the game! Bringing their rigs, grills, costumes, attitudes and amazing eats, these teams mean business and are fighting for tailgating supremacy as Food Network's Tailgate Warriors.

Followed by more "Unwrapped" with "Tailgating Goodies" at 10 p.m. and "The Secret Life of Tailgating" at 10:30.

Whew!

*Update*
Check out the Tailgate Warriors Facebook page, with lots of pictures and more information.

Tailgate Links:
www.yourtailgateparty.com
www.ontheblacktop.com
www.thetailgateguy.com
www.tailgating.com

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Guy Fieri sightings in New York last week

Guy Fieri just finished wrapping up a long trip to New York state last week, with many sightings and tidbits of news to accompany.

The week started off in Western New York with taping "Tailgate Warriors" at the Bears @ Bills preseason football game, August 15 - 16, 2009 in Lot C of the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY.

Judges' table at "Tailgate Warriors"

According to Questfor31.com,"Tailgate Warriors will be hosted by Guy Fieri and will follow Guy around the national football league as he pits two tailgating teams, representing the NFL organizations taking the field on gameday, to match wits in a tailgating battle of gameday cuisine preparation."

I expect "Tailgate Warriors" to premier on the Food Network on Saturday, October 17, 2009. But don't quote me, haha.

After taping several locations for Diners, Drive-ins and Dives in WNY and a live cooking demonstration in Niagara Falls, Guy headed to the Food Network studios in Chelsea Market, New York, to tape the 7th season of Guy's Big Bite. Typically, 2 to 3 episodes are taped each day over a 7- to 10-day period. In total, 20 episodes were shot over eight days, August 21 - 28, 2009.

On Friday the 21st Sunny Anderson joined in on Guy's set to tape an episode.

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On Saturday the 22nd, Guy Fieri was spotted throwing back nibbles from the raw bar at the sceney Standard Grill, where he commented, "I don't want to be cliché, but I love [Mario Batali's] Otto. It's the first place I had lardo. And the olive oil gelato is fantastic," to Page Six of the New York Post.


On Sunday, August 23, 2009, the studios were closed for taping, so Guy and Anne Burrell spent an afternoon in Chinatown, where Guy learned (?) how to hand pull noodles.

Guy and Anne Burrell in Chinatown

Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles
1 Doyers St. (bet. Pell St. and Bowery)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 791-1817

(source)

On the 26th, Michael "the Mad Mixologist" Perea from Las Vegas, Nevada, joined Guy on the set for three episodes.

Michael Perea on Facebook

On August 28, Guy sent out a tweet, "In nyc on set of guys big bite, gettin ready to wrap last of 20 shows. Wow, been a run of great recipes. Such a killer crew workin onda show," which caused a bit of a sensation from his Twitter followers - this isn't the LAST of Guy's Big Bite, just that they wrapped up taping the 7th season. Guy's Big Bite will be back; never fear.

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