Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
| Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Food reality television |
| Presented by | Guy Fieri |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 26 |
| No. of episodes | 260 [1] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Citizen Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | April 23, 2007 – present |
| External links | |
| Website |
www |
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (often nicknamed Triple D) is an American food reality television series that premiered on April 23, 2007, on the Food Network. It is hosted by Guy Fieri. The show originally began as a one-off special that aired on November 6, 2006.[2] The show features a "road trip" concept, similar to Road Tasted, Giada's Weekend Getaways, and $40 a Day. Fieri travels all around the world looking at various diners, drive-in restaurants, and dive bars.
Premise
Each episode generally has a unifying theme (such as burgers or comfort food) with the host visiting multiple restaurants to sample the food that corresponds to this theme. The program focuses on small, independent eateries featuring traditional American-style, sometimes Canadian, cuisine (such as barbecue, smoked meat, hamburgers, deep-fried food, pizza, steak, and bacon-and-egg breakfast), regional styles, or ethnic specialties. Most often, the chosen restaurants use fresh ingredients, home-style recipes, and gourmet culinary approaches to what is usually not considered gourmet food. The host interacts with both the customers, to get their opinion on the food, and with the kitchen staff, who demonstrate how to prepare one or more of the dishes.
Guest appearances
The show has had various stars appear in the kitchen alongside Guy Fieri, including fellow chefs Robert Irvine, Andrew Zimmern, Michael Symon, Emeril Lagasse, and Geoffrey Zakarian, as well as celebrities such as Matthew McConaughey, Gene Hackman, Joe Theismann, Kid Rock, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Clint Bowyer, Gene Simmons of KISS and Steve Harwell from Smash Mouth.
Lawsuit
In May 2011, the Plymouth, Minnesota-based producer of the show filed a lawsuit against Food Network. The lawsuit alleges that the network failed to pay required production costs, and failed to make the show's host, Guy Fieri, available for taping.[3]
A week after Food Network counter-sued the producer, a settlement was reached in August 2011, allowing the 12th season of the show to resume, with a new production company, Citizen Pictures.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ "World chefs - Fieri finds history is made in diners". Reuters. March 27, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives producer says Food Network wants to dash " Twin Cities Business Journal; May 16, 2011
- ↑ Satran, Joe (August 18, 2011). "Food Network's Legal Battle With Producer Of Guy Fieri's 'Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives' Comes To End". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Parker, Penny (October 7, 2011). "Parker: Food Network show switches to Denver production company". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 11, 2011.