Brandon Walker re-airs DDD
Barstool’s Brandon Walker promoted a re‑airing of his Diners, Drive‑Ins and Dives segment while returning to Chicago, and the clip pulled roughly 166k views and 3,209 likes. The post put renewed attention on comfort‑food spots around the city that surfaced in the episode. (x.com)
Brandon Walker’s latest Chicago post sent viewers back to his new “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” appearance with Guy Fieri just days after the episode aired on April 10. (x.com, barstoolsports.com) Barstool Sports said Walker and Mark Titus appeared on the Food Network episode “Buns, Burgers, and Bolognese,” which dropped on April 10, 2026, and was identified there as Season 54, Episode 11. (barstoolsports.com, foodnetwork.com) Barstool said the segment was filmed during Super Bowl week in California, when Walker and Titus stopped in San Jose to tape with Fieri at Fox Tale Fermentation Project. The post said the group made vegan burgers on camera. (barstoolsports.com, foxtalefermentationproject.com) Fox Tale Fermentation Project describes itself as a downtown San Jose business founded in 2022 that focuses on beer, fermented foods, and plant-based dishes. Its site says all of its prepared food items are 100 percent vegan. (foxtalefermentationproject.com, foxtalefermentationproject.com) Walker’s Chicago post landed as Food Network was also highlighting its own broader Chicago “Triple D” restaurant guide, updated on March 8, 2026. That list includes White Palace Grill, Smoque BBQ, Hopleaf Bar, The Original Vito & Nick’s Pizzeria, DMK Burger Bar, and Kuma’s Corner. (foodnetwork.com) Food Network says “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” has expanded Chicago’s image beyond hot dogs by featuring everything from Southern comfort food to thin-crust pizza and barbecue. The network’s current Chicago gallery opens with White Palace Grill, a 24-hour diner on Canal Street and Roosevelt Road that has operated since 1939. (foodnetwork.com) That matters to Walker’s audience because the post did not surface in a vacuum: Barstool had already framed the television appearance as a milestone for the “Mostly Sports” hosts and said a vlog from the trip was still on the way. (barstoolsports.com) The episode itself also fits Food Network’s long-running format. The network says Guy Fieri’s series has been airing since April 23, 2007, and still runs new episodes on Fridays. (foodnetwork.com, wikiwand.com) For now, the clip has done what “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” clips often do: it pushed viewers from a personality post back toward the restaurants, the episode, and the city’s comfort-food map. (x.com, foodnetwork.com)
