Reader, he married that girl three years later. 

But not before dishing out his best work. Whether it was a burger, Mac Daddy mac ‘n cheese or his trash can nachos, “I don’t remember what I made, but I do remember it was quite an epic time,” he detailed to Delish. “The first time I cooked for her, she was just like, ‘You made all this?’ We both love food, so being able to cook, that was one of the things that impressed her.”

And soon they were riding that red Camaro off into the sunset. 

They welcomed eldest son Hunter in August 1996. His younger brother Ryder followed more than nine years later on New Year’s Eve 2005. 

And just a few months after that, Lori nudged Guy to focus on nurturing his career. When he got the call to compete on The Next Food Network Star, the restaurateur considered turning it down. 

Until Lori “said, ‘Listen, this is the opportunity of a lifetime,'” she recounted to The Press Democrat. “‘If you don’t try, you’ll never know. You need to go.'”