Why I Dislike Alton Brown

[chubbyalaskagriz]

CanMan,

I don't watch much of the tube either, and I don't have cable or sattelite TV but I've seen Alton around. He's kind of a cross between The Deen Brothers- as far as culinary level and cuteness (in a quirky sort of manner)- and Bill Nye 'The Science Guy'. He explores food and cooking from a very unique angle- from the side of the laboratory- from the science perspective.

While I prefer a warmer hospitality-based, people-approach to food, Alton definitely has a lot of knowledge for folks to sift through and consider accepting. Much of it is stuff I've learned from- some of it is stuff I hold different ideas about. He's just one more cook with a great gimick to offer and his approach is one of the more unique ones out there.

To my personal taste- I prefer him over Emeril , Rocco, and Gordon Ramsay (who I don't care for much at all- 'tho I recognize their contributions) but I don't feel his approach or knowledge can touch that of Ina, Michael Chiarello, Lidia, Martha or many others. What little I know about you makes me think he just might could be right up your alley! Afterall, you defnitely share that geeky/nerdiness quality! Ha! Give him a whirl- he might impress you!

[CanMan]

Now that I've got the guy's name on my brain I guess I'll be seeing reference to him everywhere. I'll withhold whether that is good or bad for the moment.

[miseenplace]

Thanks for the welcome chubbyalaskagriz!

I hope to find this place a regular stop on my daily haunts


I'd love to share my meetings with Alton... what would be the proper forum for that? Don't want to threadjack as a noob.

[KYHeirloomer]

Welcome to SpicePlace, Miseenplace.

No, I never saw the episode, as I try and avoid him as much as possible. But at the FoodNetwork website dealing with that show it is called Thousand Island---that's where I got the info.

I don't know anyone who is indifferent to Alton Brown. People either love him, and think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread, or hate everything about him. You can put me in the latter group. I don't think he's at all funny. He contradicts himself at every turn. And, yes, everything he does screams "this is the only way to do it."

Obviously you feel otherwise. And that's OK too.

And, like Chubby, I love your screen name, reflecting as it does the single most important thing in good cookery.

[KYHeirloomer]

The one thing this group has never worried about, Miseenplace, is threadnapping. When you spend some time with recent threads you'll see how true that is.

You can share your experiences right here and nobody will mind. Or maybe start a new thread in the Chatter forum, if you're more comfortable with that.

Were it me, FWIW, the discussion started here, so that's where I'd continue it.

[miseenplace]

Hey KYHeirloomer, I'm cool with you (and others not liking Alton) and understand he isn't everyone's cup o' tea There are plenty of Food Net people that I loathe... to each his/her own.

So the problem is that Food Network called the recipe thousand island and Alton actually didn't... we need to have a talk with them


BTW, I learned about Mise from Alton.

[KYHeirloomer]

>There are plenty of Food Net people that I loathe<

Oh, yeah! If we started to list them we'd be at it the rest of the night, I reckon.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

KYH is defintiely correct about thread topic-ing here, mise!

Sure there's a casual loose frame of guidleines as far as where to post what- (see the drop-menu at bottom of each page entitled 'forum-jump') but they're more a compass to go by- rather than a map.

For instance- one wacko thread gone awry that we're all enjoying the helll out of right now is called 'volcanoes'- which is where the conversation started- and has now evolved to talk of Sasquatch and being abducted by aliens! What does any of this have to do with food and cooking- u may ask? Well, give us a minute... we're gonna bring it all full circle before too much longer!

Also- we realize you like Alton- totally cool. But don't get your feelings hurt when one of us knocks someone or something you dig. Like I said in an earlier post- ain't no big thang. Elsewhere in other forums folks are harassed and ridiculed for their personal preferences... but here the most one endures is some gentle ribbing. I love me some Paula Deen for khris-sakes! If I can deal with all the elbowing I get for feeling drawn to her- you can certainly deal with jabs about Mr. Bown! Hee-Hee! The truth is, we're all reached in a different manner by various components to one's character. My all time fav food personality ever is Diva/Dame/Goddess/HRM/Mrs. Julia Child... so how can I at the same time dig Paula Deen? Who the helll knows? But I ain't got time to explore why. See what I mean?

So c'mon in- the water's fine! And though there are sharks-aplenty, even in the shallow end- their teeth for the most part tend to be filed-down!

[KYHeirloomer]

It'll probably come full circle, Chubbs, with a discussion as to whether alien abductees are better roasted, poached, or stir-fried with some ginger and daikon.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

KYH,

I enjoy my alien abductees just like I like a yappy l'il foo-foo dawg... in cream-gravy on TOAST!