Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is known to be a bit wordy, so we’re giving him 1,000 words (but no more than that) every Friday to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* THIS SPACE IS usually reserved for writing about sports, but given how the Nevada athletic season has gone so far this fall, we’re taking a one-week reprieve. Let’s talk food. I like food. Everybody likes food. And perhaps nobody likes food more than Guy Fieri. The Food Network star was in Northern Nevada recently to tape for his popular Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives series, which has an amazing 572 episodes with three restaurants per show. That’s more than 1,700 diners, drive-ins or dives.
* FIERI HAS MADE trips to Northern Nevada before. In fact, Reno is one of the Santa Rosa resident’s favorite locations. Fieri has visited nine Reno establishments, including Dish Café & Catering; Gold ‘N Silver Inn (twice); Louis’ Basque Corner; Noble Pie Parlor; Washoe Public House; Yoshi’s Unique Deli; Carolina Kitchen and Barbeque Company; Char-B-Que; and Full Belly Deli with trips to Truckee’s Jax At The Trax and Burger Me! and Sacramento’s Squeeze Inn, a franchise started in Truckee…