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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Good Eats?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
HE’S JUST here for the food: TV’s Alton Brown
Photo: Dan Workman
I hate to admit this, but I really don’t like to watch cooking shows. My whole life is cooking and food and dining, and if I ever get a chance to sit in front of the television, I’m either watching a movie or a “Code Lyoko” episode with my daughter.
Rachael Ray is just obnoxious. Tony Bourdain has gotten too weird, even though I used to kind of dig him. Martha makes me mad. I hear the cake decorating show, Ace of Cakes, is good, but I haven’t checked it out yet. Even with Richard Blais on Top Chef, I’m rarely enticed to watch it. And I HATE Gordon Ramsey. If he ever worked in my kitchen, I’d fire him.
But local love Alton Brown rarely ruffles anyone’s feathers: He’s smart, cute, and “Good Eats” combines a lot of pop culture with good common sense. He’ll be speaking about his new book, “Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run” at the Variety Playhouse in L5P on Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. There’s a Q and A with Brown, who’ll talk about the book, which follows a motorcycle-mounted crew from the Mississippi Delta to the great river’s headwaters in Minnesota. It takes a look at eateries and the folks who make them what they are, from ice cream parlors to an alligator farm. The event is brought to the Variety by A Capella Books. For ticket info, call the store at 404-681-5123, or go to Ticketmaster.
Do you love or hate food shows?
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Where do you go for lox and bagels?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One Atlanta restaurant receives a weekly shipment from one of the main suppliers of most New York delis and slices the fish bellies on site. Another makes sure the toppings stay fixed to the cream cheese for the commuter in a hurry.
Where do you go when you’re In the Mood … for lox and bagels.
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