# Alton Brown Book Tour - Anyone go? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786 "2005-01-20T21:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/1 "2005-01-20T21:19:23Z")
Last night, Dave and I were fortunate enough to get to meet Alton Brown on his book tour. There were about 250 people there - snow in Baltimore means that people don’t venture out. The previous day at one of his signings, there were over a thousand people. We got to meet him, and he signed our copies of his books. He’s very pleasant, and looks much more fit in person. Alton Brown is the host of Good Eats, a show on the Food Network. It’s more about science than cooking, so I know it’s right up most dopers’ alley. In fact, there was a recent thread about him in this very forum, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294288), and another awhile back, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=111355). If this is more MPSIMS, then send it on over. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/2 "2005-01-20T21:33:19Z")
I’m going here in Saint Louis tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/3 "2005-01-20T21:41:46Z")
Is there anywhere to find out what his schedule is? I’m sure my wife would love to go. I would too but that is impossible right now. We use his rib recipe all the time. The best ribs I have ever tasted. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/4 "2005-01-20T22:09:33Z")
[His website lists appearances.](http://www.altonbrown.com/pages/doggybag.html#appearances) > [@](#): > > “I’M JUST HERE FOR MORE FOOD” > > ## JANUARY 2005 BOOK TOUR > > ORLANDO, FL > > Sunday, Jan 16, 4:30PM > Barnes & Noble > 2418 East Colonial Drive > Orlando, FL 32803 > > TAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG, FL > > Monday, Jan 17, 3:00 PM > Publix Supermarket > Shoppes of Citrus Park > 7835 Gunn Hwy. > Tampa, FL 33626-1611 > > WASHINGTON, DC > > Tuesday, Jan 18, 12:00PM > Barnes & Noble > Arlington VA > 2800 Clarendon Blvd, Ste. 500 > Arlington, VA 22201 > > Tuesday, Jan 18, 7:30 PM > Borders > Tysons Corner > 8027 Leesburg Pike > Vienna, VA 22182 > > BALTIMORE, MD > > Wednesday, January 19, 7:30 PM > Barnes & Noble > 8123 Honeygo Blvd > Baltimore, MD 21236 > > ST. LOUIS, MO > > Thursday, January 20, 7:00 PM > Left Bank Books > 399 North Euclid > St. Louis, MO 63108 > > MILWAUKEE, WI > > Friday, January 21, 7:00 PM > Harry Schwartz Bookshop > 17145 W. Bluemound Rd > Brookfield, WI 53005 > > MINNEAPOLIS, MN > > Saturday, January 22, 2:00 PM > Bound To Be Read > 870 Grand Street > St. Paul, MN 55105 > > Saturday, January 22, 7:00 PM > Barnes & Noble > 2100 North Snelling Avenue > Roseville, MN 55113 > > SEATTLE > > Sunday, January 23, 4:00 PM > Elliot Bay Book Company > 101 S. Main St. > Seattle, WA 98104 > > Tuesday, January 25, 6:00 PM > COSTCO > 1801 10th Avenue, NW > Issaqua, WA 98027 > > SAN FRANCISCO > > Wednesday, January 26, 7:00 PM > Books, Inc. > Palo Alto, CA > 157 Stanford Shopping Center > Palo Alto, CA 94304 > > Thursday, January 27, 12:00 PM > A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books > 601 Van Ness Avenue > San Francisco, CA 94102 > > Thursday, January 27, 7:00 PM > Book Passage > Corte Madiera, CA > 51 Tamal Vista Blvd > Corte Madiera, CA 94925 > > LOS ANGELES > > Saturday, January 29, 1:30 PM > Cook’s Library > 8373 W. 3rd Street > Los Angeles, CA 90048 > > AUSTIN > > Sunday, January 30, 3:00 PM > Book People > 603 N. Lamar > Austin, TX 78703 > > NEW ORLEANS > > Monday, January 31, 7:30 PM > Barnes & Noble > 3721 Veterans Memorial Blvd > Metairie LA 70002 ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/5 "2005-01-20T22:13:31Z")
No Chicago!? :mad: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/6 "2005-01-21T02:15:24Z")
Tried to get to the Tysons Borders Tuesday night–couldn’t get in the parking lot. Parking is shared with a Best Buy, but it was probably ole Alton drawing the crowd. I have 2 young teen nieces who think he’s the bomb. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/7 "2005-01-21T02:25:28Z")
He’s funny and personable in when you meet him. I mentioned to him that he’s hugely popular on the Straight Dope Message Board. His eyes lit up and said he’s a big fan of The Straight Dope and it’s one of his bookmarks. Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/8 "2005-01-21T03:29:11Z")
I saw him on his last tour. He is really funny and very nice. He made sure to sign a book for every person who wanted an autograph, no matter how long it took. He also posed for pictures with everyone who asked (including me - yes, I have touched Alton Brown!). ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/9 "2005-01-21T04:52:43Z")
Wow! I am so jealous of those of you who have met him. I got I’m Just Here for More Food for Christmas. I’m bummed I won’t be able to drive down to SF to see him and he’s not coming to Sacramento. He is very popular at our house. Even my 6 year old son gets excited when **Good Eats** comes on. We all watch it together. It’s nice to know he’s a fan of the Straight Dope…wonder if he ever visits the message boards. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/10 "2005-01-21T13:47:28Z")
Oh my god, he is a fan of the Straight Dope? I think he is the most perfect man alive, and will tellhim so on the 29 when I see him in LA. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/11 "2005-01-21T13:50:05Z")
Thanks for the list and link. No New Jersey appearances :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/12 "2005-01-21T13:52:31Z")
Rats, I just missed him in Orlando! As much as I adore Rachael Ray (who is still probably my favorite Food Network personality, for obvious reasons), Alton Brown is the COOLEST! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/13 "2005-01-21T13:53:39Z")
Our 11 year old calls him our “Food Guru”. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/14 "2005-01-21T13:56:46Z")
Apparantly, some time in 2004, he spoke at his alma mater, the Culinary Institute of New England in VT. I wish I knew about that, cause I would have driven over to see him. As is stands, there doesn’tr seem to be any northern stops on that tour. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/15 "2005-01-21T14:10:54Z")
If he were coming within driving distance, I’d be so there. Alas, he isn’t. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-book-tour-anyone-go/285786/16 "2005-01-21T14:47:36Z")
I caught him in NYC Barnes & Noble on his tour for **I’m Just Here for the Food**. I’ll second (third, whatever) that he seemed like a great guy who took time to talk to his fans. I mentioned that I had problems with cheesecake no matter whose recipe I tried, and he discussed possible pitfalls or problems. P.S. It was my old unevenly heating oven.