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Alton Brown's diet
Take a breath, Panicky Princesses. Sure, it might sound austere for those who live to eat, but the man's talking good sense. He's not crash-dieting, citing miracles or paying into a cult that sells pathetic pre-packed synthetic sustenance.
He's merely using his broad expertise on food to eat with more nutritional efficiency, and thereby upping the odds that we will have many, many more years of Good Eats.
He's not even telling YOU to do it. He's telling you how HE did it, for himself.
As much as I enjoy reading through (and contributing to!) a blogroll of feasting filth, seeking banana peanut butter bacon cupcakes everyday is simply not sustainable.
Nobody's sense of taste should be questioned for taking better care of oneself, and considering AB's legacy of recipes and work, it's ludicrous to suggest that one nutrition-based episode calls into question the taste legitimacy of episodes to come.
Cocktails and Spirits with Paul Clarke: Women and Whiskey
I can't tell you how many times a waiter has plunked down my order in front of my male companion, even if they themselves took the damn order from my mouth. Catalysts for these mix-ups:
1) Brown liquor: Bourbon, Scotch, or cocktail variation thereof (i.e. Manhattans, Old-Fashioneds). Clear liquors tiptoe into this arena if ordered in stiff proportions (i.e. anything "up" or "neat"), as do pints of heavier ales ordered in succession.
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Favorite Whiskey for Everyday and Every Day: Jack
Favorite Whiskey for Feeling Fancy: Four Roses (TY, LeNell, for that intro!)
Favorite Scotches: Highland Park, Oban, Compass Box (Asyla, Hedonism, Peat Monster), Scalpa
Got into whiskey when I moved to NYC 8 years ago (cold winters and brown liquor go hand-in-hand), and it was worldly-wise bourbon-loving women that took me under their wing and taught me to love it.
How Do You Use Foods Past Their Prime?
Veggies slightly past their prime are at-home in stratas (an eggy stale-bread casserole!) and frittatas...
when in doubt, mix into ramen, pasta, soup or rice. ;)
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maybe not so literal?
when AB says he eats it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, he's not trying to schill the New Single-Food Diet. it's a turn of phrase, not a dictum for losing weight.
msmor does a pretty good job of rounding up his actual diet/eating routine; avocados and fatty fish are on the "eat at least 3 times a week" list, not "eat every day".
And as a commenter on the original talk thread pointed out, the man was running 4 miles a day. It's not a miracle, it's good sense and exercise.
AB is trying to educate people about smarter eating. As tasty and nutritive as this is (i had one yesterday), it's not a wondersandwich that magically makes you thin.