News and Notes

This week promises to be one of those long drawn out spans of time, not just because it's Spring Break week and I have to work day shift but because at week's end I'll be heading south to Alabama to see Alton Brown for the Dauphin Island "Good Eatin'" event. The event is sold out, and it is wonderful to see success for organizers and folks benefiting.

However before I set off (and probably will not want to return from the warmth and seafood of the Gulf Coast) there are some housekeeping items to address.

First, the winner of the AB signed Good Eats 2 book is Bob Allenbrand. Bob's comment:

He says "Thusly" at least once per episode. It cracks me up. If there were a Good Eats drinking game it should be in it.

It was the luck of the draw for Bob, but thusly makes me laugh too. ;) Enjoy the book!

Speaking about the book, it won About.com's Reader's Choice Awards for best cookbook in 2010. I think we played a big hand in getting it nominated and the win!

Of course a new episode airs tonight in the beastly 11:30 p.m. time slot. This will be a challenge for me to watch since I'm getting up at the butt crack of dawn this week. It does, however, look like an interesting episode with three versions of chicken pot pie. Wondering if these apps will beat the curry chicken pot pie from "Casserole Over" episode, which turned this chicken pot pie hater into a major chicken pot pie lover.

As for the event on Saturday, I will try my best to tweet live(@altonbrowngeeks) from the gumbo cook off and VIP event. I don't know about photos for the VIP event, like last time with the "blackout" but I will bring everyone what I can to make those of you too far away feel like you're there as well. I am hoping the gumbo cookoff will yield lots of good photos and stories.

As the cliche goes, stay tuned...