The Alton Browncast

Alton Brown sits down with Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson. They talk about how a niche channel found its place among the mainstream, and open up to their own on-camera strengths and weaknesses. Alton also answers questions from fans and percolates on a fruit from paradise.

SPOILER ALERT: Alton Brown and Damaris Phillips, winner of Food Network Star Season 9, chat about what it was like to stand on the stage and win (what…no cake?). Damaris learns to tell stories with her recipes and talks about growing up in the most unusual of places. Alton answers some of your questions and ponders pickles. 

Alton Brown sits down with the finalists from Season 9 of Food Network Star before their fate is sealed.

Alton Brown and Justin Warner, Food Network Star Season 8 winner, sit down for a têtê-à-têtê, dishing on creativity in the kitchen and adventures in filming Rebel Eats. Inspired by a dish he had at Justin’s restaurant, Alton mulls over melons.

It’s biscuit time on the Alton Browncast. Alton remembers Ma Mae, shares his first experience with buttermilk and fesses up to how he really makes biscuits at home. He also sits down with poly-hyphenate Hugh Acheson to talk Southern food, Top Chef, and the proper culinary library.

Alton Brown’s musings on summer’s unsung vegetable hero, the truth about eating bugs, lobster immortality, and the decision of whether to toss the mystery meat lurking in the back of the fridge. Alex Guarnaschelli joins Alton for a chat about Iron Chef America, her (not so secret anymore) dream, and a special kind of lemonade stand.

Find out what Alton thinks is the grossest part of the 4th of July holiday. Then, Keith Schroeder of High Road Ice Cream stops by to geek out on summer’s coldest and creamiest treat. You’ll want to bring your spoon.

Junk food is all over the news and Alton digests it all for you. He talks with Iron Chef Bobby Flay about a hobby that may surprise some food fans. And of course, questions from you.

Among these week’s highlights: GMOs, brain freeze, cheese straws, and lamb stuffed squid (ewww).