A local foodie will premiere on Food Networks’ “Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime,” hosted by Guy Fieri, on Jan. 2 at 8 p.m.
Paris’ own Cayton Flippen will showcase to Food Network fans the passion a small-town guy from Texas has for food.
Having worked his way up to owning his own diner and a food service business development manager, Flippen began his restaurant career waiting tables.
“His business administration degree gets put to good use when figuring out how to make businesses profitable, but he also has a natural instinct about what customers want, from menu to atmosphere to service,” according to FoodNetwork.com.
“Endlessly energetic and motivated, Cayton makes the most out of every hour of the day, ensuring that he hits his goals and pushing the limits of what he can do. This good ol’ country boy with city-street smarts is ready to bring his relentless work ethic and big dreams to a Chicken Guy franchise. He knows what customers want and how to make concept succeed — and he’s going to prove it to Guy.”
Flippen will compete against seven chefs to see who can take over one of Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy franchises.
The chefs Flippen will compete against are Kevin Cooper from Philadelphia, Chase Davis from Atlanta, Eboni Henry from Dallas, Chelsea Sargent-Lira from Houston, Phillip Tomasso from Rochester, NY, and Douglas Wallace from Black Mountain, NC.
Flippen was previously featured on another reality show in the early 2010s on CMT called “Redneck Island,” which was filmed about an hour outside or Puerto Vallarta.
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