430363 Sat Aug 11 19:34:51 -0700 2007 9 33 Food Media and News 0 2837030 Well, I loved this one. Because of the people and Alton's interaction with them. The spaghetti lady, the old man with the best fried chicken ever, Clara the cook at Jim's diner, the guy making the fillet, all of them, genuine, funny, matter of fact people. Refreshing, honest and unpretentious. Kind of gives a stark contrast to the usual glitzed up "celebrity" chefs on the Food Network. The food looked great too, honest, genuine, fattening, and home made. The lesson on cola carbination was interesting as hell and the fillet making lesson was great too. This show has hit its stride IMHO. I was even temped by the rib tips and pancake combo. Sat Aug 11 19:34:51 -0700 2007 11826 Phaedrus 1 2837256 I watched the episode today too, and I have to agree 100% with your assessment. Great episode. Where is this fried chicken place?! I missed the name and location, but his description of the chicken really had me salivating... Sat Aug 11 21:41:27 -0700 2007 2837030 12025 Ladycale 2 2837309 The Old Country Store in Lorman, MS. I wanted to know how they can possibly offer AUCE for $5.95. This is a great series! They look like they are having so much fun. First thing on FN that has ever made me laugh like this. Sat Aug 11 22:21:50 -0700 2007 2837256 32444 MakingSense 1 2837265 Love the file (how to add accent?) lesson. Makes me want to hunt that place down and get me some. Sat Aug 11 21:44:23 -0700 2007 2837030 76025 mojoeater 1 2837399 love Alton's smirk. Clara said that she was a cook and so was everyone around her. She said that they had someone work there once who thought he was a chef (smirk from Alton), but he just washed celery and didn't actually know anything. Alton was smirking at folks who consider themselves chefs, when the 'cooks' of the world are so much more talented. Sat Aug 11 23:42:39 -0700 2007 2837363 76025 mojoeater 2 2842705 The best line is when Alton asked her if what she was making was any good and she said "it is if I make it". I love old, black, sassy, southen ladies. What chutzpah! Mon Aug 13 19:35:53 -0700 2007 2837399 22801 bkhuna 1 2837461 And I loved the Orson Welles quote, "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." A lot of the quotes are great and this is the only series that has me slowing down, nay pausing to read the quotes before I hit fast-forward through the commercials. Sun Aug 12 01:26:56 -0700 2007 2837030 10516 MplsM ary 1 2837478 I like season 2 much better than season one. I think this is more about the places and the food as oppose to the first one which was more about the trip. I get more a sense of the place (except the mulate scene which is another issue). On the Foodnetwork, other than alton, I don't see much drawing me to them. To me he is the long pole in the foodnetwork tent right now. I do like the diner, drivein dive show. Sun Aug 12 03:08:56 -0700 2007 2837030 10639 Soup 2 2837532 I love that this show's success rests entirely on the interplay between Alton and his guests. He has the genueine nature of Paula Deen and the eloquence and social awareness to be both endearing and informative. This show would bomb with any other host. Sun Aug 12 05:20:10 -0700 2007 2837478 69116 notgreg 1 2837734 I like this season better simply because he is in my neck of the woods, and I have actually eaten at many of the places that have been shown- some mighty fine stuff there! Sun Aug 12 07:43:43 -0700 2007 2837030 96658 Clarkafella