Sequel to Restaurant Hustle 2020 Greenlit by Food Network
Feature length documentary from Guy Fieri & Citizen Pictures chronicles four restaurateurs as they navigate the extraordinary challenges of restaurant operations during COVID-19.
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DENVER, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/
Restaurant Hustle 2020: All on the Line premiered to rave reviews at the 2020 DOC NYC film festival, receiving critical acclaim for its raw, intimate chronicling of how chefs/restaurateurs Marcus Samuelsson, Christian Petroni, Antonia Lofaso, and Maneet Chauhan navigated the unimaginable challenges their restaurants faced from the beginning of the pandemic through the end of 2020.
Guy Fieri & Citizen Pictures Frank Matson, pictured here, are co-directors of Restaurant Hustle 2020: All on the Line. Food Network has greenlit a sequel to this critically acclaimed documentary, picking up with the same four chefs in January 2021 as they struggle to get back to a full house a
Food Network star Guy Fieri and his restaurants are literally behind the scenes as Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen rolls out ghost kitchens across the country with one already open in Southlake.
Guy Fieri Is Now Operating Ghost Kitchens in the DC Area
Cheesesteak eggrolls are taking over Buca di Beppo kitchens
Guy Fieri s Flavortown Kitchen has locations in DC, Fairfax, and Gaithersburg.
This Town is officially part of Flavortown. Guy Fieri has quietly for a change! opened three delivery-only restaurants in the DC area, dishing up bacon mac n cheese burgers and cheesesteak eggrolls with “SMC” (Super Melty Cheese).
The Dupont Circle and Gaithersburg outposts of Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen are located in Buca di Beppo restaurants, while a third is in Brio Italian Grille in Fairfax. Both chains are owned by Earl Enterprises, whose founder Robert Earl (of Planet Hollywood fame) started a company called Virtual Dining Concepts, which is operating the ghost kitchens. Earl is also a partner with Fieri in fast-casual chicken tenders chain, Chicken Guy!, which has a location at FedExField. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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It s difficult to imagine anyone having more fun with their job than Guy Fieri. The chef, restaurateur, and Emmy Award-winning television host doesn t simply go through the motions. Whether describing the origins of
molcajete, or just giving you directions down the street, he does so enlisting every ounce of exuberance you d expect out of a 52-year-old man with frosted tips.
So when his beloved industry was faced with unprecedented crisis, Fieri could hardly abide being on the sidelines. At the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020, he sprung to action launching the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. Within weeks he had raised nearly $25 million dollars for colleagues from coast to coast; 60,000 grants were awarded in total.