GOOD EATS HISTORY
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100) How did the show get it's name.
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AB: "AB's wife DeAnna came up with the name. She thought it had a basic,
no-nonsense quality to it." |
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101) When and where did Good Eats first get it's start?
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AB: "Two pilot episodes (Steak and Potato) were originally produced in 1997. The shows
aired on Chicago public television in 1998 and was reviewed enthusiastically by the local press."
--By 'Steak and Potato' he means the episodes
Steak Your Claim and
This Spud's For You. |
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The PBS station in Chicago was WTTW. Here's the Chicago Tribune's review:
By Steve Johnson, Tribune Television Critic Published: Friday, July 17, 1998
Section: TEMPO
Page: 4
"Good Eats": Not to be confused with the CLTV/Tribune program "Good
Eating," this PBS series attempts to be a cooking show inspired more by MTV than Julia
Child. Mostly it succeeds, as writer-host Alton Brown dares vacate the kitchen to actually visit spots where cows are
raised, meat thermometers are sold, etc. The spiky, energetic camera work is first rate, the
episodes are shot on luxurious film, and Brown's writing and on-camera presence are sharp enough to
hold up to the aggressive production. Friday's episode, the second of only two that
WTTW-Ch. 11 is airing (11 p.m.), looks at how to cook a steak. But assuming, wisely, that most of us don't know
beans about beef, it first shows us where the cuts come from and how to shop for them, and only
then explains how to actually treat the meat. A short course: pepper, kosher salt, peanut
oil, sear in cast-iron skillet, then bake in extra-hot oven. I hope I'm remembering it right because I
plan to try it soon, but, of course, as with any attempt to practice the culinary arts, your results
may vary. This lively, well made and refreshingly different show deserves a place at a television
table overcrowded with cookie-cutter cooking programs. |
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102) When was Good Eats acquired by Food Network?
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AB: "The Food Network acquired the program late in 1998." |
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103) What was the original air date for Good Eats on FoodTV?
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AB: "Good Eats premiered on foodtv July 7, 1999. The rest is, well ... " |
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GOOD EATS PROGRAMMING
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110) At what times does Good Eats
air?
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New episodes and the beginning run of a rerun happen on
Wednesdays at 9:00 pm Eastern Time. Reruns air on Thursdays at
12:00 am, Saturdays at 9:30 am and 9:00 pm and Sundays at 12:00
am and 6:30 pm.
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Follow-up: In January, 2001 Food Network began airing Good Eats on certain Mondays at 3:30 am for Cable In The Classroom.
This special edition has no commercials and may be used for educational purposes, royalty free. |
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Follow-up: In March, 2001 Food Network began airing Good Eats every Monday at 3:30
am when not a Cable In The Classroom Episode. |
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Follow-up: On July 1, 2000 Food Network dropped the Saturday 9:30 am showing. |
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Follow-up: FN is changing the schedule all the time so it's
difficult to say when. To date, though, new episodes air on
Wednesday nights at 9:00 pm with only the fewest exceptions. |
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Follow-up: Now it's 10:00 pm. Just check your
Tivo or TV Guide. |
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111) What is "Good Eats Cable In
The Classroom?"
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"Cable In The Classroom" are special episodes of a show, in this case
Good Eats, that may be recorded by the viewers for educational purposes. They have
no commercials and they automatically come with a 1 year copyright
clearance from the air date. Food Network/Alton Brown has also
provided lesson plans/teacher's guides to compliment the series. The
shows began airing on Monday, January 9th at 3:30 a.m. |
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GOOD EATS CREATION
You can also read the transcript of the show,
Behind
the Eats,
which covers in detail how the show is created.
Writing & Research
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120) How does Mr. Brown research the information for the show?
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AB: "Books, periodicals, interviews, journals, internet, experimentation, costly culinary
training, and one of those things that looks like an 8-ball, with the little window in the bottom. He also has a research
assistant as well as a development chef on staff." |
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Follow-up: Read this article from the Atlanta Journal & Constitution
about his research. |
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Follow-up: "I have a massive creative team, the problem is there all imaginary - it's just
me. The best ideas come when I stop taking the medication." |
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Follow-up: Read my interview with Alton to learn more on the creative process. |
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Follow-up: Rob DeBorde has been researching
and writing a goodly number of episodes. He began in season 7.
