Molly McNeal
Chef Guy Fieri with his Santo Tequila
On a Thursday last month, celebrity chef Guy Fieri brought Flavortown to Baton Rouge for a meet and greet at Total Wine & More in the Siegen Village Shopping Center to promote Santo Spirits, the Food Network star’s award-winning tequila brand, which he co-founded with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar.
Molly McNeal
Guy Fieri's Santo Tequila
Fans lined up to have their pictures taken with Fieri as he autographed their Santo bottles. The 100% blue Weber agave tequila is carefully crafted in a third-generation Mexican distillery with varieties including Blanco, Reposado, Añejo, and Mezquila—purportedly the world’s first tequila and mezcal blend. Attendees sampled Blanco in the form of melon and berry cocktails while buzzing with excitement. One young foodie, gleefully white-knuckling her bottle, remarked, “I grew up watching Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives with my mom, so there’s no way I would have missed this.”
