I love Guy Fieri. I love his style, I love how much he loves food, and most importantly, I love his shows, especially Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and Guy's Grocery Games. I think Guy Fieri is cool, and you're just going to have to deal with it. Given my boundless enthusiasm, imagine my shock and delight when I saw this tweet:
Touched down in Portland. Think we found some pretty off da chain #DDD spots to share with ya
— Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) August 28, 2016
Initially I did nothing. Why would Guy deign to eat with me, someone who still regularly consumes Pizza Lunchables? But last night, something changed. Realizing how life-altering it'd be to break bread with my favorite celebrity chef inspired me to do something a little bit wild:
@GuyFieri I'm free tomorrow between noon and 1:30 pm and all day Friday.
— Ciara Knight Dolan (@not_that_ciara) August 30, 2016
I kept tweeting late into the night, and again today. I made sure to keep my schedule wide-open in case I got a response. My first tweet was "liked" by one of the Triple D producers, who I informed that I am "Portland's biggest Guy fan (muscly arm emoji)." That might not be true, but I was desperate. My dear friends and colleagues were kind enough to retweet my pleas, but even that didn't get me the traction I needed to share some fries with the mayor of Flavortown. Then this afternoon, a video circulating on Facebook confirmed that Guy was filming on NE Alberta. I let him know that I could also do dinner:
@GuyFieri also available for dinner
— Ciara Knight Dolan (@not_that_ciara) August 30, 2016
But it was too late:
Had an awesome time in Portland - this city really knows food #DDDhttps://t.co/YfL6wzPzHHpic.twitter.com/WDpUMigMYi
— Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) August 30, 2016
Guy. I know you're a busy man, but I am a huge supporter of your work. I genuinely love your TV shows. If you're still here, PLEASE get breakfast with me tomorrow. You pick the place, I trust your judgment. If you're gone, I sincerely hope you reconsider my proposition next time you visit.