New York Magazine Author: Hugh Merwin Article Mentions
Author, Hugh MerwinMentioned, Anthony Bourdain Mentioned, David Blaine Mentioned, Guy Fieri Mentioned, NBC Mentioned, Undercurrent
With his ruddy, boyish cheeks, well-pruned goatee, and Malibu Barbieblonde spikes, it was only a matter of time before "food personality" Guy Fieri made the transition to game-show host. And so it has come to pass that NBC is currently casting contestants for Perfect 10, a forthcoming prime-time show to be hosted by the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives guru. The show's ultimate prize, of course, is $1 million, and in a way that's become increasingly typical of the Late Modern game-show form, its rules are convoluted: Sixty seconds are given to contestants to solve ten progressively harder puzzles. In some circles, Guy Fieri has become emblematic of our dualistic food culture, in a tried-and-true, Psych 101 kind of way, with defenders and detract...(read more)
... With his ruddy, boyish cheeks, well-pruned goatee, and Malibu Barbieblonde spikes, it was only a matter of time before "food personality" Guy Fieri made the transition to game-show host. And so it has come to pass that NBC is currently casting contes ...
... recently told us, "I look at that and think what a lot of people think: ridiculous and painful even insulting. But I also think, 'That's one hard-working man, glad I don't have to work that hard.'" Guy Fieri's Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and ...
... would never touch. The prime-time Perfect 10 will likely have far fewer calories, in every imaginable way. Guy Fieri ...
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