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Nerdist Podcast: Alton Brown

Alton Brown sits down with Matt and Chris to talk all things food and cooking! They also talk about Doctor Who, of course, and how Alton flies his own planes!

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  1. I have always loved AB. You keep blowing my expectations out of the water/reading my mind and somehow knowing exactly what I am obsessed with. Sir, I challenge you to one-up my expectations once more!

  3. @mgasp – Kinda made me think of Beaker speaking, but that’s more of a “MEEP.” Like this:

    http://youtu.be/xpcUxwpOQ_A

    @Chris Hardwick – So which Nerdist show did you pitch for TV? I assume Celebrity Bowling as that one has a rotating cast of famous people to draw in non-nerd viewers. Or the Scat TV. Whichever. Anyway, I’ve wondered about the practicality of YouTube shows reairing on cable channels, which would mean more fans / viewers / ad revenue for the content providers and premade, pre-proven content for the cable channels. I’ve no idea why some suit wouldn’t be all over that, but apparently rerunning the bejesus out of “COPS” or some such thing is easier.

    As for “associative dieting,” I’ve heard of something like that for non-food items. One of my relatives gave up drinking and smoking at the same time and she says people are astonished by this, but it made perfect sense to her as she always did one with the other. And despite what I’ve heard on this podcast and elsewhere, I *STILL* want to try a Cinnabon just once in my life. I may need three friends to help me eat it if the rumors are true, but dangit I want that experience…

    And I’m SO looking forward to the mash-up of Alton Brown on “the science show based in San Francisco.” It’s MYTHBUSTERS, people! Set your DVRs ‘cuz it’s a farking mash-up of nerd win! It’s as if farking Paul McCartney recording a farking single with farking Mick Jagger! But nerdy!

    FARK!

  6. I craved broccoli for years, and in certain seasons, always! The same goes for certain fruits and other vegetables. If you limit your diet to stay healthy, you begin to love within the limits very much! Maybe I’m a creature of habit, too, but I like how I feel after eating those foods, and maybe that is part of the craving. There are good cravings vs. bad cravings, for me – the good is a wish, the bad is “gottahaveit” feeling like a bad habit and they say that feeling may point to something you are actually allergic or sensitive to.

  7. Damn, this episode makes me so happy. I’ve always been a huge fan of Good Eats and everything else Alton Brown has been involved in. If it weren’t for his show, I’d still be eating ramen for breakfast.

  10. I have to admit:
    I CRAVE BROCCOLI(from time to time)

    Really.
    I love it, I love vegetables as much as I like meat(you know, real MEAT, like a huge steak, half a pig etc).

    And now I’d like to have dinner with AB(his expenses) and wont mind if he accuses me of lying all the time. :D

  11. Good show. But in the spirit of constructive criticism: Too much Chris. Not enough AB. IMHO. Still enjoyed it, though!

  13. Sorry Alton, I’m going to have to admit that I might be an alien. I CRAVE BROCCOLI. Honest to god I do crave i and will get up in the middle of the night to eat it. I also crave celery, mushrooms and several other overly healthy foods. Now that is equally balanced by chocolate, a must have for all women not allergic to it.

  14. Wow, it’s like you’re psychic or something Chris. Good Eats and Iron Chef are two of my show addicttions and Alton is the primary reason for that. Great episode. Makes me think that a podcast with Anthony Bourdain would be great as well. Food is awesome.

  16. New greatest moment in Nerdist Podcast… Alton Brown telling Matt Mira to STFU!! Soo awesome! Great podcast as usual guys. Alton just continue a mini Good Eats series on the Nerdist YouTube! Hell I would pay per episode for that!!!

  18. PHENOMENAL EPISODE! Alton is just so super suave. He is the Bill Nye of food! I am SO glad that his protege Justin won the Next Food Network Star. Well chosen, Alton. He truly seemed to be a younger version of you!

    So MY guess for the IRON CHEF contestant that attempted to use marijuana would be Forgionne. Maybe Faulkner. They just seem like they’d be “cool” in that sense. ;)

  19. My two favorite nerds on the planet!!!

    I had the pleasure of meeting Alton at a book signing here in Chicago a few years ago when he was doing the book signing for on the first Good Eats cookbook. He was a cool as you’d imagine he is and talked for about 45 minutes. The book store was packed there had to be 300 – 400 people in the place on 3 floors and he stayed signed every book and took pictures with anyone that wanted one taken.
    To this day one of my most prized possessions is the picture with AB…

  21. Well that seals it. Alton Brown is on the Nerdist podcast and people are craving vegetables left and right. It can only mean one thing. This is the dawning of the age of asparagus.

