Fieri said he was impressed with the diverse and eclectic cuisine he'd found in Utah.

"I'm from California, and I would put Lone Star Taqueria up against some of the best taquerias anywhere," he said. "Yesterday we shot up at a place in Roy, the Burger Bar, it was fantastic. They're not serving filet mignon, they're serving burgers, but they're doing it right."

Fieri visits hundreds of places across America, but he said that each is unique.

"It's kind of like most songs having a drum and a guitar, and a singer and a bass," he said. "It's the same instruments, but it's how you make the music when everyone is in the concert venue and jamming together — it's the same instruments, but it's how you make the music that makes each song different. It's like the concert venue is filled and everybody is jamming together, and John (Bouzek) is like the lead singer. And me? Well, I'm leading the culinary mosh pit."

The crew was scheduled to wrap up its filming tonight at Pat's Barbecue.

Air dates for the segments haven't been scheduled, said Lisa Krueger, the Food Network's public relations manager. But they probably won't be aired together in the same episode, she said. "More often than not, we lump things together by themes instead of geographic locations."

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