Read my
email-interview with him here. |
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121) How does Mr. Brown come up with the recipes/topics and method for selecting them for the show?
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AB: "No one really knows."
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Many of the titles of the episodes come from pop culture. See the
individual episode information for suggestions. |
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Follow-up: Read my interview with Alton to learn more on the creative process. |
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122) What is the process
for writing an episode of Good Eats?
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Beginning with Season #7, Rob DeBorde began
co-writing Good Eats. As the seasons went along, Rob began
writing more as Alton's work load increased with other projects.
You can read more about his process in some
email
correspondence I had with him here. |
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For a narrative overview of Alton's mental
process, read my interview with him
here. |
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Watch the episode
Behind the Eats (or read
the transcript) for an overview of the process and the crew that
makes it happen. |
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Music
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130) Where does the show's theme music come from? Does it have a name?
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AB: "The Good Eats theme has no name other than "The Good Eats Theme" - or is it "The Theme
from Good Eats"?. It was written especially for the show. (Although it was inspired by the music from the film
Get Shorty)" |
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131) Who does the music and sound?
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132) What information do you have on the Theme Music used in Good Eats?
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Here is a letter I received from Mr. Belden on July 25, 2000 (Reprinted with Permission):
"First, the original 10-note theme was written for the pilot
shows (Steak & Spuds) by a composer who used to live here in Atlanta
named Nikki Saxxs (no, not the guy from Motley Crüe). The music
that you hear at the Good Eats logo in the opening was performed by him
(with Alton & others singing the "Good Eats" lyric), as
well as the original music that ended the show.
There were 2 versions of end music, one with Alton adlibbing some lyrics
throughout, and one just instrumental. All of the other music,
including the 6-second tidbits that happen throughout the show, has been
composed/performed by myself. You may have noticed that throughout
the second season I have begun to use original music at the end, rather
than the same old theme every week ... just to give each show a little
more individuality, (much to the encouragement of Alton).
Alton of course gives me plenty of creative direction and ideas for each
show, and I learned from working with him back in his film-directing
days that his musical input is unique and right on target.
I also do all of the post-production sound for Good Eats as well, which
includes recording Alton's voice-overs and the final mixing. You
may have also noted a few audio problems in the past (especially the
first season). This was a result of the film crew pushing new
technology to its limits and being forced to use consumer gear in the
field ... not a fun thing. Luckily, technology and budgets have
caught up to the demands and I am pleased to note that the sound for
season 3 is absolutely fantastic. Listen for a 'rework' of the
opening theme for season 3. Don't worry. We aren't changing
the now-famous ten notes." |
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133) Any other interesting sound/music facts?
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Also, from Mr. Belden, July 25, 2000 (Reprinted with Permission):
"Here are a few silly bits of info for you:
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There have been over 150 versions of the theme recorded for the the 6 second tidbits done to date (not counting season 3!) |
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I have used over 70 different types of instruments playing the theme to date. |
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Every piece of music for Good Eats incorporates that 10 note theme in it somewhere, be it bass notes or some obscure background
instrument, but it is always there. The ONLY pieces of music that didn't was the recurring theme in the Fruit Cake show and
"Home on the Range" for the Steak show opening. |
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Each regular character for the show has their own theme (i.e. Cousin Ray, Marsha, W, Shirley). |
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The Fruitcake show was the first that didn't use the original music at the end." |
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134) What are the 10 notes that compose the Good Eats theme?
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135) What are the programming instructions for my phone if I want this tune to play when I receive a call?
