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Ep507 - Alton Brown | Good Eats 3, The Later Years

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Alton Brown: 本书包含200多个食谱，数百张照片、图画和幕后花絮，以及许多关于食物的科学知识、烹饪技巧和食物琐事。它与其他烹饪书籍不同，因为它会将节目中的食谱重新设计，使其更适合书籍阅读和烹饪。他还谈论了他对烘焙、减肥、社交媒体、分子美食学以及其他烹饪相关话题的看法，并分享了他的一些烹饪技巧和经验。他表达了他对未来制作视频增强型电子书和一个关于改变世界的食物的迷你剧集的计划，以及他对在《下一个美食网络明星》节目中担任评委的期待。他还分享了他对社交媒体的看法，认为它具有成瘾性，并会影响创作者的创作方向，但他计划利用社交媒体与粉丝直接互动，从而更好地专注于自己想做的工作。他谈到了他最喜欢的厨房工具、食谱和菜肴，以及他在烹饪过程中的一些经验和教训。他还谈到了他与祖母一起拍摄节目的经历，以及他对数字出版领域的法律和版权问题的看法。 Jeff Freeburg: 作为主持人，他引导了与Alton Brown的对话，并提出了问题，促进了访谈的进行。 观众: 观众们提出了各种各样的问题，涵盖了烹饪、电视节目、社交媒体、分子美食学以及其他与Alton Brown相关的话题。这些问题促进了访谈的深入和互动，也展现了观众对Alton Brown及其作品的兴趣和关注。

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What is Alton Brown's new project after Good Eats?

Alton Brown is focusing on video-enhanced e-books, merging the film experience with the print experience to create a new way of communicating about food and cooking.

Why does Alton Brown think diet soda is evil?

Diet soda conditions your brain to believe that you need a certain level of sweetness all the time, leading to increased consumption of sweets when you can't get that sweetness from the soda.

What is Alton Brown's favorite kitchen gadget?

Alton Brown's favorite kitchen gadget is a fire extinguisher, which he has repurposed as a freezer in his live shows.

Why does Alton Brown think some people are faking food intolerances?

Alton Brown believes that while some people genuinely have food intolerances, others may be faking it to receive special treatment and attention.

What is Alton Brown's opinion on molecular gastronomy?

Alton Brown sees molecular gastronomy as a set of tools that can enhance cooking, but he prefers simple foods that taste like what they are. He criticizes the trend of making food unidentifiable with techniques like foams.

Why does Alton Brown think a good knife should last lifetimes?

A good knife should last lifetimes if properly cared for. The main reason knives fail is due to harsh chemicals and improper storage, not bad sharpening.

What is Alton Brown's favorite go-to meal to cook?

Alton Brown's favorite go-to meal is a hot spinach, mushroom, and bacon salad cooked on a panini press. He also enjoys canned sardines.

Why does Alton Brown think it's challenging to find good recipes online?

Alton Brown believes that 99.97% of online recipes are of poor quality, and finding good ones often requires a paid service or a curated system with quality control and user feedback.

Why did Alton Brown want to do a rabbit episode on Good Eats?

Alton Brown wanted to do a rabbit episode because he likes rabbit and believes in using the whole animal. However, Food Network was sensitive to the subject matter due to concerns about public reaction.

How does Alton Brown manage to keep his recipes and cooking tips accurate?

Alton Brown and his team conduct extensive in-house research, generating 500-page research books for each season of Good Eats to develop storylines and ensure accuracy.

Chapters
Alton Brown discusses his upcoming projects, including a Thanksgiving special, Next Great Baker, and a final Good Eats special. He also reflects on the end of Good Eats after 13 years and hints at future endeavors.
  • Upcoming Thanksgiving special (live, two-hour)
  • Next Great Baker starts October 30th
  • Final Good Eats special in November (one recipe for the entire Thanksgiving dinner)
  • Good Eats is ending after 13 years
  • Book signing for "Good Eats 3: The Later Years"

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Alton Brown visits Google to discuss his book “Good Eats 3: The Later Years”. The book offers foodies more than 200 recipes accompanied by hundreds of photographs, drawings, and stills from his hit Food Network show “Good Eats”, as well as lots of science-of-food facts, cooking tips, food trivia, and behind-the-scenes glimpses.

In chapters devoted to everything from pomegranates to pretzels, mincemeat to molasses, Alton delivers delicious recipes along with fascinating background in a book that’s as fun to read as it is to cook from. With his trademark humor, Brown starts at the neighborhood supermarket and recommends what to buy, how to turn it into tasty “good eats,” and explains the science behind his recommendations. What bacon should you take home? How can you make it crispy? Why does frying bacon suddenly burn? Does all espresso have to be dark roasted? Cooking school has never been so fun!

Originally published in October of 2011.

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