Alton Brown is a geek, and I say that as an adoring fan of Mr. Brown's work. Fans of Alton's long career on the Food Network, including shows such as Good Eats, Feasting on Asphalt, Iron Chef and The Next Food Network Star, will go to The Edible Inevitable Tour with certain expectations - and those expectations will be met.
Do not be scared off by the yeast puppets. Before the show and during intermission, video of Muppetish, belching and farting puppets, who are supposed to represent yeast, play on a huge, iPad-like screen. It's funny at first, then almost achingly annoying, but they are not a preview of bad things to come. Once Alton hits the stage, you forgive him for the stupid puppets. You soon find out that Alton is something of a wannabe Weird Al Yankovic. He sings several goofy songs about food that are pretty darn good. He also plays guitar: Who knew?
The show includes Brown's famous lecture, "Ten Things I'm Pretty Sure I Know About Food." It's funny because it's true, and because Alton Brown is ultimately very entertaining and he knows his material inside and out. Other highlights of the show feature a wacky approach to making ice cream and an homage to This Is Spinal Tap involving an Easy Bake Oven.
Alton had this to say about his show in an interview for a local magazine, "Stories are interesting, but everything is in the telling. I find all the different angles on food fascinating. It's hard to go wrong with food as the subject ... the trick is finding the interesting connective tissue that pulls everything together. That's the juice."
This show is juicy and fun for foodies of all ages.