Serious Eats: Talk

Alton's Purple Endorsement

Posted by hungrychristel, September 11, 2009

So: I saw this not long ago and thought it was my imagination. Looks like Chowhound readers did too!

Here's someones take on it; but I find Serious Eaters to have much better opinions btw

Or link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMxucKipC2U

Turns out it really "irks" the Creative Cooler.

So Alton Brown walking around in a fake-looking, idealistic vineyard with a too-perfect looking chalkboard just feels jarringly wrong. I want him drawing and illustration or using some props to show me about polyphenals and antioxidants, not just checking off generic terms on a preplanned chalkboard. They used the perfect celebrity spokesperson, but left a huge chunk of the celebrity spokeperson's individual style.

What do you guys think?
Great idea, poor execution? C'mon Alton Hearters lets hear it!!

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