Lawsuit
In May 2011, the Plymouth, Minnesota-based producer of the show filed lawsuit against the Food Network. The lawsuit alleges that the network failed to pay required production costs, and failed to make the show's host, Guy Fieri, available for taping.
A week after Food Network counter-sued the producer, a settlement was reached in August 2011, allowing the 12th season of the show to resume on September 12, with a new production company, Citizen Pictures.
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