Hunter Fieri on the Pressure to ‘Make Up My Own’ One-Liners Like Dad Guy Fieri: ‘He’s Got So Many’ (Exclusive)

Guy Fieri’s compliments to the chef are top notch.

Fans have since fallen in love with the Food Network star’s memorable lines and coined words Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives aired its pilot in November 2006, and “Flavortown” is undoubtedly one of its most legendary.

And no one knows that better than his son, Hunter Fieri, who admitted exclusively to PEOPLE that he can’t choose just one of his father’s iconic monoliners because “there are so many” to choose from.

“That’s like asking me to pick my favorite song,” Hunter jokes, confused by the question PEOPLE first asked. “You know when you try to think of one line and then you can’t because there are so many others?”

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Hunter Fieri and Guy Fieri attend the 2023 Sports Illustrated Super Bowl Party in February 2023.

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After a few seconds of thought, one thing immediately came to mind. “‘I’d put that on a flip-flop!'” Hunter cites his father’s unconventional compliments in an episode of “Triple D” in his early years. “Who says that?!” he adds with a laugh.

Hunter — who is following in Guy’s food-centric footsteps as a chef and restaurateur on the rise — chewed on the question for a bit longer before finally repeating more of his dad’s memorable lines.

“Funkalicious, Just legendary, Out of bounds, killer,” he enumerates before coming to a terrifying realization.

“He has all these one-liners, I feel like I have to stop myself from using some of them… Now I have to make up my own stuff,” he says, adding that he feels pressure to keep up with his talented wordsmith father.

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Guy Fieri on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

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However, Hunter reveals that the pressure shouldn’t be too much to handle as his family is “used to saying random things”. Guy, referred to by fans as the “Mayor of Flavortown,” also gave viewers his fair share of “random” shoutouts during the episodes.

Here are a few examples of what Guy proclaimed on the show: “You’re going crazy with your tzatziki,” “Slamma jamma, I love that lamb,” “So much salami, call my mom,” and “It’s time to face the cabez.”

Hunter says he’ll be ready when it’s time to throw out “random” compliments when he takes over as mayor of Flavortown in the future. “They come naturally just because of how I was raised,” he said.

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Chef Hunter Fieri and Chef Guy Fieri are seen during the February 2022 South Beach Wine and Food Festival.

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During his interview, Hunter also detailed his love story following his recent proposal to fiancee Tara Bernstein.

Both Hunter and Tara feel that the Super Bowl brought them together – not just physically, but emotionally as well.

“We were at the craziest sporting event of the entire year, and the fact that we were able to have a conversation and be so present, that really impressed me,” Bernstein told PEOPLE. “Hunter is very down to earth, honest and kind… I think he has such a sweet heart and soul.”

Hunter added: “When we sat there and talked, we talked about our drive and our ambitions and how our family raised us and taught us. [Tara] he has so much élan, so much passion, so much energy… And that’s what I look for in a person.”

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