The âMayor of Flavortownâ himself, Food Network star Guy Fieri is still in Wyoming, and sightings of the spiky-haired superstar chef have fueled all sorts of speculation about where the superstar TV host is now.
A brief in the Cody Enterprise suggests heâs in Park County for the week, while a Facebook post Wednesday suggests he might still be in Sheridan.
The uncertainty had people in food shops across the Cowboy State launching social media campaigns hoping to attract Fieriâs attention.Â
âHey everybody! Guy Fieri is coming to Wyoming this week,â a post from Jordan Davis reads. âLetâs get him to Sheridan! I need EVERYBODY to PLEASE copy and post this: @Guy Fieri PLEASE COME TO @Glazed âN Confused!âÂ
It was followed by a number of hashtags, including #foodnetworkmagazine #guyfieri #donuts #Wyoming #GuytoGlazed.
Davis told Cowboy State Daily through Facebook chat that the campaign ultimately wasnât successful in attracting Fieri to the store, though the storeâs Powderhorn confection was just given a nod in Food Network Magazine as one of 50 over-the-top treats in the United States.
âIt would have been cool to put the icing on the cake with a visit with Guy the day the article came out. He was at a shop literally 100 yards from my store!â Davis said.
Davis told Cowboy State Daily he wasnât allowed to say which store that was.
âHe hit a few places up here and one in Buffalo,â he said.
The spot in Buffalo was likely the TA Ranch.Â
Whatâs A Powderhorn
Glazed âN Confused is a popular donut shop in Sheridan on 1935 Coffeen Ave. Its Powderhorn is a new creation altogether. It is a donut ice cream cone, filled with ice cream of course, and finished with sprinkles and chocolate toppings.Â
It comes with an optional coffee shot for that little something extra.Â
Davis developed her idea for the treat after seeing photographs from friends of something similar.
âI did a naming competition last summer and had over 50 responses,â Davis said. âIt landed on the Powderhorn by vote.â
It took a fair amount of experimentation to get everything just right for the donut ice cream cone, particularly that characteristic horn shape that makes the cone so cool.
Once he had a good process, he just âgot creative with the toppings,â and the Powderhorn was born.
âThis is all such cool timing,â Davis added. âWe also just launched a food truck and a board game called Donut Land. Fun Stuff!â
Davis hadnât yet announced the donut shop would be offering ice cream, but with the Food Network articleâs release, he was shouting about it from the social media rooftops, maybe a little earlier than planned.
The ice cream filling the donut ice cream cone is a made and named-for Sheridan product.
âHelp us celebrate this milestone and thank you Sheridan for your support!â Davis posted June 20.
Cody Connection
The Cody Enterprise, meanwhile, is reporting that Fieri is already in Park County, where heâs expected to be filming at an undisclosed location Sunday for two of his popular programs, âDiners, Drive-Ins and Divesâ and âGuyâs All-American Road Trip.â
The information was discussed at a board meeting of the Park County Travel Council on June 15.
Park County Travel Executive Director Ryan Hauck told the board one episode is expected to air later this year on Food Network, while the second would air sometime in 2024.
While Hauck wouldnât say where the filming was to be done, a comment on a Facebook post about Fieriâs appearance in Cody suggests the location could have been a food truck near Our Place, a local cafĂ©.
âWhile we were eating at âOur Placeâ mid-morning (Wednesday) there were people outside with a boom mike, lighting, etc. in the parking lot where there is a wood-fired pizza food truck â maybe??â Diane Plan wrote.
Otherâs speculated that it could be Cassieâs or Get Loaded BBQ.
The spotting of Fieri in Cody, however, hasnât stopped other communities from launching social media campaigns to get Fieri to come check them out.
Bunk BBQ has been urging people to tag Guy Fieri with the Rendezvous City Beef Roundup in Riverton, while Bobâs Diner & Bakery had tagged Fieri with an invitation to visit there in Greybull.
Renée Jean can be reached at renee@cowboystatedaily.com.