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RTTL Format: goodeats:d=8,o=5,b=120:f#,g,d6,c6,a#,f,f#,g,g,g,4f#,
g,f#,g,p,f#,g,d6,c6,a#,f,f#,g,g,g,
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Philip's Good Eats ring tone in Nokia format:
//SCKL1581024A3A619DBDBD919585D1CC0400411CCAE5D8618A26C22C
49B6166176186186186174186176186106176186289B08B126D85985D8618
618618000
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Should all be on one line. |
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The easiest way to get this on your phone is send it as an email message with no subject and only the
above line in the message body. |
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Location and Set
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140) Where are the kitchen scenes
taped?
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Seasons 1 to 4
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They are shot in a real home in the Atlanta area but the house does not belong to Alton. (Post 251.1) |
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At the time, Good Eats was produced by
Means St. Productions
in Roswell, GA. |
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Season 5 & 6
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Alton's own production company,
Be Square
Productions, began taping Good Eats. They purchased a
real house—also in the Atlanta area—solely for use by his
company. The kitchen was retrofitted and remodeled to
accommodate a video crew, lights, etc. for video taping. It
belongs to the two producers of the show, Dana Popoff and
Marion Laney. See FAQ
#141 below. |
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Season 7 & 8
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Due to pressures from the neighbors of
the home where the crew was taping, they resigned themselves
to moving into a video facility. They moved to a facility in
the Atlanta area and replicated the kitchen from the real
house. The end of the living room and the outside scenery
are all fake, i.e. they are photographs, blown up to 1:1
scale and hung from the ceiling. They are, however, actual
pictures of the original home's fireplace, couch and outside
view. All of the appliances in the kitchen are real,
However, the only things that work in the kitchen are the
stove top and the sink. Everything else is non-functional
(ex: microwave, ovens, fridge, etc.). The interesting fact
is that no one revealed this change from house to set until
season 8. And no one on my message board or in journalistic
print noted it either. Here's
my scoop about it saved for posterity. |
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Season 9 and on
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Be Squared Productions eventually
purchased their own production and test-kitchen facility and
moved the kitchen set there. This is the location featured
in the Season 9 episode,
Behind the Eats that aired in July, 2006. |
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141) Is there any more info
on the season 5 & 6 house?
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The GE home was featured in
Home Magazine in February, 2003. Here's some info about it:
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The home is actually owned by Dana Popoff (line producer) and Marion Laney (director of photography) who live there full-time. |
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The house was used for taping episodes of GE three weeks before they actually moved in. |
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A 7-foot section of the work island is built on wheels so that it can be moved into various positions or simply out of the way
for a scene set-up. It was custom built to match the Canac semi-custom cabinets used
in the kitchen. |
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The ceiling has a 12 foot square grid of pipe suspended from the ceiling for hanging lighting, microphones and other set pieces.
It can be removed easily if the house is ever sold in the future. |
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The countertops are all green soapstone. The backsplash is a trompe l'oeil* painting on wood to match the stone.
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*French: "deceive the eye" Style of representation in which a painted object is intended to deceive the
viewer into believing it is the object itself. First employed by the ancient Greeks,
trompe l'oeil was also popular with
Roman muralists. Since the early Renaissance, European painters have used
trompe l'oeil to create false frames from
which the contents of still lifes or portraits seemed to spill, and to paint windowlike images that appeared to be
actual openings in a wall or ceiling. |
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There is an open bar area which has a Viking wine cooler. |
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Kitchen hardware contact information from the magazine:
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Dishwasher, ovens, refrigerator, 6-burner stovetop, downdraft vent and wine cooler all by
Viking: 888-845-4641 |
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Windows by Monarch: 256-831-7000 |
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Whole home vacuum with sweeper intake in toe kick of kitchen cabinets by Hoover:
800-891-5696 |
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Faucet on large sink by Blanco,
model Modera: 800-451-5782 |
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Microwave and food processor by KitchenAid: 800-422-1230 |
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Ceiling fan by Hunter |
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142) Has Alton's real house ever been used in
an episode?
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Yes. The house used in
Give Peas a
Chance was AB's in Marietta, GA. It was also used for Food
Network's All Star Thanksgiving Special. There have also been
many "grilling" scenes that were shot there as if it were the
backyard of the house in seasons 5 and on. Any scenes at the
grill with the arbor over it and the French doors behind him
were at his house. Alton moved from this house in 2006. |
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143) What are those posters on the wall of the house in
Seasons 1-4?