  22. Joel Hodgson and AB within a week! You must have known it was my birthday. I really hope all of AB’s pitches come to fruition. Science and puppets?! Yes!

  23. Guys,

    Great podcast. Have watched AB for a long time and was excited to hear was going to be on the show. Really enjoyed the conversation and hope to see his new shows get picked up. Strong work as always.

  24. I hardly get through an episode of Good Eats without deciding to cook something. He’s the perfect food nerd for the podcast.
    Also, I have never craved broccoli.

  25. michelle: WOOT! nice MST3K shout out.

    Dr Quemmento: “dawning of the age of asparagus”…LOL….better yet…COL!!! (Cacklin out Loud). Freakin brilliant…im so going to be looking for an opportunity to use that pun someday.

    Peace .n. Nerdists 4 Eva

    3ToF

  26. .
    yessss…excceelllent….our plans to brainwash Alton Brown and use him to convince the massess that that crave broccoli is working perfectly. mwhahahhaha! DEATH TO BROCOLI!

    Sincerely,

    Cauliflower

    (3toF)

  30. I grew up on Good Eats (my dad’s a HUGE Alton fan), so this episode was an amazing surprise. Made me crazy nostalgic and might’ve made me cry… (I’m a hormonal teenager, what’cha gonna do?)

  31. .
    @Doctor Quemmento…..HA! a well played volley of python! Thats twice in one day that ya got me cackling…well played indeed!

    Peace n Romanes Eunt Domus (Romans Go Home!)

    3ToF

  33. Chris, you should try a chai tea misto. It’s the chai tea bags steeped in half water half milk. That way you don’t get all of the sugar from the concentrate.

  34. David Tennant. Alton Brown. All you need to do is get Stephen King and Quentin Tarintino and my head will explode! So much awesome!

  37. Great show … but I guess you can’t laugh when Altons around, Jesus he was a dick to Matt.

  38. Very meta: Just clicked through here to Amazon – like any good citizen of Nerdist Nation – to buy John Barrowman’s two imminent book releases. He’s become such a fun addition to our gang – yes, ours, shutup – I’m happy to support him and you and wow this is cheesy but there it is.

  39. Great podcast! – even-though I don’t listen to it on an Ipod so is it still a podcast?

    Anyway the greatest thing I have learned from Alton was that stuffing is EVIL and the proper way to roast a turkey is to soak it in a tasty brine over night then flash bake it 30 minutes at 500 degrees, cover with foil, then reduce the heat to 350 and bake until an internal temperature of 160. The bird comes out so tender and juicy it is unbelievable and it takes less than 2 hours to complete. Much better than the dry husk one gets from stuffing it and slow roasting it over half a day like my mother used to.

    Thank you Alton Brown. I agree it is best to understand why things work than just how to follow direction.

  40. Well Chris, with this post you might as well have hooked my brain into a playlist called “Eternal Happiness” – or something similar – and left me to soak in the awesomeness that ensued.
    First of all, Alton Brown is a genius. I was thinking about suggesting his appearance on this podcast to you. It’s like you read my mind.
    Second, Thank you for the sparkling new material for my dinner conversations (i.e. Alton’s flying abilities and the fascinating concept that no one truly craves broccoli).
    Third, thank you in general for this podcast. We (the group of fellow Whovians and Nerdists at my school) think it’s quite fantastic that you’re making it ‘cool’ to be a complete nerd.

  41. @Chris Hardwick
    During the episode, Alton was talking about the restaurant business. If you’ve never worked in the food service industry, I highly recommend Anthony Bourdain’s book _Kitchen Confidential_. IIRC he reads the audbiobook himself. It’s available on Audible, one of your sponsors. Check it out.

  42. Alton Brown really likes “..finishing people’s sentences?” – Alton Brown

    Also that STFU to Matt was pretty epic. Jonah probably orgasmed when he heard that.

  43. Holy fuck I just heard Alton Brown say “Shut the fuck up.”

    Thats like seeing Mr Rogers in his underpants.

  45. It was interesting to hear about Alton Brown and him playing guitar and flying his own plane. This fascinated me because I, too, share his love of both, along with having a culinary life. I am not a chef, but my mother is classically trained from the FCI amongst other schools. Thank you for this great podcast, Chris and Alton!

  46. Love the episode! I really just love Alton. I can’t wait for the Puppet Food bourne illness show, it sounds entertaining as hell! For me, I crave sushi and tomatos, but mostly tomatos. Apparently, I learned that it’s actually scientifically named tomatophagia. In fact, I’ve been told by friends I should probably get my blood check saying it might be iron deficency.

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