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Take a look back at Guy Fieri’s journey from budding chef to one of television’s most recognizable food personalities in photos.

Guy Fieri (born Guy Ramsay Ferry on January 22, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American restaurateur, author, and television personality. He grew up in Ferndale, California, and began his love for food by selling pretzels from his “Awesome Pretzel” cart to finance a foreign-exchange trip to France. While overseas, Guy studied cuisine; when he returned, he worked at California’s Red Lion Inn before attending college in Las Vegas.

After earning a degree in hotel management, Guy worked for Stouffer’s and began developing restaurant concepts of his own. In 1996, he and business partner Steve Gruber opened Johnny Garlic’s, a California-style pasta

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