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"  If you are one of the lucky few who has $100,000 burning a hole in your pocket, maybe you can use it to spend a day with your favorite Food Network star. That&amp;#039;s what one hedge-fund billionaire paid to spend a day with celebrity chef Guy Fieri, the New York Post reports. Allen Salkin reveals in his new book, From Scratch: Inside the Food Network, that Steven A. Cohen, whose company SAC Capital Advisors, is under a federal indictment by the Department of Justice for insider trading, paid $100,000 to be Guy Fieri&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;friend for a day.&amp;quot; According to the New York Post, the pair spent a day driving around Connecticut so Cohen had a chance to feel what it would be like to ride shotgun with Fieri on his Food Network show, &amp;quot;Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Guy Fieri Likes Singing Karaoke When Cohen&amp;#039;s rep was asked to comment, he told the New York Post that the claim Cohen paid Fieri $100,000 &amp;quot;is false.&amp;quot; However, the rep did confirm Cohen and Fieri are acquainted. Salkin told Delish that Fieri isn&amp;#039;t the only one bringing home the (big) bacon for appearances. &amp;quot;If you&amp;#039;re one of the top-level Food Network people, your appearance fees are in the six-figures,&amp;quot; said Salkin. &amp;quot;They aren&amp;#039;t coming, for the most part, to Rocky Top, Tennessee, unless it is for a worthy cause,&amp;quot; he added. More From Delish: Is Guy Fieri Opening Guy&amp;#039;s American Kitchen &amp;amp;amp; Bar on the Las Vegas Strip? During his research, Salkin discovered that despite the potential windfall of cash, celebrity chefs do have their limitations. &amp;quot;Alton Brown refuses to appear in supermarkets, no matter how much they offer,&amp;quot; said Salkin. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s something about supermarkets and him that don&amp;#039;t mix.&amp;quot; While &amp;quot;Barefoot Contessa&amp;quot; host, Ina Garten, who was known to hardly ever do appearances, is beginning to come around. &amp;quot;Ina Garten is making more appearances because she realizes if she doesn&amp;#039;t, she&amp;#039;s not going to sell as many cookbooks,&amp;quot; said Salkin. As for the top-earning Food Network star Rachael Ray, &amp;quot;[She] is very busy,&amp;quot; said Salkin. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s hard for her to find the time.&amp;quot; Do you think Fieri received $100,000 to hang out with the embattled hedge-fund billionaire? How much do you think Food Network stars should get for appearance fees? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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