Episode
Good Eats: Rich Little Poor Boy
Overview
One of America's most storied sandwiches gets a historic rethink and a technical do-over, from the oysters to the bread and everything in between. Alton Brown also makes an argument for shucking.
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2019-09-15
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Rich Little Poor Boy is Episode 7 in Season 15 of Good Eats. It aired on 2019-09-15. The runtime is 21 min.
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