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Post by MsCali on Aug 8, 2006 18:08:42 GMT -5
This is such a great premise for a show. Take Alton Brown, put him on a motorcycle, and have him take a month to ride across the country, avoiding the freeways and main thoroughfares to stick to the small roads, stopping to eat only at independently owned diners and restaurants, or camping out and cooking their own food when food and shelter cannot be found (he has a film crew with him, thus the use of the word 'their').
They had me at Take Alton Brown (yes please!)...LOL. I would watch him stand there and read the phone book (explaining the scientific process behind each entry of course).
But really, this show is incredibly interesting. I would have been hooked even if Alton Brown wasn't hosting.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Aug 9, 2006 15:08:18 GMT -5
This is such a great premise for a show. Take Alton Brown, put him on a motorcycle, and have him take a month to ride across the country, avoiding the freeways and main thoroughfares to stick to the small roads, stopping to eat only at independently owned diners and restaurants, or camping out and cooking their own food when food and shelter cannot be found (he has a film crew with him, thus the use of the word 'their'). Man, a couple of years ago I thought something like this would be a cool idea. Should've jumped on it when I had the chance. I might have to check this one out despite the fact that I try to avoid Food Network shows that don't star Rachael Ray or that hot Italian chick who looks a little like Natalie Portman. |
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Post by MsCali on Aug 10, 2006 2:32:58 GMT -5
Um, that would be Giatta de'Laurentis (I'm sure I spelled that completely wrong). Mr. C has a big ole crush on her (But he doesn't like Rachel Ray as much - she annoys him with the way she talks and laughs. I adore her).
Alton Brown is great because he's just a big geek. I love learning about all the science behind food and all the trivial things he knows - his shows and 30 minute meals are pretty much all I watch on that channel anymore.
Mr. C's been telling me for a long time that I need to write down all the recipes I've developed and make a cookbook. I finally decided to do just that - except, instead of a cookbook, it will be a website. And instead of just recipes, it will also include knitting patterns and other crafty things. I'll post a link once I have it up.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Aug 10, 2006 9:40:24 GMT -5
Um, that would be Giatta de'Laurentis (I'm sure I spelled that completely wrong). Mr. C has a big ole crush on her (But he doesn't like Rachel Ray as much - she annoys him with the way she talks and laughs. I adore her). I knew her name was something weird like that, and I wasn't about to attempt to spell it, nor did I feel like looking it up. I give you credit for making the effort. I look forward to your recipe page. If you ever turn it into a book can I write the foreward?? |
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Post by MsCali on Aug 10, 2006 14:49:10 GMT -5
Why, of course! Unless Alton offers to do it for me...  |
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Post by adrianne on Aug 25, 2006 18:08:03 GMT -5
Okay Ms Cali --- I love to cook and my new favorite hobby is knitting. Oh my gosh - we could totally be BFF......I look forward to seeing your recipes. I'm actually not a very good cook but I can bake pretty well.
Okay back to the topic - Feasting on Asphalt. How in the world does Alton know EVERYTHING? Seriously - he knows EVERYTHING. Maybe he should run for president. I found the show good fun. He skipped right over Memphis - a shame don't ya think? He could have gone to Gus's. Anyway - here's what I learned from Alton - kudzu is edible. Next time I'm hungry and am craving a salad I'll skip a trip to the store and run up the rode and pull some kudzu off the vine. I'm sure there's nothing quite like fresh picked kudzu.
