The restaurant was launched by Fieri, a renowned celebrity chef who grew up in Northern California, in partnership with restaurateur, Robert Earl, who is also the founder of Planet Hollywood.
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- Bay Area-based celebrity chef Guy Fieri was all over the news this week, after he bought a historic meat company building and opened two ghost kitchens. According to SF Gate, Fieri bought Humboldt County’s Ferndale Meat Company, where as a youth he worked as a jerky maker. He says he won’t change much about the 118-year-old building, which he purchased for $299,299. “There are not many places like this,” Fieri says. “A butcher shop on Main Street where you can go in and get a sandwich? That’s a very important part of life.” On the other side of the historic-and-storied spectrum are Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchens, a national ghost kitchen venture that just started operating out of the Buca di Beppo restaurant chain. The Bay Area News Group reports that two new Flavortown Kitchens can be found in the Bay Area, one in Campbell, the other in Palo Alto. Those within a delivery radius can place an order here.
- Police have arrested a second suspect in the now-infamous kidnapping of two Doordash drivers’ kids. [Bay City News]
- The newest iteration of Emeryville’s Townhouse restaurant promises Sicilian dishes and homemade pasta. [East Bay Express]
- The California Grocers Association is suing San Leandro after its city council approved a $5-per-hour pay hike for grocery workers. [East Bay Times]
- Oakland’s It’s All Good Bakery serves cakes and pies from the Black Panthers’ historic headquarters. [ABC 7]
- Bars and restaurants near Chase Center are suffering after nearly a year without fan-attended games or events. [SF Gate]
- Parkside breakfast destination New Taraval Cafe was shuttered by a plumbing issue, but expects to reopen this weekend. [New Taraval Cafe/Instagram]
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FAQ
Where in California is Guy Fieri from?
Guy Fieri Named Mayor of His Hometown in Ferndale, Calif.
Where did Guy Fieri grow up?
He grew up in Ferndale in rural Humboldt County, California. During high school, he was a foreign exchange student in France, where he developed his interest in food and cooking.
What city is Guy Fieri mayor of?
In true Fieri fashion, the celebrity chef, who not only holds the title of mayor of Ferndale but also Flavortown, took to the streets to celebrate with the locals.
Where did Guy Fieri go to culinary school?
Unlike some other celebrity chefs, Fieri never went to culinary school—he actually never even graduated from high school. Fieri completed one year of high school in France but then decided not to go back to American high school to finish his senior year.