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Here are the ones I could find:
Pâtes Baroni is a poster (1921) by Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942). It costs $27.00 from
AllPosters.com. The poster is advertising spaghetti. |

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Buitoni is a poster (1928) by Federico Seneca (1891-1976). It costs $19.80 from
AllPosters.com. |

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Miscela Leone is a vintage Italian advertising
art poster for Coffee in Italy. This art deco
piece features a cup of hot coffee poured right
out of a box. |
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144) What is Alton's kosher
salt container?
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The kosher salt container as seen on many of the Good Eats episodes is not, in reality, a salt
container. It is a Stainless Steel Cheese Server which one can find at
Williams-Sonoma. It costs $28.00 (July, 2000) plus shipping and handling. It is composed of 18/10 stainless steel and
glass and is made in Italy. It holds 1 cup and is 4-3/4" in diameter and 2-1/4" high. If this one is too pricey,
check out the list of other cheese servers I've made:
Cheese Servers
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Follow-up: This
particular model is no longer being sold.
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W&S's |
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Follow-up: Alton stated at Atlanta's BBQ and Blues Fest, 2000 that he's working a supplier for a salt container of his
own design.
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Follow-up: Beginning in season #4, Alton appears to have begun using another brand of server.
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Follow-up: Alton is selling his own version at
altonbrown.com.
However, the first sales of his device sold out in two days. He says he'll be getting more soon.
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Follow-up: He's mentioned more are on their way and might be ready by July, 2002.
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Follow-up: They began
reselling on 11.05.2002.
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145) What's the scoop on the objects in the kitchen (besides the salt container)?
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The Chicken From Alton Brown: "The chicken is paper mâché. I got it at a store in Chapel Hill NC called
A Southern Season. It originally hung from a large parachute,
but I think it looks better on its rear." (Post 1666.1)
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Follow-up from A Southern Season: "We have received quite a few calls and emails from viewers in desperate search for the
papier mâché chicken that is on display in your on-air kitchen. We understand that it was a gift from your mother after visiting our store, A Southern Season, in Chapel Hill,
NC some years ago. Sadly, the supplier no longer has access to the product and there are no more to be had. We have been unable
to locate anything similar despite an exhaustive search. Please let all your viewers know how very sorry we are to disappoint them.
Yours is truly a real treasure now that they are no longer available!" (Post 2542)
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Paul Merchant holding The Chicken at Atlanta's BBQ & Blues Fest, 2000 |
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Blue Retro Rocket Lamp You can find them at the
Retro Lounge.
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The Dinosaur Spray Bottle From my interview, it came from Target several years before being introduced to the show. There are no distinguishing marks on it to
indicate who made it or whether it is still available.
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146) Where did the
pictures come from in the new kitchen in Seasons 5 and on?
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The Fork and Spoon and the more famous
Chicken with a Bowler Hat was a commissioned art piece for
Good Eats painted by Kathleen Denson. She owns Artisan Faux
Finishes. email:
artisankat@comcast.net |
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Wardrobe
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150) Where does Mr. Brown get his wardrobe for the show?
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AB: "My wardrobe is handled by my wife DeAnna who just picks things up as she sees them. ... Most of my Hawaiian shirts
are made by either Diamond Head or Pineapple Juice." (Post 1234.2) |
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Follow Up: Wardrobe is now handled by Mandy
Kibler, the Key Wardrobe specialist at GE. |
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Good Eats Production
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160) What's the process for making an episode of Good Eats (at Means Street)?
