This morning's TODAY show covered the question-filled saga that is Pete Wells vs. Guy Fieri (or perhaps Guy Fieri vs. Every New York Critic), and Fieri gets his word in as the TODAY show
calls him a "seriously bruised restaurant owner" after Pete Wells'
review (who a man-on-the-street calls "another pompous New Yorker.")
"I just thought it was ridiculous," Fieri says. "I mean I’ve read
reviews, there’s good and there’s bad in the restaurant business, but
that to me went so overboard it really seemed like there was another
agenda."
As for why his Yelp page only has 2.5 stars (and all the other
critics seemed less than happy with their own
Guy Fieri American Bar
& Kitchen experience)? "At this point in time at two months in,
[we're] not really expecting to [be perfect]," he says. Try six months
later.
In any case, Fieri stands by his food and claims Wells has a chip on
his shoulder. "To me, it's impossible to come in to have a dining
experience and have every single thing wrong unless you come in with a
different agenda and you want to sensationalize something and you want
to blow it out of the water," Fieri says. "It's a great way to make a
name for yourself." Of course, Wells already has a name for himself, as
he is The New York Times food critic. But then again, we don't know if
he's making $100,000 for an hours' worth of public speaking.
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