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Alton Brown and his Omega

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September 21, 2017, 04:37 PM
davetruong
Alton Brown and his Omega
Many of you may know I LOVE WATCHES, and the stories that are associated with them. If you have a few minutes to spare, watch this:

https://www.hodinkee.com/artic...hes-with-alton-brown


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September 21, 2017, 04:49 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
When I'd see Alton at the local airport, he'd be sporting the Omega.





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September 21, 2017, 04:50 PM
cheesegrits
AB and watches...double good! Thanks for posting this. Smile
September 21, 2017, 04:54 PM
parabellum
FN SCAR 17 and just a WAG, but looks like he's wearing a Breitling.


September 21, 2017, 05:27 PM
Voshterkoff
He's also a fan of the BHP.
September 21, 2017, 06:26 PM
furlough
Yeah, I've seen him wearing that Breitling on a couple of his Good Eats shows.




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Plato
September 21, 2017, 06:26 PM
Arty
I've been enjoying watching his cooking shows, but didn't know this. Great! Thanks for posting!



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September 21, 2017, 06:34 PM
Scurvy
Alton's into food, planes, guns and watches. He's awesome.
September 21, 2017, 06:36 PM
LS1 GTO
He also loves Shun knives. Big Grin






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September 21, 2017, 06:59 PM
Bob at the Beach
Didn't realize he is a gun guy. That is really awesome. He has a nice collection there and he knows what he likes.





September 21, 2017, 06:59 PM
davetruong
It's mind blowing that he found his father's stolen watch...


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September 22, 2017, 02:39 AM
furlough
The more I watch his shows the more I realize he would appreciate guns and watches.

He is all about the science - what happens to this protein when you break it down, how do you actually make corn tortillas, how long can you keep that chicken in the fridge?

For a guy like that, mechanical marvels like guns and watches are going to be right up there on the desire list!

Amazing that he tracked down his father's watch - it meant a lot to him and I'm glad he found it.

Also, I love me some Omega's! Razz




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Plato
September 22, 2017, 09:50 AM
ElToro
Thanks for sharing. I had seen this a few weeks ago. Glad he's a gun nut too. Hodinkee's Talking Watches is a great YouTube channel. They get some very interesting watch geeks from all walks of life.
September 22, 2017, 10:09 AM
2Adefender
Alton is the Man! I love to cook, and have learned a lot from him. We also share a passion for watches. Great video and a cool story about his father's Omega.


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September 22, 2017, 10:15 AM
HRK
He's also a big motorcycle fan, rides a BMW and did one show from his motorcycle, I like the show, it's technicality, tips and sillyness...
September 22, 2017, 10:21 AM
parabellum
Brown has always said that Good Eats is a show for cooks, and not a cooking show.

Also, Brown said that he chose to end the show when he saw the handwriting on the wall- the future of cable food channels is this preposterous "competition" nonsense. I can't stand that crap. Brown adapted to it, as you see, by agreeing to host some of these pointless, silly shows, but I'd like to see him bring back Good Eats.


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September 22, 2017, 10:38 AM
46and2
quote:
I'd like to see him bring back Good Eats.

I believe he announced this very thing a week or so ago.

Web based, this time, IIRC.
September 22, 2017, 11:03 AM
jhe888
Alton is okay in my book.




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September 22, 2017, 12:18 PM
PKFan
He's also a guitar player. He was profiled in the Taylor guitars quarterly magazine/catalog a while back. Regular Renaissance man by the look of it.
September 22, 2017, 12:42 PM
Jimbo54
He'd make "A most interesting man in the world" a real thing, for sure.

Jim


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