As best as I can determine and with my little journalistic skills, here's what I know about Seasons 1 to 4:
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Alton first spends several months researching the various topics for the episodes he plans to do for the next
season. He uses the web in part and has mentioned some of the sites here. |
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Once the majority of the scripts are laid out, pre-production commences. It consists of lining up
talent, props, food, cooking supplies, location shots, special photography equipment and anything needed for video taping. |
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As mentioned in FAQ 115 above, Good Eats is filmed out of sequence. In the first season they shot the locations first
and then the kitchen scenes. In the following seasons they reversed that approach. Using the later method they were
better able to deduce the amount of time needed for location shots where previously it caused editing problems. The Kitchen
scenes take about a month to record while the location shots depend on season and
weather conditions. It may take several months to cover all of the material needed for each season. |
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Taping was done using a Canon XL1. Everything is done in digital format: video, sound, etc. During recording the raw footage
was sent back to Means Street where it is duplicated and stored for later editing. |
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Once all of the scenes were recorded, editing could begin. The editor, Larry Krantz,
used the Avid editing system. The earlier episodes used the Macintosh platform while the later episodes used the Windows platform.
The editor copied the tapes into the Avid memory using a lower resolution. Using Alton's guidelines and script he
decided how the scenes would best fit together taking into consideration such things as time restraints, flow and
quality of each shot. Needless to say, there was always material left over that could not be used. For the 30 minute
time slot given for Good Eats, only 20:30 were actually used by the show. The rest of the time was given to advertisements. |
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Once the scene was edited it was sent to the sound designer, Patrick Belden,
who then added music, voice-overs, sound effects and
any sound corrections due to location noise, glitches, etc. Sometimes dialogue was difficult to understand
due to site conditions and so there had to be dialogue replacement. This was where Alton or the character
would say exactly the same thing that was said during taping but in a studio. That new
material was then placed on top of the previous audio as seamlessly as possible. The music for seasons 1 and 2 were
analog but seasons 3 and 4 were completely digital. |
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Once the audio is complete, all of the new sound components as well as the raw footage along with the editing queues were sent
to Outback Inc. for final assembly and graphics addition. Outback took the editing
queues (which are all based off a non-duplicated time format) and applied that to the higher resolution stock footage. Mr.
Belden's sounds were added as were graphics such as the show slides, recipe information, arrows and other text. Special
effects were also inserted and the overall image was color corrected and cleaned up if needed. |
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Before any episode was aired, it was reviewed by both Alton and Food Network. Any
discrepancies or errors were sent back to editing, sound or Outback for correction depending on the need. It is not atypical to
still have scenes being reviewed even though the new season has already begun. |
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I assume the above is essentially the same process for Alton's company, Be Squared, with some steps being performed by different
people. |
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161) How is the show
made from Season 5 and on?
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On July 29, 2006, Food Network aired the
show, Behind the Eats,
which showed the creation process from AB's mind to finish
on how the show is made. Watch this episode (or read the
transcript for more current information). |
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SHOW FACTS
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170) Is W Alton's real-life wife?
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No.
Vickie Eng is an actress. She's
is also Alton Brown's chiropractor and works in the Atlanta area. They are
not related. |
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171) Is Marsha Brown Alton's real-life sister?
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No. Marsha Brown is played by
Merrilyn Crouch,
a professional actress from California and is not related to Mr. Brown. |
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172) Okay then, what episodes have Alton's
real family members been in? Behind the Eats revealed a lot of what
happens behind the
scenes. Here's who and when:
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Alton's daughter, Zoey:
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Pantry Raid IV: Comb Alone (Little Girl,
2001-07-11)
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Circle of Life (Small Girl,
2004-07-21)
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Curious Yet Tasty Avocado Experiment (Girl,
2005-11-02)
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Milk Made
(Little Miss Muffet, 2007-06-06)
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Popover Sometime (British Spit Jack Girl,
2008-06-09)
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Tuna, Surprise
(Herself, 2008-07-07)
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Oh My,
Meat Pie (Milk Girl, 2008-10-27)
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Crustacean Nation IV (Screaming Girl,
2009-04-27)
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Undercover Veggies (AB's Niece,
2009-06-08)
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Good Eats Turn 10 (Herself, 2009-10-10)
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American Classics V: A Pound of Cake (Little
Girl, 2009-10-26)
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The
Once and Future Fish (AB's Granddaughter,
2009-11-02)
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Devil of a Cake (Exorist Girl, 2010-03-14)
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Alton's mother:
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Alton's grandmother, Ma Mae, has been in 2
episodes.
