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Food Network Tapes at the Taco Bus Today
Host Guy Fieri takes over the grill for the day at the popular Seminole Heights restaurant.
Food Network star Guy Fieri took over the Taco Bus today to tape one of his popular programs.
The tattooed, goateed TV host flexed his biceps for the cameras, while Taco Bus owner and head chef Rene Valenzuela prepared a feast. Taco Bus regulars faced disappointment all day as they showed up for their usual lunch, only to have their taco cravings denied: the restaurant was closed for the taping.
Fieri hosts three programs on the Food Network: Guy's Big Bite, Guy Off the Hook, and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Food Network producers declined to say which of the shows was being taped today, or when it would air.
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The colorful Fieri won fame in 2006, when he emerged victorious in The Next Food Network Star.
This has been a busy week for Tampa restaurants in the world of food TV.
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Skipper's Smokehouse reports on their Facebook page that the Travel Channel show Man v. Food taped a segment there February 24. Skipper's reported that host Adam Richman tried “the Grouper Reuben and the Smoked Gator Ribs. Both got the thumbs-up.”
The next season of Man v. Food starts June 1 on the Travel Channel. No word yet on when the Tampa Bay episode will air.