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Post by MsCali on Aug 26, 2006 12:43:54 GMT -5
I did a speech about Kudzu for a class in college - I learned all sorts of useful things about it, most of which Alton talked about. I was really upset that show was over so soon! It would have been nice to have that last segment of the trip broken down into a couple more episodes, but I can imagine he was in a hurry to just be done with it so he could take some time to just heal up. I don't really bake much - though, since I moved into my place in Feb. I have a much better stove and things actually turn out. And I got a nice Kitchen Aid mixer for my wedding, so I have all the tools I need to make baking easier! I like it a bit more now, but I really love to cook (because I hate following recipes). And congratulations on taking up knitting - are there any good knitting stores in Memphis? Whenever I go back to Tupelo for a visit, I get so tired of only being able to get yarn at Walmart or Hobby Lobby (I am a yarn snob, I'll admit it). Okay, speaking of knitting, gotta get ready to open up the shop! Bye for now! |
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Post by Huey N on Aug 26, 2006 18:54:37 GMT -5
I saw this too but didn't really think about posting,this is the first time I've ever seen food network (except fora documentary about a garlic festival which turned me off from it).I've seen some entertaining shows such as ace of cakes and throw down with Bobby Flay.My only problem with FOA is that I only see the last two episodes never any others
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Post by adrianne on Aug 27, 2006 15:47:10 GMT -5
Congrats on the Kitchenaid Mixer -- it certainly makes everything easier. If I'm gonna congratulate you on the mixer I suppose I should congratulate you for the occasion in which you received it! So -- Congrats on getting married!! It's good fun don't you think?
I don't know about knitting stores in Memphis but surely there are - I'll have to look into it. I'm not a yarn snob yet - but as with everything else in my life I'm sure I'll develop that sirloin taste on a ground beef budget. So far all I know how to make is a scarf - this Christmas it's scarves for everyone!!!
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Post by MsCali on Aug 28, 2006 11:50:37 GMT -5
Well, just think of knitting this way - a sweater is really just a big scarf. I actually just finished my first ever non-scarf piece for myself to wear - I've made a couple sweaters for customers, and several baby garments, but I've never actually made myself a sweater. I have no patience, so I have several half finished projects (one of which is a really amazing sweater it's just been too hot to work on this summer), but I get easily distracted by all the shiny new yarn I come across - the one thing about running a knitting store is I come across a lot of shiny new yarn! I start a lot of new projects! So my goal right now is to finish a bunch of things I've started...I finished a knitted t-shirt yesterday, and now I have something I can actually wear! |
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Post by The Movie Mark on Aug 28, 2006 12:10:51 GMT -5
Kudzu is edible, huh? I never would've guessed, particularly in its raw form. There's all sorts of kudzu growing near my grandparents' Mississippi home, and I'm kind of curious what it tastes like, but I think I'll pass on picking it off the vine and eating it.
No telling how many animals have peed on it.
Has anybody here eaten it?
Oh, and Alton should've definitely stopped in Memphis. I would've recommended a visit to the Germantown Commissary. I know everybody praises Corky's barbecue, but my taste buds prefer the Commissary.
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Post by MsCali on Aug 28, 2006 18:05:29 GMT -5
Hey, you didn't take me to the Commisary when we went for bbq - is it better than smokey bones (was that the name of the place?).
I have never eaten Kudzu, nor have I had any desire to. I have no idea how it would be eaten, but I imagine (on the rare occassion I have imagined eating kudzu) that it would be cooked like collard greens.
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Post by The Movie Mark on Aug 28, 2006 22:36:10 GMT -5
Hey, you didn't take me to the Commisary when we went for bbq - is it better than smokey bones (was that the name of the place?). Yes, it's better than Smokey Bones. But at the time I wasn't all that familiar with the Commissary (for some reason I'd only been there once, and that was several years ago). If you and Kelly had stopped by last year when you were in MS then we were gonna go to the Commissary. Smokey Bones is good, but they're a chain, whereas, the Commissary is one of those nice, homey mom & pop eateries that's been around for years and years and has its walls adorned with pictures of all the famous people who have eaten there, like Robert Duvall. I especially like their barbecue tamales, barbecued baked potato, and homemade lemon box pie. |
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Post by MsCali on Aug 29, 2006 12:47:12 GMT -5
Ah...well, we won't be there for Christmas this year, so it will have to wait another year or so.  |
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