She passed away
on November 26, 2001:
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Alton's wife, DeAnna, has never been on
a traditional Good Eats episode except for the Behind the Eats episode and Good
Eats Turns 10 as herself. |
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B. A. is a fictional character and is played,
of course, by AB ... but you knew that already. |
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173) What happed to The Egg Files III and IV?
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According to a fan who asked him this very question at the Biltmore book signing in August, 2002, there was a III and IV,
he just didn't number them nor call them "The Egg Files".
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174) What happened to True Brew III?
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The beer episode, Amber Waves, was the untitled True Brew
III. (This has been confirmed via an email from the producer of the
show.)
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175) What other shows
have series?
(This does not include the 2-part episodes Tenderloin
and Water)
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American Classics (All
begin with AB in front of the American Flag)
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Cheese:
See FAQ 177
below for an explanation of the 2nd title
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Chocolate
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Cocktails
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Flat Foods
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Frying
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Fry Hard (Frying) (Episode 23,
Season 2) |
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Fry Hard II: The Chicken
(Episode 45, Season 4) |
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Fry Hard III:
Fry Turkey Fry
(Episode 163, Season 10) |
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Fry Hard III:
Tempura (Episode
235, Season 14)*
*This "Fry Hard III" is a FN moniker and may not be an
actual Fry Hard series |
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Ice Cream
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Oat Cuisine
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Pantry Items
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Pantry Raid I:
"Use Your
Noodle" (Spaghetti) (Episode 11, Season 1)
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See Pasta below.
This episode falls into both the Pantry Raid and Use
Your Noodle categories. |
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Pantry Raid II: Seeing Red
(Tomato Sauce) (Episode 25, Season 2) |
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Pantry Raid III: Cool Beans
(Episode 38, Season 3) |
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Pantry Raid IV: Comb Alone
(Honey) (Episode 50, Season 4) |
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Pantry Raid V:
Good Wine Gone Bad (Vinegar)
(Episode 137, Season 9) |
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Pantry Raid VI: Lentils
(Episode 164, Season 10) |
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Pantry Raid VII:
Tuna, Surprise
(Episode 193, Season 12) Alvin the Tuna accuses AB of
"pump(ing) out another one of those pantry raid shows." |
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Pantry Raid 8-9:
After Pantry Raid 7 above, Good Eats began arbitrarily
selecting numbers for this series. Food Network often
droped the number on a series (not Good Eats) which
threw the numbering
system out of whack. (Hence this FAQ.) So to get over
them being accurate, GE might just pick a number out of
queue. |
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Pantry Raid X: Dark
Side of the Cane |
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Pantry Raid XI, does
not exist, see 8-9 above |
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Pantry Raid XII:
Turning Japanese (Episode 218, Season 13) |
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Pantry Raid Thirteen:
Destination Chickpea (Episode 241, Season 13) |
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Pasta:
See FAQ 177 below for an explanation of the 2nd title
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Potatoes
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Preserving
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Salad
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Sea Food: Crustaceans
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Sea Food: Shells
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Squash
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Squid
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Tortillas
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176) What foods have shown up in the Food
Gallery? Editor's note: It seems that once AB covers a subject,
it no longer belongs in the "Food Gallery", but I
include them here since they once were.
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CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARES (from the show
#41,
Head
Games) The
"eat-them-they're-good-for-you" foods.
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Peas
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Liver |
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Prune Juice |
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Bran Cereal |
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Cabbage |
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Spinach (replaces Cabbage at the end)
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HEARTBREAK HOTEL (from the show
#62, The
Trouble with Cheesecake) Those
recipes, which despite lavishings of time, attention and money tend to bite the hand of those that make
them.
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Beef Wellington
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Soufflé
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Bouillabaisse
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Cheesecake |
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ORNERY EDIBLES (from the show
#71,
The
Choke's On You) Ingredients which revel in rousing cooks'
consternation.
