Alton Brown

Sweetbreads. I love em...but it ain't gonna happen.

Being on Iron Chef: America was thrilling and humbling. I would definitely do it again if asked. I did get to try a fair amount of the food and can only say that I’m very glad that I didn’t have to judge the event. I feel certain that my “illness” was triggered by a food allergy…I should have been a little more careful about what I put in my mouth during those days. The biggest surprise to me was how fierce the competition was. I mean these guys are some of the best cooks on the planet but that’s so easy to forget when you see them on television. They were dead serious and amazing to watch. I wasn’t (nor am I now) worthy.

Jim Thorne Jeff Smith Bar B Q

Jeeze, I don't remember a cart...what years?

My noggin just doesn't work that way. I don't have favorites...really. I do have least favorites though.

Actually I'm a boring dresser. I usually wear jeans with a black T-shirt. The shirts I wear on the show came out of the fact that rayon is a relatively microphone-friendly fabric and most Hawaiian shirts are rayon...bowling shirts too.

Dear CDH, Although I try to stay hip to what’s going on re: TV, I’m not faithful to any show, food oriented or otherwise. I just don’t have the time and I don’t have a Tivo. So at best I keep “aware” of television. I wish I had HBO and BBC America but I don’t. I did buy the first season of The Office on DVD and that made me laugh till I cried. But that’s about it. I don’t really feel that TV is a competitive sport, so I don’t keep a look out for someone to kick me out of my job. Maybe I should though… A