Rourke McNamara

I love french toast. French toast has far more flavor to it than pancakes, and yet it still soaks up maple syrup just as well. Beyond plain french toast, you can make cinnamon raison french toast, stuffed french toast, and a variety of other variations. What’s not to like?

I’ve always enjoyed french toast, so when I saw the Toast Modern episode of Good Eats I figured I’d give making it a shot. The very first time I made Alton’s recipe, though, I was shocked at just how well it turned out. It was so good, in fact, that I poked around and looked at other recipes to see what made my amateur rendition of Alton’s french toast so good.

It really does. Alton Brown covered making popcorn without a special popcorn maker or a microwave on Good Eats using this recipe. Inspired, I bought some white and yellow popcorn from the bulk food aisle at Whole Foods and tried this over the weekend. “Real” popcorn truly is better than microwave popcorn. Even without a topping, the popcorn I made came out at least as good as the best movie theatre popcorn I’ve had. Adding just a touch of real melted butter really completed the “dish.”