Subdeacon Joe Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 For the last few years Guy Fieri has put together crews, equipment, and food to serve firefighters and other emergency response personel a few decent meals. Tubbs Fire, Camp Fire, Valley Fire, Kinkade Fire, LNU Lightning Fire Complex by Gueneville was about a month ago, now the Glass Incident. On his own initiative. Out of his own pocket - plus what he could browbeat out of Food Network, his friends, and various food related corporations.https://www.fireengineering.com/2020/10/04/494470/guy-fieri-feeds-firefighters-working-ca-wildfire/#gref https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/food-networks-guy-fieri-feeds-local-firefighters-helping-battle-california-wildfires/BHHI65AE6NCGBHPE6QZMJHG7QA/ https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/during-another-menacing-wildfire-guy-fieri-steps-up-again-to-feed-first-re/ Where there’s smoke, there’s Fieri. With flames again tormenting Sonoma-Napa wine country, TV chef/foodie Guy Fieri on Saturday returned to crisis mode and fired up his mobile kitchen. This time he and his hastily assembled crew of A-list chefs, family members and pals made meatballs like mad near the fire camp at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. They boxed up about 2,000 meals of penne pasta, salad and garlic bread for grateful Cal Fire personnel there and on the lines of the Glass fire. “We’re making 3,800 meatballs,” Fieri said early on in the culinary frenzy alongside the grandstands at the southeast Santa Rosa fairgrounds. Only about two hours after the cooking began just past 9 a.m., hungry Cal Fire firefighters, law enforcement officers and other first responders were lining up to eat. Many shot or posed for photos with Fieri, who grew up in Humboldt County and was co-running two Santa Rosa restaurants, Johnny Garlic’s and Tex Wasabi’s, when he entered and won the national Next Food Network Star competition in 2006. He has long lived in Sonoma County. RELATED STORIES Guy Fieri, local chefs volunteer to feed first responders in Calistoga Guy Fieri helps feed first responders at Sonoma County Fairgrounds Guy Fieri fires up the grill for Santa Rosa fire evacuees Virtually every diner Saturday heaped thanks on him, and he deflected it right back. “Come on!” he exclaimed. “You’re out saving our community.” Fieri’s last meal for first responders involved in a major firefight happened only about a month ago, amid the LNU Lightning Complex fires. He and his crew served grilled chicken, rice and fresh Sonoma County vegetables to firefighters and others at the camp at the fairgrounds in Calistoga. He said Saturday it’s clear to him that firefighters working long days and eating bagged or chow-tent meals simply appreciate a break in the routine. They also get a great kick out of meeting Guy Fieri. Spotting him Saturday, firefighter-paramedic Luis Ruvalcaba of the Chino Valley Fire District in Southern California lit up, and he grabbed his cellphone. “Hey,” he told Fieri, “My cousin dressed up like you for Halloween.” Ruvalcaba then found and held out a nearly year-old photo of his cousin in her Guy Fieri getup. Fieri took a look and told the firefighter his cousin definitely looked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 You shall know the tree by the fruit it bears. Thank you for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Bless you, Guy. That was a wonderful act of kindness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Class always shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Calamity Kris said: Bless you, Guy. That was a wonderful act of kindness. If it were not for reporters going to the fire camps his work would be known only to the fire crews. Which, I think, he would prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Calls for a big ATTABOY!!! JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Great Job, Guy! I used to eat at his restaurant in Sacramento called Tex Wasabi’s. Darn good food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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