# Alton Brown, Talking From the Can

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Podcast: [Food with Mark Bittman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-with-mark-bittman-3927682)
Published: 2026-05-06T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this revisiting of a 2025 episode, writer, chef, and TV star Alton Brown talks to Mark and Kate about fame, "then" and now; the problem with memory—and memoir; falling up the stairs; his farewell tour; and eating on the road, monastically.  Head to the Bittman Project for a special excerpt from Alton's collection of essays, Food for Thought:  https://bittmanproject.com/alton-brown-meals-that-made-me-part-i/ Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please help us grow by leaving us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Want more food content? Subscribe to The Bittman Project at  www.bittmanproject.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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