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While Alton said that he would "forage in the forest" as well as visiting homes and fast food joints on his journey, he probably didn't actually plan on "feasting on asphalt" along the way. The Food Network Star broke his clavicle during a fall from his bike in the Nevada desert. Ouch!
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6-20-2006 @1:20PM Mike said... Why do I have the feeling this is the start of a Rachel Ray-ification of Alton? I have a bad feeling about this...
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6-20-2006 @2:52PM Angela Pitt said... Why can't they well enough alone? Who said giving a TV
chef more than one cooking show was a good formula?
The Food Nwtwork has the market on overkill cornered.
Tyler Florence has, what 4 shows now? I may have lost
count somewhere. As you mentioned Rachel Ray has more
shows than you can shake a turkey leg at. I like Alton
on Good Eats. It's nice and simple and fun. I like Tyler as well, and it helps that he's cutie. Food Network probably is counting on the his looks to keep
viewers tuned in. Too much of a good thing can spoil
the thing, if you get my meaning.
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6-20-2006 @3:23PM David said... Seems more likely that this is a one-off, but keeps him on the air while one of his arms is immobilized. Much easier to host a road-trip show than a cooking show in that condition.
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6-20-2006 @3:29PM Len said... If we're lucky, AB has patterned the new show after "No Reservations", and won't just spend time in or near the large Nielsen markets - though the fact that the press release explicitly mentions Las Vegas doesn't fill me with hope in that regard - it will be interesting to see how much time is devoted to each town.
I hope the "history" part is better-researched than the one episode of "Titans of Taste" that I watched, however - BK, Wendys, and McDonalds only, with no mention of the existence of any other (older or current) chains?
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6-21-2006 @12:01AM Denise said... When the show first got announced, AB seemed to be excited about it. Granted, I'm judging just from the tiny subsite for it on the Food Network site and from second hand reports of him talking about it, but that's all I've got. I didn't think Food Network had demanded it of him or anything. I got the impression that it was something he wanted to do and was enthusiastic about. He does love riding and this kind of thing sounds right up his alley.
But everyone acts like this is the worst thing ever. Yeah, I hate it when a personality I really enjoy gets more exposure. Totally ruins them. How dare someone make AB move beyond his kitchen set!
Sarcasm aside, I'm really looking forward to this. It'll be cool to see Alton in a different setting. And on a bike :)
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6-22-2006 @4:43PM mememe said... RELAX, people! This is a "LIMITED SERIES", with only FOUR episodes. That can hardly be compared to the sickening Rachel Ray and her four shows that take up about 20 hours a week on Food Network.
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6-27-2006 @9:18AM Vic Waruszewski said... While I agree with the prior comments on over exposure, I would point out that this is a one time four episode bike tour. I would love it if it turned into four episodes a year. It may be more interesting if he got involved with a few of the big bike rallies such as the BMW National.
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