Guy Fieri Remembers Chef Carl Ruiz on 6th Anniversary of Death: 'You Lit Up the World'

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Guy Fieri shared a tribute for chef Carl Ruiz on the sixth anniversary of his death

"You are one of a kind," he said of his late friend, who died on Sept. 21, 2019

Fieri shared a photo of Ruiz, then recreating his pose while wearing the same fur coat

Guy Fieri shared a fitting tribute to his longtime friend, the beloved chef Carl Ruiz.

On Sunday, Sept. 21, the Food Network star, 57, remembered the late chef, who died on that day in 2019 at the age of 44, in an Instagram post .

“I miss you so much my brother Chef Carl,” Fieri began the caption. “You cooked, You laughed, You lit up the world, You are one of a kind.”

“RIP the CUBAN,” he concluded the post, referring to Ruiz’s nickname as a judge on Guy’s Grocery Games. He added the hashtag "#6thAnniversary.”

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