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Pomegranate
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Green Bean
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Blue Crab
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Artichoke |
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PANTRY WITH A PULSE (from the show
#87,
Crustacean
Nation III: Feeling Crabby) Where feast meets phobia.
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Oyster
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Roquefort Cheese |
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Crab |
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PUDDING (from the show
#120,
Puddin' Head
Blues) Note: AB doesn't call this a "Food Gallery" but
the tone, lighting and music indicate that it is:
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Boudin Rouge ("Blood Pudding") and Hot
Dogs |
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Yorkshire Pudding (a baked popover) & Christmas Pudding (a boiled and booze-drenched fruitcake)
(Only they're not really puddings at all.) |
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Hasty Pudding, a.k.a. loblolly (a Colonial cornmeal) |
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Mousse (inclusion of whipped egg whites and/or cream)
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Custard's (inclusion of egg yolk)
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Pudding (always thickened with starch) |
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FLAT FOODS (from the show
#147,
Flat is
Beautiful III) Journey onto another plane;
a plane which happens to be rather lacking in one dimension
Note: Again, AB doesn't call this a "Food Gallery" but
it clearly is.
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Pizza
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Flank Steak
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Pancake ... all lacking in one dimension (the
vertical or Z axis, I assume)
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Flounder |
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HOME COOKED HORRORS (from the show
#154,
Cubing
Around) Suppertime nightmares of our
youth
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Liver and Onions |
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Beets
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Mom's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Casserole |
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Cubed Steak |
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VEGETAL HALL OF FAME (from
the show #187, If It Ain't Broccoli, Don't Fix It)
(these items have been shut down due to past
episodes, all of them have "Installation Closed" on the
pedistals)
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Spinach (also in Childhood Nightmares
above)
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Peas (also in Childhood Nightmares
above)
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Beets (alto in Home Cooked Horrors
above)
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Dark Leafy Greens
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Broccoli |
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DREADED DESSERTS (from
the show #200,
Switched on Baklava)
(a peculiar hall which houses foods much
feared, not for their flavors, but for the struggles
required to put them to plate)
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Confoundingly Contradictory Baked Alaska
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The tempestuously temperamental Tarte
Tatin |
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Notorious Baklava |
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EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBIT (from
the show #207, Crustacean
Nation IV)
(That looks into the future of food ... or,
rather, at one of many possible futures of food: they’re
gone, vamoose, vanished, as in, extinct ... or very nearly
so.)
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Majestic blue-fin tuna: the
warm-blooded bullet of the deep |
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Cod, the ground fish that changed the
world |
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Homarus americanus; the lobster
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Crawfish a.k.a. crawdads, crawdaddies, crayfish,
lollies, mudbugs, yannies, ditchbugs |
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177) Why are there two "Use Your Noodle II"
episodes and which episode belongs where?
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I don't believe they meant to have two episodes with the
same name, but that's what happened—at least during the
original airing. The first "Use Your Noodle II" episode was
EA1E10,
the macaroni and cheese show. Food Network has the episode
entitled For Whom the Cheese Melts 2 which is what
it should have been. Then next year, the ravioli
show, EA1F15, aired and
had the same name.
The first "Use Your Noodle" show as also
considered a Pantry Raid show. Thus, show on Spaghetti
spawned 2 spin-offs: pasta and pantry items. So, Use Your
Noodle is listed in both categories.
When first aired, it appeared that, in a quirk of the show,
Use
Your Noodle II (Ravioli), wasn't counted as a Pantry
Raid episode. But season 14 (8 years later) brought 2 more
"Use Your Noodle" shows: #3 Lasagna and #4 Asian
Noodles. This now created the noodle series thus clarifying
the macaroni show should have been another For Whom the
Cheese Melts episode. But as it stands now, the macaroni
episode was counted as a noodle episode and thus also has
feet in 2 categories: cheese and pasta.
All of this confusion gave rise to the ravioli show also
being named Use Your Noodle II, to which I give you
the following screen shows for both.
