It was a busy day for the Minnesota Vikings, who cut their roster down to 53 players , along with the rest of the National Football League. But while the front office was doing its thing and coaches were breaking bad news to bubble players across the roster, some of the team’s linemen were recording a show for the Food Network.
Minnesota Vikings on Diners, Dine-Ins’ and Dives
Diners, Dine-Ins’ and Dives with Guy Fieri has been on the Food Network since 2007 , making it one of the channel’s longest-running shows. It’s also a show that now includes an episode with a Minnesota Vikings cameo.
At least, that’s according to a tweet from the celebrity chef’s official twitter account , a handful of Minnesota Vikings players including Brian O’Neill, Christian Darrisaw, Garrett Bradbury, Sean Mannion and Harrison Phillips.
Guy Fieri, originally a chef and restaurant owner in Northern California, is one of the most well-known celebrity chefs in the business. He’s even been featured on South Park. When that happens, you know you’ve made the big time. “DDD” is a cultural phenomenon. It’s closing in on its 50th season.
Guy Fieri changing lives in Minnesota with DDD
This isn’t the first time Fieri has brought the show to Minnesota. In fact, there are multiple stories where Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives has made huge positive impact for restaurants in the state.
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Those restaurants include, but are not limited to, Northern Waters Smokehaus , which was featured all the way back in 2008. Pizzeria Lola (Minneapolis) was featured on an episode in 2015.
No one saw a bigger boost that Northern Waters, [which] was working to develop a mail-order business of smoked fish and related specialties from his tiny Duluth storefront. “We were uniquely poised to benefit because we can service a national audience,” he says. “We can tell whenever our episode airs because we get tons of calls and orders.”
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“The notoriety has made us the No. 1 local restaurant on TripAdvisor. So now we get business from around the world. It’s just been up, up, up. Our banker told us this isn’t how it usually works in restaurants.”
Ann Kim – Owner of Pizzeria Lola in Minneapolis ( via Twin Cities Business Magazine – 2015)
Episodes of DDD can take months after recording, to air. So don’t turn on your TV and try to set your DVR just yet. Nonetheless, we’ll be looking out for this one.
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