Went to the Great Big Food Show this weekend, and saw lots of neat stuff. Sampled some wares and a good time was had by all. One of the gadgets that Steph had seen before (from Soda Club) I got to see in action, and we ended up getting one. What the hell, with the amount of soda we both drink, this could be better for us and cheaper in the long run – plus it just looks neat. Picked up Alton Brown‘s new book “I’m Just Here For More Food”, saw a live show that he did there (which was on how different methods can make the same ingredients into two completely different things, in this case egg nog vs. ice cream, and how both are all about bubbles), and then met him in person. Got our book autographed and a picture too! Okay, you want proof?
Here is Steph and I with Alton.
And here’s one of Keith.
I’ve a feeling that the last shot is a little off because when Alton turned around for the photo, he smiled for a second and then exclaimed, “Wait a minute… that’s the same camera as the last two! What, are you all in some kind of commune or something?” Definitely neat, he was good natured about the whole thing, and one of the most approachable people I’ve met. While some of the celebs there were sitting happily behind a desk and signing books away, Alton refused to get “behind” the desk, instead shaking everyone’s hand, signing whatever they wanted (one girl I saw had brought a picture of the two of them from another event, and he signed that for her), and happy to get a photo with everyone. Definitely the kind of person that, if you met him in a bar somewhere and offered to buy him a drink, he’d not only say thanks but would actually talk with you instead of run in the other direction.