Guy Fieri has long been a gregarious sort, a risk taker to be sure. That was the case well before he became one of the planet’s most popular celebrity chefs. The Food Network star and restaurant mogul owned a few spots around the North Bay, only starting to build what has become a vast empire.
He heard legendary Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler had an endorsement with a local Chevrolet car dealership. That was Fieri’s hero growing up a diehard Raiders fan, when the Silver and Black mystique reached its zenith.
Fieri thought he’d take a shot in the dark.