My restaurant, Tex Wasabi's, we have a whole 'Minute to Win It' challenge going on on Sundays already. The show hasn't even aired and they're already doing challenges where people are coming and participating. I think it's going to take over.

G. Fieri attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management in 1990. Fieri appeared on other Food Network programs such as Dinner: Impossible in 2007 and 2009 Paula's Party Ace of Cakes and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

By mid-2010 the Food Network had made Fieri the "face of the network. ". He co-owns five restaurants in California and is known for his television series on the Food Network.