Alton Brown Meets Up with Anthony Bourdain on The Layover

Alton Brown will be meeting up with Anthony Bourdain for a new episode of The Layover in Atlanta. The new show will be airing Monday night on the Travel Channel at 9PM. Finally, the two ABs meet! Even better, they meet up with a stripper; not something I'd picture Alton doing but definitely up Bourdain's alley. This should be interesting to see how their personalities mesh, or don't mesh. Also interested to see if they''l just be shooting the breeze or actually talking food. I have respect for both since they got to this point through their own hard work.

During his 36 hours in the ATL, Tony meets up with Alton Brown, has a drink with a legendary stripper, takes down a plate of BBQ and cruises the city in a muscle car. Here are a few more preview pictures on the Travel Channel website.

Southern Good Eats: The other AB

Last night I caught an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations featuring Charleston, South Carolina. It brought back fond memories of days spent wandering aimlessly downtown amongst the old houses and alleys and eating way too much shrimp! I can't wait to go back in March to visit my parents for a few days. My favorite scene in the show was when he pulled out a picture of Rachel Ray, since she had done a $40/day spot at this place, and asked the waitress how well she tipped. It was perfect!
I used to think Bourdain was an ass, but either I've grown to like him or he has mellowed out enough for me to appreciate his edginess without feeling repelled. In fact, I don't think he gets as annoying as Alton Brown sometimes does when talking to people. I'll have to read more about him and watch some more of his show now that I'm hooked.