Alton and Melissa: A Food Blog

Since 2014 it's been my mission to expand my culinary knowledge through the recipes by one of the greatest chefs, food scientists, and all around awesome human beings of all time: Alton Brown. I've made quite a number of recipes thus far but I'm still hungry. Good eats, anyone?

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I left this knife guide in the kitchen section of a retail store.

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I feel like AB would have this hanging in his kitchen.

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A+ show. 10/10 would see again. Thanks, Alton. <3

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An encore was heavily requested. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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Poor ‘Mise en Place’..

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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‘Mise en Place’ aka my new favorite kitchen song.

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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The final song of the show: ‘Mise en Place’, sung to the tune of ‘Edelweiss’ from the Sound of Music. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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HE ACTUALLY HAD NUTMEG IN HIS POCKET. I mean, of course he did but I’m still so floored and impressed and I can’t even. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #6: AB adds his personal popcorn flavoring as the AstroPop perfectly performs. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #5: Preparing the AstroPop.

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #4: The new and improved AstroPop, powered by multiple air-poppers and is very sexy*.  *AB’s words not mine. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #3: Interlude with the AstroPop version 1. (It’s a hacked air-popper that would gather all popcorn in the top cone.)

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #2: Inflating the kernel/balloon, popping the kernel/balloon, and getting too close with AB. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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An in-depth popcorn experiment with Jim #1: Meeting Jim and exploring the literal elements that make up your average popcorn kernel via balloon. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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AB’s tribute to both Devo and popcorn. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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Mixology with Ashley #5: AB’s reaction to the cocktail of Irish whiskey, Campari, and Worcestershire sauce. Best moment of the night. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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Mixology with Ashley #4: Upon tasting both the nitrogen-ized and the control/original cocktail, Ashley outwardly expressed her displeasure- and then dared AB to try it himself...

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017

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Mixology with Ashley #3: Ashley and AB sprayed the offending cocktail into the liquid nitrogen, scraped it up into a glass, and made A LOT of fog in the process. 

Alton Brown’s ‘Eat Your Science’ Tour

Orlando, FL 2017