People think Guy Fieri is a better philanthropist than Elon Musk

Guy Fieri isn’t just the mayor of Flavortown. He’s a national hero. 

As the Carr fire scorches through Northern California, becoming the seventh most destructive fire in the state’s history, Guy Fieri rushed to feed the thousands of first responders and evacuees. Some people think the celebrity chef has been more helpful during this disaster than Elon Musk was during the Thai cave rescue. 

The Carr fire started on July 23, torching more than 112,000 acres and sweeping through the city of Redding. Fieri drove from Napa Valley on Saturday, and José Andrés’ nonprofit World Central Kitchen joined him two days later. Since Monday, Fieri and his team have prepared over 1,000 meals twice a day with the disaster aid organization Operation BBQ Relief. Read more…

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