Man Fieri Says He Was Given ‘Biggest’ Praise About Son Ryder (Unique)

Man Fieri is recalling one of many “best compliments” a supervisor gave him about his 19-year-old son, Ryder.

Whereas talking with PEOPLE on the South Seashore Wine & Meals Pageant on Feb. 21, the 57-year-old Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host revealed that it was “so nice” to observe his youngest son “work in his self-discipline” when visiting San Diego State College final month.

Ryder, his dad provides, works for the school’s basketball staff as a supervisor and is a “massive athlete” himself.

“So once I met the coaches, they stated, ‘Pay attention, let me inform you one thing. Now we have a variety of youngsters who come by way of right here, and we have had some youngsters which can be celeb youngsters, and your son doesn’t give one ounce… He does not go round saying… He simply works.'”

“And so they all had the identical factor [to say],” Man added. “The gamers stated the identical factor. Actually, that was one of many best compliments I can get is that he is doing it once I’m not round.”

Man shares each Ryder and elder son Hunter, 28, along with his spouse Lori.

Elsewhere at Man’s South Seashore outing, the place he was joined by Hunter, the Meals Community host shared with PEOPLE that he and his older son “work collectively virtually day by day.”

“He runs our wine firm and he additionally works carefully with me with the tequila firm,” Man added, referring to their Hunt & Ryde wine firm and Santo Tequila.

Hunter additionally seems alongside his dad on Meals Community’s Match of Champions, interviewing the successful cooks backstage on the competitors collection.

“My sons are my finest buddies,” Man stated. “My spouse has been an unbelievable accomplice in life and the way in which we raised our children. However Hunter’s doing actually good on TV. He continues to realize confidence. My youngest son Ryder’s in school in San Diego, so he makes it in every so often. However Hunter’s doing an excellent job.”

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It should be a giant 12 months forward of the Fieri crew. Earlier this month, Hunter shared an replace on his upcoming marriage ceremony to fiancée Tara Bernstein. On March 4, the couple shared a clip taken at a seaside, exhibiting Bernstein leap into Hunter’s arms. “Leaping into endlessly with my favourite individual ❤️🌊,” they wrote over the video.

As Man detailed to PEOPLE, the soon-to-be newlyweds have been struggling to chop down their visitor checklist as they put together for his or her massive day.

“They’re each such massive personalities, and so they each have a variety of buddies,” Man stated in South Seashore . “I imply, that is the hardest factor. [How] these two [will] whittle it right down to 350. I’ve no clue.”

“I imply, it might be like choosing 350 of those folks saying who’s going to make it,” he added. “However no, it will be nice, and inventive and lively and a variety of issues.”