Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern joins me on another episode of The Alton Browncast to talk about our love of storytelling, the need to give back, and the road from addiction to recovery.
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Mailbag Grab Bag: The Alton Browncast 47
That’s right… on this week’s episode of The Alton Browncast, I’m answering fan mail. If you’ve contacted me by email, Facebook, Twitter, postcard or smoke signal, you might just hear your question answered.
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Jack Hurley: The Alton Browncast 46
Team Hot Dog or Team Hamburger? On this week’s episode of The Alton Browncast, I chat with Jack Hurley, the proprietor of a 1960s-esque hot dog stand in South Carolina called Jack’s Cosmic Dogs. We debate the science of fries and why vegetarian menu items are key.
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HENSE: The Alton Browncast 45
Atlanta artist HENSE is known for abstract exterior mural installations, but got his start with graffiti. He talks with me today about finding inspiration, success, how he knows when a project is finished, and the work he did for the Good Eats test kitchen.
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Sother Teague: The Alton Browncast 44
Today, I visit with Sother Teague, Beverage Director at Amor y Amargo. We taste our way through bitter tinctures and potables, while Sother explains why all the drinks he makes are brown, bitter, and stirred.
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Samantha Brown: The Alton Browncast 43
Samantha Brown (no relation) joins me this week to talk travel. Find out why Samantha always talks to the nighttime security man, what words you must know in any language, and why she caught the travel bug in Latin America – not Europe. She also shares some tips on traveling with kids.
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How to Build the Pepper Drill
The Good Eats faithful might be familiar with a unique piece of equipment I keep in my kitchen: a high-powered pepper hack built from a cordless drill, aka, the Pepper Drill. This stroke of genius came about while mulling over the shortcomings of pepper-grinding technology.
Although I suspect that a controlled sonic pulse system is the key to perfect pepper grinding, almost every pepper mill currently on the planet is based upon a design introduced in 1874 by Jean-Pierre and Jean-Fredrique Peugeot, who, at the time, were best known for manufacturing hand saws of all things. Their design featured a wooden tube that fed the pepper into a rotary mill, composed of a grooved male head and a grooved female ring.
While steel has long been the norm, quieter ceramic mechanisms (which I think are more precise) are now coming onto the scene.
In another new development, some mills are replacing the classic drive shaft with a mill housing that allows the entire container to be turned.
John Hodgeman: The Alton Browncast 42
I, Encyclo-smokia Brown, and author John Hodgman remember our epic barbecue journey, talk facial hair, and hear what happened when John’s Twitterfeed was hacked by a tiny human in his house.
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Mark Dacascos: The Alton Browncast 41
Actor and martial artist Mark Dacascos joins me on The Alton Browncast to talk about his early desire to become a Buddhist monk, his love for Shakespeare, and improvising the character of Iron Chef America’s Chairman. Find out what he says when asked about his uncle in Japan and if I really am that smart.
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Michael Ruhlman: The Alton Browncast 40
This week on The Alton Browncast, I interview author and cook Michael Ruhlman about freeing people from recipes, the future of cookbooks, and what sets the great chefs apart. Then, we try to predict the future of food… and get excited about eggs.
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