Alton Brown, thought you stayed away from tar babies.

In the process of hawking the new book, Alton Brown as gone against the policy he gave for not granting an interview with me--this site being a blog--and has opened up to a few bloggers. Now, apparently from his own words used in the Zap2it.com blog post about Man vs. Food he is getting critized for his opinion. The host of MvF, Adam Richman, even responded to AB's comment by saying he was no longer his hero... yeah, kinda know the feeling when someone you admire does something disrepectful to you.

Reading the comments left on the Zap2it.com blog and other sites, many people are taking the chance to get their own blows in about AB's comment. This makes me wonder why AB decided to come off his high-horse and slum with bloggers and get stuck in a tar baby?

I go back to his comment to me about never (yes he said never) granting an interview for this site, that he couldn't make an exception that rule and that bloggers lack integrity... yadda, yadda, yadda. We've chewed this cud many, many times. Yeah, ok.

What bears repeating, however, is that AB, so vehemently against bloggers and granting me an interview because this site is one and a man who a month ago called blogs "the tar babies of Modern America" is now reaping the rewards of being in a blog. Sadly, this experience will, most likely, cement his bigotry against all blogs and leave me sans chance to show him that an experience with a blog can be a good one.

If that be the case, it is truly sorrowful. While I'm not passing judgment on the writer at Zap2it.com for including AB's remarks in the post, a juicy comment like the one Alton made has the potential to go sour once in the wilds of cyberspace. As someone who respects and admires him, I would take great care with an interview. Never intentionally turning it into an ambush or witch hunt to boost my readership.

Since AB really doesn't know me on a personal level, or professional level for that matter, it may be exceedingly difficult for him to believe or know or trust that I wouldn't be any different from one of those lacking integrity bloggers he's always guarding against.

However, knowing that I've been a fan for 10 years, that I do my level best to champion his projects and that I am a writer too, I pray he would be open enough to give me a fair shot. That's all I ask of him. One chance. Prove my mettle. If I offend him, screw up, I take full responsibility and the consequences that follow.

As a fair and honest man of faith, I have always believed Alton would grant me an opportunity. Especially given that he often speaks of showing gratitude, in my mind nothing would be more than a gracious gesture to grant this interview.

Now, seeing that he's willing to let down his guard to other bloggers, why, then, can't he do the same for me?

One chance Mr. Brown, that's all I ask.