I tried making Guy Fieri's signature recipes for a week, and I didn't love my whole trip to Flavortown

Lara WalshAug 6, 2020, 00:34 IST

I tried making and eating Guy Fieri's signature and favorite recipes for a whole week.Ethan Miller /GettyImages; Lara Walsh for Insider

For one week, I recreated seven of Guy Fieri's signature recipes and favorite go-to meals to see if they lived up to their hype.
I was surprised by the number of ingredients required for the dishes, making some recipes more expensive and time-consuming than I had anticipated.
Some dishes, like the Texas French toast bananas foster, were well worth the extra effort and will become a regular part of my cooking arsenal.
Others, like the Texas chili, were disappointing, especially considering the amount of work that went into them.

Food Network personality and restaurateur Guy Fieri has established himself as the "Mayor of Flavortown" with his unique brand of down-to-earth humor and non-pretentious, yet elevated, American cuisine.

Fieri's eccentric style has become iconic, and his twists on classic recipes like mac and cheese and chili are well-known among fans.

To put some of these memorable dishes to the test, I decided to give two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, and one dessert from Fieri's arsenal a try to see if they were really as good as advertised.

Keep scrolling to see how my week of cooking Fieri favorites went.

Day one: I tried making his Italian meatball sliders, which are served on Hawaiian rolls.

The sliders were made from pretty typical ingredients. Lara Walsh for Insider

Assembling and eating the sliders was harder than I expected it to be.

The sauce was the best part of the meatball-slider dish. Lara Walsh for Insider

The toppings quickly made the breading soggy, so I had to eat these quickly to prevent the rolls from dissolving into a mushy mess.

The Italian meatball sliders were pretty messy to eat. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day two: I attempted Fieri's "Mac Daddy" mac 'n' cheese, one of the dishes I was most excited about.

Guy Fieri is known for his comfort-food recipes. Lara Walsh for Insider

The final result was definitely a bit of a letdown, and it was mushy and unappetizing when I tried reheating the leftovers.

The mac-and-cheese recipe required a lot of effort. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day three: Fieri's stuffed, double-cut pork chops seemed intimidating to make.

The pork-chop recipe required some fancy ingredients. Lara Walsh for Insider

Much to my surprise, the seemingly random flavors and textures were amazing together.

The pork chops took over three hours to make. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day four: The country ham with stone-ground grits and red-eye gravy was definitely the easiest recipe I attempted all week.

This recipe called for the most basic ingredients. Lara Walsh for Insider

The ham was good on its own, but I wasn't overly impressed by the grits or the gravy.

The meal was kind of bland. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day five: I made Fieri's Texas French toast bananas foster.

All of the ingredients and work were worth it for this recipe. Lara Walsh for Insider

I was in heaven as soon as the first bite of this hit my mouth.

This French toast absolutely blew me away. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day six: The Texas chili was easily the most labor-intensive recipe of the week.

This chili took a lot of work to make. Lara Walsh for Insider

Disappointingly, the end result tasted like hamburger soup.

I didn't like how greasy the dish was. Lara Walsh for Insider

Day seven: Fieri's Cin-ful peach cobbler sounded like a sweet way to end the week.

The frozen peaches threw me, but they cooked well. Lara Walsh for Insider

This dish wasn't a terrible way to end the week, but the cobbler was a little sweet for my taste.

Overall, I thought the dessert was too sweet. Lara Walsh for Insider

Conclusion: The Texas French toast bananas foster blew me away, but the Texas chili was the most disappointing dish of the week.

I will definitely be making the French toast again. Lara Walsh for Insider

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