Mac and Cheese |
Ravioli |
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178) Has Good Eats ever won an award?
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It was nominated for the
James Beard Foundation 2000 Award in the category of
Viking
Range Best Food Television Journalism. James Beard is considered the father of American
Gastronomy. It is said of Mr. Beard that "Throughout his life, he pursued, advocated the highest standards, and
served as a mentor to emerging talents in the field of the culinary arts." The 'Oscars of the food world' is the James
Beard Foundation Award. They celebrate fine cuisine and Mr. Beard's birthday. The specific show that Good Eats was
nominated for was the Bird in Hand episode, later renamed to
A Bird In The Pan. |
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179) Are there any
alternate titles to shows?
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When Rob DeBorde co-authored a show, he
sometimes suggested titles for them. Here are his suggestions if
he's had them. It also makes a convenient list of the shows
he's done.
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Season 7 (2003)
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1. Sweet Potatoes: --no
title-- |
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2. Muffins: "The Muffin
Made Man" |
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3. Crab: "Crustacean
Nation 3: Claws 2 - The Revenge" |
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4. Alternative Grains:
"Grain Expectations" |
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5. Candy: "It Came from
Beyond the Candy Store" |
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6. Sausages: --no title-- |
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7. Pouch Cooking: "Bag It" |
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8. Holiday Cookies: "The
Cookie Clause" |
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9. Bananas: "Bananaramapolooza" |
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10. Nuts: "Some Times You
Feel Like a Nut" |
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11. Toast: "Crusty the
Toast" |
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Season 8 (2004)
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12. Oysters: "Oysterville" |
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13. Flat Meats: --no
title-- |
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14. Wontons: "Wonton Ways" |
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15. Cornmeal: "True Grits" |
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16. Melons: "Melondrama" |
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17. Sandwiches: "Sandwich
Craft" |
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18. Greens: "Jo’s Mean
Greans" |
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19. Rice 2: --no title-- |
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20. Myths: --no title-- |
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Season 9 (2005)
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21. Peas: "Eat Your Peas!" |
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22. Cobbler: --no title-- |
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23. Flatfish: "Flatfish
Society" |
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24. Waffles: --no title-- |
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25. Vanilla: --no title-- |
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26. Olives: --no title-- |
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27. Scallops: --no title-- |
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28. Pad Thai: "Pad Thai Me
Up" |
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Season 10 (2006)
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29. Breakfast Rolls: "The
Cin-A-Man Can" |
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30. Cube Steak: "Steak3" |
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31. Peppercorns: --no
title-- |
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32. Peaches: "Peaches &
Dreams" |
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33. Squid 2: "Calamari
Karma" |
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34. Tortilla 2: --no
title-- |
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35. Okra: "Okraphobia" |
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36. Gumbo: --no title-- |
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37. Pomegranate:
"Pomegranate from Another Planet" |
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38. Corned Beef: "Where’s
the (Corned) Beef?" |
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39. Lentils: --no title-- |
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40. Spinach Salad: "Where
There’s a Wilt …" |
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41. Espresso: "Italian
Espresso-ism" |
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Season 11 (2007)
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42. Substitutions: --no
title-- |
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43. Coconut: "Grated
Expectations" |
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44. Whole Fish: "Whole
Anxiety" |
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45. Cucumbers: "Cuclear
Proliferation" |
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46. Green Beans: "Bean
Stalker" |
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47. Blueberries: "Blu
Season" |
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48. Peanuts: "Goober, My
Goober" |
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49. Apple Pie: "American
Pie" |
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50. Broccoli: "Broccoli’s
Burden" |
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51. Cupcakes: "All Your
Cupcake are Belong to Us” |
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Season 12 (2008)
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52. Crackers: |
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53. Salmon: |
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CONTACT INFO
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180) Where can I write Alton Brown or Good
Eats with Fan Mail?
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If you have professional interests in
contacting him, then write Amy Voll, Alton's media contact (taken from altonbrown.com):
amy@firstnamemedia.com. |
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Otherwise, write Food Network for any fan
mail. |
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