Hicksie's Blog

Welcome to Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives! | December 3, 2009

Hey everyone…I’m Hicksie!  I live in California and I am a sophomore in high school.  Other than school, sports, and hanging out with friends, I spend most of my time in the kitchen.  Don’t worry, it’s not like I’m in their playing with knives and stuff by myself.  I usually cook with my parents, digging up old family recipes and trying to recreate them with our own twist.  I don’t want to be a professional chef or anything when I am older.  I just like the way food tastes, that’s all.  My family always makes fun of me because the instant I get home from school, I ask, “what’s for dinner?”  Food is just constantly on my mind.  Luckily, I have the Food Network channel where I can watch all the food I want to. 

Food is a very important part of my life.  There is a quote that I like to go by: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” —-Virginia Woolf.  This, to me, is why I think food is so crucial to living a good life.  Not only does good food warm the heart, but it fills the stomach too. Yum!

I decided to write a blog about my favorite show: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives (also known as Triple D) is a show on the Food Network about a chef, Guy Fieri, who goes around the country looking for…well Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.  The title of the show is pretty self-explanatory.  No fancy restaurants with overpriced food and small portions.  We’re talking about the real deal here. The reason I love the show so much is because I am a food fanatic, especially when it comes to good, family owned restaurants who know what they’re doing.  My family doesn’t travel much, but when we do, it’s fun scoping out the little, whole in the wall restaurants where all the locals go. 

Everyone loves good food.  And that’s exactly what this show is about: eating good food made by people who are putting their heart and soul into what they do.  Not only does the food look good, but the show is quite entertaining as well.  The places that Guy goes can be totally whacky.  ”If it’s funky, we’ll find it” is their motto, and most of the times, it is true.  From diners made from old school buses to pancakes made to look like people’s faces, this show has just about everything!  Who could ask for more?  If you love to eat food, which is just about everyone, this is the blog you should be reading.  I guarantee it will make your mouth water.

In this blog, I will be discussing the show in general, the host (Guy Fieri), recipes from the show (so you can go home and try to make them yourself), upcoming episodes, and where Guy is heading next.  Who knows, he could be heading for your neighborhood next!  I will also be providing pictures and links to my favorite episodes.  Everything you need to know about Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, I’ve got it.  You only live once, so you might as well eat what you want, right?  Get to know the good restaurants where you live and eat some GOOD food.