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Monday, January 21, 2013

Food Network to Feature Chatham Deli

Marie's Italian Specialties will be included on upcoming episode of 'Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.'

For the second time, Guy Fieri stopped by Marie's Italian Specialties in Chatham Township recently. This time, he brought a film crew with him. Marie's will be featured on an episode of "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives," hosted by Fieri. The episode will air at 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. "We filmed in October," owner Marie Riccio said. "We had a lot of fun, and the customers really liked it." Riccio and her husband, Carl Ruiz, told some of their most loyal customers the film crew would be coming. "Everyone who came that day was a hard-core regular," Riccio said. The show profiles popular restaurants, usually independent or small ones, and the owners or head chefs take Fieri through how they prepare their most popular dishes. For Marie's, these …

Todd

9:20 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Who is the guy in the episode with the American flag jacket? He looks so familiar to me and I can't figure it out!   more ›

Monday, November 14, 2011

Guy Fieri Stops By Chatham Eatery

Food Network star stopped by for a bite, ended up helping out behind the counter.

Carl Ruiz and his wife Marie Riccio were having a busy day Thursday in their new eatery, Marie's, in the Hickory Square Shopping Center when a special guest stopped by. "I've known Guy [Fieri] for a while," Ruiz said. "His manager called me and asked me for the address [to Marie's], and there it was, he showed up." Fieri hosts Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Guy’s Big Bite and Tailgate Warriors on The Food Network. He was scheduled to do an event in the area Thursday and stopped in at Marie's for a bite. "Guy comes to visit and it was freakishly busy, so he started working making sandwiches," Ruiz said. "All these kids were like, 'I can't believe Guy Fieri's making my lunch!' It was surreal." Marie's openend on Oct. 10, according to Riccio, …

Ben

4:16 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013

Terrible review above, totally off the mark. Food was great, wait staff could not have been nicer. Must have the rice balls! For sure going back   more ›

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