[56827]

1st

 

[Buzglyd]

Only a BMW rider could make a Harley rider look svelte.

 

[sarnali]

It's all that Kraut beer and sausages they scarf

 

[phalse]

He crashes and breaks his collarbone in teh 4th episode.

 

[BillyO]

This must be a joke.

 

[12217]

No joke. He had a decent television bio before he came up with his most famous Food Network show, "Good Eats." Combining the chemistry and history of food with old-school home cooking knowhow and his culinary degree, the end product is like Bill Nye the Science Guy meets Julia Child. And it's about the only thing I'll watch every week, other than sports.



I think he's only been riding for a few years, but I'm looking forward to the show. At leaast it's not yet another round of choppers or stuntaz.

 

[47997]

I don't know how long he's been riding but I do remember him riding an sv650 in one good eats episode. I guess he upgraded to the Beemer when the show took off.

 

[phalse]

I saw him ride a beemer in another episode too.

 

[12217]

Not sure how long he's been riding, now I've thought about it - I remembered reading an interview recently where Alton mentioned that he'd started riding to work a few years earlier.



I remember the SV as well - that was a long time back, the Chocolate Chip cookies episode, I think.



Anyway, if "Feasting on Asphalt" is half as much fun as everything else he's done, it'll be great.

 

[22337]

Re: Food TV's Alton Brown's Ride to Eat Series.

Alton Brown was shown riding a motorcycle (a SV650) on his "Good Eats" show for the first time two years ago and the show was titled "Circle of Life" (about donuts). The "Good Eats" series have been on the Food Network since 1999 and for the past six years it has consistently ranked as a top 10 show on this network.

Here's a link on Brown's site about his new show, "Feasting on Asphalt" and a bit about the route he took from Georgia to the West Coast:

• http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/press_pages/press_feasting.html

 

[12217]

Here's a NY Times link (registration required) to a piece on why Brown would rather ride than fly for business:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/13/business/13flier.html?ex=1153800000&en=c42ad1215864a2c7&ei=5070

 

[eojmo]

This show is a rip off of the UK series,The Two Hairy Bikers.Those guys trave around the world on BMW's and eat themselves silly.

 

[12217]

Whatever. Having seen his product for the last 6-7 years, I doubt Brown's take will have anything to do with hairy euro bikers eating themselves silly.