"The show, known by fans as "Triple D," started all the way back in 2006 with a one-off pilot special that led to a full series launch the following year. It took Fieri, then just a budding star and local restaurateur, a little while to find his groove with the show, but with more than 45 seasons and counting under his belt, it's safe to say it's been a success story so far."
"However, it turns out that Fieri was originally offered a very different show before "Triple D" popped up. The chef spoke about the topic on an episode of "In Depth with Graham Bensinger," where he said that the Food Network actually called him about a kitchen appliance review show about six months before " Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" was pitched. He agreed to the idea at first, but in the end, something didn't feel right about the whole thing."
"Fieri flew to New York to have a meeting about the gadget pilot, and ended up trying out a few items that would have been featured on the show, like smart kitchen appliances, a special motor blender for margaritas, and a ball that you kick around to make ice cream. But Fieri told Bensinger that it "all went downhill" from there. He said, "I'm not a gadgety chef. I don't have eight gadgets to do one job. I have a knife, cutting board, and a pair of tongs. That's about all I need.""
Guy Fieri rose to prominence through Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, which began with a 2006 pilot and expanded into dozens of seasons. Food Network approached him about a kitchen-appliance review pilot roughly six months before Triple D was pitched. Fieri attended a New York meeting and tested smart appliances, a motorized margarita blender, and a kickable ice-cream ball, but he rejected the gadget format. Fieri emphasized that he uses basic tools—a knife, cutting board, and tongs—and at the time his only other network slot was a 3 a.m. Sunday show called Guy's Big Bite.
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