Blind Item #16- Kindness
This Food Network mainstay who is probably the best part about the network donated and raised almost $1M last year to fund a cooking program in his hometown where underprivileged high school students can take classes after school and get a job if they want it or just give them something to do to stay out of trouble.
Alton Brown! Alton Brown! Best chef ever on TV
ReplyDelete@TTM - true story. Although Anthony Bourdain is no slouch either.
Deletesounds like alton brown to me too he's the only person that doesn't make my skin crawl on that network (and Ina Garten of course)
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ReplyDeleteAlton is just so cool
ReplyDeleteTotally Alton. He does tons of stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Alton! He has some awesome recipes, too!
ReplyDeleteAlton Brown is my foodie Crush. I'm originally from where he lives in Atlanta. He is a really cool person.
ReplyDeleteCan't see this being anyone but Alton.
ReplyDeleteCan't stand Ina. What kind of person would decline a child's Make A Wish request? And not just once either.
That's so funny. I've heard nothing but negative things about Alton Brown's off-screen personality. And there was the whole Twitter war earlier this year where he tweeted very arrogant things. I'm surprised he's so well liked. Veddy interesting. http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/alton-brown-is-a-party-pooper?s=mobile
ReplyDeleteI'm not even looking, Just Another Girl, and you can't make me. LALAALALALALALA.
Deleteps: no way Brody Jenner is gay
All lies. Alton is awesome (and may control my brain.)
DeleteThat is all.
@Kelly... so Ina rejecting that make-a-wish kid like 3x in a row didn't make your skin crawl.. Iron Chef Michael Symon and Beau MacMillan -- have reportedly offered to cook with Enzo.
ReplyDeleteI can see Robert Irvine doing something like this. Restaurant Impossible is a great show.
ReplyDeleteThe way Alton Brown drunkenly leered and lunged at Jane Seymour on Iron Chef was so off-putting some years back -- combined with his sexual inuendos with Giada on every reality crap they keep airing -- I just can't with that creepy man.
ReplyDeleteI don't care who this is, but this is the way you do charity. Give those kids skills they can use later in life.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, whoe'er it is!
ReplyDeleteAnd ITA, Basil -- the Head Chef Instructor at my culinary school does a programme where homeless people can learn to cook and get jobs in the field. He's had some really inspiring success stories and he's always telling us that we need to get involved and give back to the community.
Yup has to be the fantastic Mr. Brown
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ReplyDeleteI didn't know Alton had "stories" about him?!
ReplyDeleteOkay we know this isn't Ina, heck, we didn't even need the "his" clue for that!
This also could be Bobby Flay as well.
Whoever it is.. Good on you!
What about Emeril?
ReplyDeleteIt's probably Alton. He's known to do nice things.
ReplyDeleteI've always taken his rather crude comments to/about Giada as a reflection of how much he loathes her skank ass. Since I loathe her skank ass too, it's all good.
I also used to like Alton. My friend met him and said he was such an asshole. She was a big fan of his and was very disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I'm thinking Tyler Florence. He is a class act!
I thought Alton was all born again Christian type? Huh. Anyway, I love his show and his recipes. I love how he analyzes thing.
ReplyDeleteAlton IS Food Network. Good Eats is to cooking what Mr. Wizards World was to science- everyone can watch it from kids to adults and everyone can get something out of it.
ReplyDeleteI have a few seasons of it on DVD and my nieces like watching it with me. He did an episode on candy and my nieces learned to make his Peanut Butter Fudge Candy where all you use is the microwave to cook with and they make it for every family get together. Since they are just 7 and 4 (5 in 16 days) it makes them feel important and that they are contributing to the family dinner.
Anything that makes kids feel special and teaches them is important to have. I'm thankful Alton did that series if for nothing else than for giving my nieces the ability to do something they can be proud of. The smile on their faces the first time they made it and gave their PaPa some was bigger and brighter than all their Christmas mornings combined.
Oh Rowdy you made me tear up!! Love that (warmed my cold crusty heart)
ReplyDeleteRowdy wins the internet for the day. Great story and absolutely right. Kids aren't born lazy and greedy. Well, actually they are, but they get over that if you let them, and they do enjoy working for things and seeing the smiles they can bring other people.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sadly I've heard nothing good about Alton offscreen either. But I'm still a fan of his onscreen persona!
ReplyDeleteAlton Brown. Also possibly Tyler Florence. Everyone else on the network is a preening douchebag who can't really cook, or used to be a professional chef but has sold out big time.
ReplyDelete@Lucas - Happy New Year! And I love Anthony Bourdain also.
ReplyDelete@Rowdy - Good Eats is truly awesome and I love his recipes. There is no deviation, but they always work.