Alton Brown's gloves don't match his shoes

Well, so far the TVFoodNetwork has not answered my inquiry in this regard. I have, however, started getting Alton-Brown-related junk mail in my inbox. What I don't do for you guys!

[Robin Garr]

Has this practice extended to other FoodTV shows? I suppose it could be just his production company that is concerned, but I would think that such a paradigm shift would come down from the network.

Jeff, I feel as you do about the network and about AB. It's really the only remaining show that I watch, except for a very occasional tune-in to Iron Chef America if I hear that a chef I know or know of is on it.

I was basing my comment on Fred Sipe's remark higher up the thread, which sounded about right to me:

I think the Food Network in general, across all shows, has been stressing hand washing/gloves/cleanliness very pointedly for some time now. I noticed the very obvious shift some time ago and I think it was because of consistent transgressions on camera and the fear that some poor novice cook was going to get the runs or worse.