Alton Eats History
By Janet Bernice
Who: Alton Brown, author, food-wizard, and television host
What: Looking for food heritage—and real American road food—with his latest show, the Food Network’s Feasting on Asphalt
Why: “For the vast majority of human history, hotels didn’t exist and eating meant lighting a fire,” says Alton. “The social aspect of sitting around that fire is one of the things our culture lost by taking most of our meals locked inside our cars. The need for sustenance often affected where people settled and how their cultures and traditions were created. Food heritage says something about the past—who we are now, where we live, how we live.”
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