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 enlarge | Author: Alton Brown
Creator: Jean-claude Dhien
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 4355
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1584796812
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5977
EAN: 9781584796817
ASIN: 1584796812
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Alton Brown does it again May 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
What can I say? It's Alton. Everything this man does is exciting, entertaining, and informative. Who else could give such a diverse cross-
section of this part of American cuisine? Alton is my hero, and my
kids have learned so much from his shows. This is a goldmine in a jacket.
 Good eats along the Mississippi April 19, 2008
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
If you watch Food Channel (FC) a lot, you know who Alton Brown is. He has a quirky little show. I must confess, he is not my favorite of those cooking on FC. But he does have an engaging personality.
This book, though, is a little treasure, as far as I'm concerned. The opening foldout map shows the nature of his mini-Odyssey along the Mississippi River, sampling diners and restaurants as he (and his crew) cycle from the Delta to Lake Itasca. I'm an Illinois farm boy, so it was cool to see some of the towns from my home state on his map--Cairo, Alton, Quincy, Nauvoo, and Moline. And other places familiar to me from the Iowa side--Burlington, Muscatine, Clinton, Dubuque.
The book begins with a nice little introduction on Brown's romance with "asphalt." Then, from state to state as the crew moves from Louisiana to Minnesota, eateries that they stop at are featured, and some recipes provided. Kind of a cool concept here.
Some examples of eateries and recipes:
New Orleans, Louisiana: Crawfish Bowl at Big Fisherman Seafood
Greenville, Mississippi: Breakfast ribs at Jim's Cafe
Memphis, Tennessee: Memphis-style turkey legs at Melanie's Soul Food
Illinois and Iowa: Loose meat sandwich (Maid-Rite--In my home town,
we had a Maid-Rite while I was in high school--Yummy!). Ground beef,
onion, prepared mustard, water, Worcestershire Sauce, kosher salt).
Despite my cholesterol level, I'm tempted to try this!
Crosby, Minnesota: Parsley Bread from The (very quirky) Nordic Inn.
There is a final description of Lake Itasca, where the Mississippi River begins.
As one might expect from watching Brown's show, this is an idiosyncratic work. But it is a lot of fun and there are some neat recipes in here. But the Odyssey may be even more interesting than the recipes. Good eats? Good reading!
FOA Review March 31, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As usual, this man knows how to grab you from the beginning, suck you in, entertain and educate you all at the same time. His descriptives take you right to the spot at that moment and absorb you. The first time I read it, I read it as a novel, but then I went back and broken it down and included the recipes with each section of the book and the flow was so smooth, so captivating, that you don't realize that this really is a culinary postcard from someone whom you've come to trust. And to balance the entire book, there were places where I laughed out loud - or agreed totally with a scenario from his childhood. To say that I totally enjoyed this book would be a huge understatement. Thanks, AB, well done as usual.
tasty reading March 27, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great job of recreating the TV show on paper. Lots of great pictures and recipes. I wish he had done this with the first season.
Awesome!!! March 24, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have been a Good Eats fan for 5+ years and eagerly await the newest AB Book (I own all, even a Food Network Kitchen's book). This book is my favorite! It is part motorcycle diary and part cook book... all with Alton's signature wit and commentary. Makes for a GREAT read (and how often do you say that abt a cook book?!), GET THIS BOOK! (No joke, when I went to buy this book, the person in front of AND behind me was purchasing AB Books! :o)
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