Shot in the Dark

Food For Thought

After a year or two ofdabbling I pretty much swore off Food Porn shows. They’re all pretty much the same, and the whole “foodie” culture has come to annoy the bejeebers out of me.

Since I stopped paying attention to the whole genre years ago, I wasn’t familiar with Food Network star Alton Brown.

Reading this profile in the NY Times, I wish I had encountered him earlier. He eschews “foodie” culture – at least partly on religious, as well as aesthetics, grounds – and is want to show businesses few “out” shooters.

It’s worth a quick read..

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8 responses to “Food For Thought”

  1. Bill C Avatar
    Bill C

    If you hunt around various streaming websites like primewire.ag, I’m sure you’ll be able to find his “Feasting On Asphalt” series’. In them, he rides a motorcycle from Coast to Coast in one series, and from N MN to New Orleans along the Mississippi river in another series. He stops at various holes in the wall along the way to experience local gourmet culture. Utterly fascinating.

  2. kel Avatar
    kel

    for those who would rather not watch 200hrs of tv to learn the essentials of cooking this book will do the trick:
    Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
    http://www.amazon.com/Julias-Kitchen-Wisdom-Essential-Techniques/dp/0375711856/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441381236&sr=8-1&keywords=julia%27s+kitchen+wisdom

  3. golfdoc50 Avatar
    golfdoc50

    He is wildly entertaining. I used to watch his “Good Eats” show all the time. You must watch his treatment of deep fat frying a turkey. There have been moon shots planned with less care!

  4. justplainangry Avatar
    justplainangry

    So who came first, him or Guy Fieri’s DDD?

  5. SmithStCrx Avatar
    SmithStCrx

    Alton came first, though Feasting on Asphalt may be newer than DDD.
    If you get the Cooking Channel, Good Eats is on most nights. I’d buy it on DVD, but it’s release is weird.

  6. Seflores Avatar
    Seflores

    “Good Eats” was/is an incredibly good show. I remember the first time I saw it – flipping around TV on a Saturday evening just after our oldest was born and this guy says he’s going to teach about how to make gravy by showing you how to make a roux. Had me at gravy. I’ve seen nearly every episode and have a couple of his books.

  7. shawnr Avatar
    shawnr

    He also did one on how to open a bottle of champaige with a sabre.

  8. Troy Avatar
    Troy

    “Good Eats” is like “How It’s Made” in the kitchen.

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