Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
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Genre Food
Travel
Starring Guy Fieri
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 13
No. of episodes 140 and 4 specials (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) David Page (seasons 1 – 12)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
  • Page Productions (seasons 1 – 12)
  • Citizen Pictures (seasons 12 – present)
Broadcast
Original channel Food Network
Original run November 4, 2006 (2006-11-04) – present
External links
Website

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (DDD, The Triple D[1]) is an American food television series that premiered in November 2006[2] on the Food Network. Produced by Page Productions, the program stars and is hosted by Guy Fieri. The show originally began as a one-off special, based on the idea proposed by David Page.[3]

When Food Network launched its HD simulcast of its SD channel on March 31, 2008, later episodes of the series began to be presented in high definition, although it never aired on the former Food Network HD channel.

The show features a "road trip" concept, similar to Road Tasted, Giada's Weekend Getaways and $40 a Day. Fieri travels around North America looking for the best diners, drive-in restaurants, and dive bars.

Contents

Episode guide [edit]

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 restaurants that the show chooses use fresh ingredients, home-style recipes, and gourmet culinary approaches to what is usually considered non-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.

Main article: List of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives Episodes

Lawsuit [edit]

In May 2011, the Plymouth, Minnesota-based producer of the show filed lawsuit against the 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.[4]

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 on September 12, with a new production company, Citizen Pictures.[5][6]

Notable appearances [edit]

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Sophistafunk, a music group from Syracuse, New York[7]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Page Productions - Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
  2. ^ Internet Movie Database (pilot aired 11/4/2006)
  3. ^ "World chefs - Fieri finds history is made in diners" Reuters; Mar 21, 2007
  4. ^ "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives producer says Food Network wants to dash " Twin Cities Business Journal; May 16, 2011
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ Parker, Penny (October 7, 2011). "Parker: Food Network show switches to Denver production company". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Gf5kdfokA

External links [edit]
Seasons
Winners & series
Other contestants & series
Selection committee
Production
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