Feasting on Asphalt#Season 3

Season 1 consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast July 29, August 5, August 12, and August 19, 2006 (Shot Spring/Summer '06). Brown traveled from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and sampled food along his travel route. The episodes included segments documenting famous journeys and travelers (from the Odyssey to the Crusades, to Lewis and Clark, and Jack Kerouac), and interviews with many of the restaurant owners and patrons he met en route.

Brown suffered a motorcycle crash during the shooting of the Nevada segment, injuring his right clavicle. This injury was caught on camera and was shown in episode 4.

Brown began his trip in Mount Pleasant, SC, then wound his way through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and then to the California coast.

Title: "The South Shall Fry Again"

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Title: "I Smell Pork"

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Title: "High Plains Feaster"

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Title: "California or Bust"

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Note: Coordinates were incorrectly shown in ddmmss format on the program.

Alton Brown is shown wearing a sling for three quarters of this episode after his motorcycle accident in Nevada and resulting shoulder injury. On the sling is written: "If you can read this odds are I'm about to scream." The Chicago Tribune said of the incident that Brown was "surely the only Food Network celeb to have broken bones in a motorcycle crash on camera".{{Cite news|title=Crash course; Alton Brown's new TV food program takes him on (and off) the road|author=Robin Mather Jenkins|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 2, 2006}}

The second season, Feasting on Asphalt 2 – The River Run, began airing August 4, 2007 on the Food Network. The journey began in Venice, Louisiana, with Brown and his crew tracing the Mississippi River north. According to Brown's website, Feasting on Asphalt 2 was filmed during April and May 2007,{{cite web |url=http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/where.html |title=Alton Brown's official website — Where's AB |access-date=2007-02-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404212133/http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/where.html |archive-date=April 4, 2007 }} and consists of six episodes along the Great River Road. Brown deviates from the Great River Road, however, missing several of the cities that travel along the Mississippi River; rather than following the river through towns such as Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and Bemidji, Minnesota, Brown cuts straight over from Crosby, Minnesota to Itasca State Park in order to reach the source of the Mississippi River.

Title: "A Strong Brown God"

According to Brown, a strong brown god is a term used by T. S. Eliot to describe the Mississippi River.

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Title: "Fry Me a River"

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Title: "Soul Food Survivor"

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Title: "Take Me To The River"

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Title: "Mid-American Pie"

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Title: "Lutefisk Express"

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The third season uses the title Feasting on Waves as Brown travels the Caribbean by boat in search of local cuisine with less emphasis on established restaurants and more roadside stands and visits to residents' kitchens.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89128508|title=Alton Brown: 'Feasting on Asphalt,' Town by Town|work=Weekend Edition|date=March 30, 2008|publisher=NPR|access-date=2008-09-15}}

• Sugar on Isle One: a visit to Saint Kitts, Brown seeks traditional foods from roadside stands, street vendors, and homes of locals. Dishes explored include a bush tea created from fragrant grasses foraged from the roadside
• Fungi with Foraging and Fish: a visit to Saint Martin / St Maarten and a lolo stand, brews a local drink called mauby, and helps a local family prepare a boiled fish feast with local ingredients and traditions.
• Island Thyme: Brown sails on to discover "perfect" foods and home made wines made from unexpected ingredients. Sea life becomes the focus as the exploration moves below the surface.
• Won Love: Traditional family recipes and a friendly church social are just a couple of the places AB finds the "best sauce" which turns out to be the main ingredient of all of his travels.

In the series, Alton Brown is seen riding a BMW R1200RT, a touring motorcycle, with a number of accessories. He wears a variety of gear including textile jackets or suits made by BMW, Aerostich, and Vanson, and Aerostich "Combat Touring" boots. His web site lists his motorcycle and camping gear, much of it procured from Aerostich. His motorcycle was purchased used from a BMW dealer and has made prior appearances on Good Eats.{{cite web|url=http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/knowledge/motogear.html|title=AB's Motogear|publisher=Alton Brown official web site|access-date=2007-08-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819041443/http://www.altonbrown.com/adventure/knowledge/motogear.html|archive-date=2007-08-19}}

Its fate following the accident outside Las Vegas has not been divulged.

For Season 2 Alton Brown and his crew rode the BMW R1200GS, a dual-sport motorcycle. He is seen outfitted with BMW motorcycle apparel.

The River Run series became a book in 2008.{{cite web|website=Ultimate Motorcycling|title=Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run by Alton Brown |type=book review|author=Gary Ilminen|date=January 4, 2021|url=https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2021/01/04/feasting-on-asphalt-the-river-run-by-alton-brown-review/}}{{citation|title=Off the Shelf – Travels with Alton|author=Enna, Renee|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 2, 2008|page=8}}{{cite news|title=On the Bookshelf: Summer reading the blends food and travel|newspaper=Gainesville Sun|location=Gainesville, Florida|date=April 28, 2008}}

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• {{cite book |title=Feasting on Asphalt:The River Run |last=Brown |first=Alton |author2=Jean-Claude Dhien |year=2008 |publisher=Harry N. Abrams |isbn=978-1-58479-681-7 |url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/feasting-on-asphalt_9781584796817/ }}

• {{Cite web|website=Pop Matters|title=Feasting on Asphalt|author= Bill Gibron |date=August 3, 2006|url=https://www.popmatters.com/feasting-on-asphalt-2495689006.html}}
• {{Cite news|title='Feasting on Asphalt': Alton Brown Hits the Road for Down-Home Grub on the Go|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 28, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/28/arts/television/28asph.html}}

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• {{official website|http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ab/0,2857,FOOD_26776,00.html}}
• {{IMDb title|0818152|Feasting on Asphalt}}
• [https://www.metacritic.com/tv/feasting-on-asphalt Feasting on Asphalt] at Metacritic

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