# Alton Brown....mmmm **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976 "2006-02-17T18:18:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 17, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/21 "2006-02-17T20:14:20Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Sandra Lee doesn’t do anything for me (way too WASPy and not a good cook at all), but I adore Rachael Ray and I’ve quickly grown very attracted to Giada. **I’ve never actually seen Nigella Lawson’s cooking show, but just from her book cover photos alone, I could see myself falling for her in a major way.** (bolding mine) Dude, don’t go down that path. She’s like crack. After you get a couple of really good hits you’re never gonna be able tom get her out of your head. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/22 "2006-02-17T20:20:30Z")
It was all I could do not to molest him when I met at a book signing last year. I do loves me some Alton. And I noticed **swampy** mentioned the real dish, Tyler Florence. I have mixed feelings about him. He’s dreamy; but looks exactly like one of my cousins who is younger than my little brother so there’s that mental dissonance. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/23 "2006-02-17T20:25:44Z")
I just \*so \*don’t get it. Alton Brown is the single most annoying life form ever to make me want to smash my TV with a sledgehammer. I’d rather spend a weekend in a sealed room with Urkel and Screech and Bill O’Reilly than watch 5 minutes of _Good Eats._ If I accidentally catch a second of him on the TV, I have to make a panicked fumble for the remote to just MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP PLEASE GOD MAKE IT STOP before my system shuts down and I vomit myself to death or drive knitting needles deep into my brain through the eye sockets. It’s a serious health issue for me. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/24 "2006-02-17T20:29:46Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > I just \*so \*don’t get it. Alton Brown is the single most annoying life form ever to make me want to smash my TV with a sledgehammer. I What you do you know, you like _Showgirls_ 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/25 "2006-02-17T20:38:39Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > I just \*so \*don’t get it. Alton Brown is the single most annoying life form ever to make me want to smash my TV with a sledgehammer. I’d rather spend a weekend in a sealed room with Urkel and Screech and Bill O’Reilly than watch 5 minutes of _Good Eats._ If I accidentally catch a second of him on the TV, I have to make a panicked fumble for the remote to just MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP PLEASE GOD MAKE IT STOP before my system shuts down and I vomit myself to death or drive knitting needles deep into my brain through the eye sockets. It’s a serious health issue for me. You’re a fellow Knitter so I will let this slide. Besides…_more for the rest of us!_😃 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/26 "2006-02-17T20:51:26Z")
I like him too, but I’m a sucker for a smartass, which makes me more of a Tony Bourdain girl. Come to think of it, he’d make an excellent Doper, doncha think? ---
**Author:** ![Catsmeow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Catsmeow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catsmeow)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/27 "2006-02-17T21:04:05Z")
I’m on the “I loves me some AB” bandwagon. Mmm he’s sooo…sooo…_dreamy sigh_ yummy. I’m also falling for George Duran…Ham on the Street. I just adore him. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/28 "2006-02-17T21:17:05Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > (Is that even a major? I’d never heard of it before.) The only show I couldn’t watch was the one about squid. For just about ever major component of human society you’ll find someone who studies it. There are anthropologist who do in-depth studies of the foods people eat, why they eat it, how many calories it provids, how nutritional it is, etc. There’s even a Nutritional Anthropologist publication somewhere out there. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Grossbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/29 "2006-02-17T21:25:24Z")
De Laurentis is a stone fox robobabe. I used to think Rachel was cute but it wore off. Alton’s got my favorite show though. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/30 "2006-02-17T21:40:36Z")
I once had a fairly naughty dream about Alton Brown, which surprised me. I knew I liked him, but I didn’t know I LIKED him. I shouldn’t be too surprised though; I can get turned on just looking at a well-stocked gourmet grocery store or the selection of fine cooking equipment at a place like Bed, Bath & Beyond. _Good Eats_ is one of the best and most useful shows on TV, as far as I’m concerned. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/31 "2006-02-17T21:44:35Z")
I’m not much into fluff pieces, so I like an educational cooking show. Good Eats is really pretty educational ad witty enough to not be like a boring cooking lecture. I always like David Rosengarten’s show in the old days, another educational cook that provided some interesting discourse along with his recipes. Having said all that, Giada could make a bowl of Wheaties and I’d be all over it… ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/32 "2006-02-17T21:49:05Z")
Ivylad pretends not to like it, but Alton was heating a skillet on the stove and he pointed a hair-dryer looking thing at it and it gave him a digital readout on how hot the skillet was. Ivylad sat up, went “Oooh…what was that!” He’s also drooled a bit over the electric skillets and the mixers. So he’s a closet AB lover. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/33 "2006-02-17T21:59:29Z")
> [@Palooka](#): > > It’s a set these days, which is obvious enough given some of the shots. For example, when AB is filmed through a cabinent or the fridge. They filmed the first few season in a real house though, but it wasn’t AB’s house. I’m gonna have to disagree with you. The Good Eats Fan Page, [http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/](http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/), which is considered a primary authority on this stuff, says that the current house is owned by the production company, but the past kitchens belonged to either the old production company or part of the Good Eats crew. The shots from inside the cabinet or fridge wouldn’t be that hard to do with a camera mounted on the back wall, since they don’t move during those shots. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/34 "2006-02-17T22:00:32Z")
If I was going to go gay, it’d be for Alton. Also, I’ve been snickering all day over this exchange from Paula Deen’s show, and this seems a good place to mention it: Audience: “Paula, what’s your favorite seasoning?” Paula: “Butter.” ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/35 "2006-02-17T22:04:33Z")
Yeah, I’d do 'im. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/36 "2006-02-17T22:04:43Z")
I heart AB. Bad. Tyler is – and I never thought the words would come out of this fag hag’s keyboard – too gay for me. :eek: He’s a cutie, but AB’s my man. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/37 "2006-02-17T22:28:14Z")
So _Good Eats_ is his regular show or what? I keep hearing about the wonderfulness that is Alton Brown, but I keep missing him. When is his regular show on? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/38 "2006-02-17T22:33:00Z")
I like AB a lot, but my heart belongs to Jamie Oliver. Whatever happened to him, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/39 "2006-02-17T22:40:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Originaly posted by **ivylass** > So, am I alone in my geeky, unrequited love for the Good Eats man? No, you’re not alone. In fact, back off. Everyone back off. I called dibs on him _ages_ ago. > [@Honey](#): > > … Along with Vincent D’Onofrio and Eminem. I was with you up till Eminem. Alton, yes. Vincent D’Onofrio, oh, yes. Eminem, no. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976/40 "2006-02-17T22:41:32Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > a geeky, sciency guy who cooks = HOT! I do technical work at a dot-com, and I recently made a scrumptiously delicious meat loaf with ground duck meat, fresh mango, ginger, yogurt, and crushed chow mein noodles. So… how you doin’? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-brown-mmmm/344976.md?page=3)