February 04, 2009

Alton Brown, may I have a word with you?

Something funny happened on the way to Alton Brown's website on Tuesday. I like to check it from time to time, seeing if any news or events are posted. But most of the time, there's not a lot of news on there. Although, it is a wonderful source for finding his personal appearances.

OK, back to what happened when I stopped by AB's site. On the homepage there is now a link to some of the "Ask Alton" questions from the Atlanta magazine. Ok, great... right?

Sure. But this made me think about something. Didn't I have this very thing linked on my site months ago? Yep, since December I have been linking the "Ask Alton" from the magazine. Ok, maybe that's a coincidence.

But wait there's more.

A couple months ago, AB's site started linking to the video interviews from Serious Eats website. Great for us fans... but I had been posting the newest video each week starting with the very first one. Coincidence?

One more thing, right after FOW completed airing a list of places Alton visited in the show appeared on his website. Apparently, people were clamoring for this information. Shortly before this popped onto AB's site, I had completed the listing of sites visited for the FOW page for the fansite. Coincidence?

Uh, maybe.

But its seems little odd these things appear some time after they are posted on this blog or the fansite. I'm probably reading more into this that it deserves, but it is strange, odd and weird these things have happened. Is this blog that cutting-edge and I can scoop his own webmaster--someone who has direct connection to this information and the person I should be copying not vice versa? Hmmm? Or are there spies among us? LOL ;)

4 comments:

EB said...

Alright I admit it, I am a spy. I cannot tell you who I work for or what I know. Which isn't much!
Muahahahaha she says in her most evil scary laugh.

Just kidding! But had to do it. His site is um always lagging on the information!

On Food Network in a tiny little box it says watch Alton this Friday Jeopardy. But it is not posted on his upcoming events! UGH!! I think they need to hire us, all who are ready to take on the challenge, say I!

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Mise En Place said...

I'll be the first in line to apply to be his new webmaster! LOL

Steve-Dave said...

Heck, I've been disappointed with the new website since he put it up.

Sure, it looks nice, but the disappearance of Alton's Essentials (remember the old website, with the periodic table? That was great!), especially after many moons of "coming soon" promises that haven't happened yet... argh!

They've finally gotten rid of the button to go to the "coming soon" page.

Man, I really miss the old site.
Cursed be that stalker who scared AB away like that!

Mise En Place said...

I liked his old site more than the new one... though that bright green was a bit hard on the eyes. lol

I also like when he has pix from behind the scenes and stuff like that.

Too bad there isn't more on his site. :(