Episode
Good Eats: My Big Fat Greek Sandwich
Overview
The gyro may just be the perfect sandwich. Too bad you can't make one at home.or can you? Join host Alton Brown as he tackles rotisseries, tzatziki sauce and a pile of broken plates. Recipes : Gyro Meat with Tzatziki Sauce
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2005-04-06
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
My Big Fat Greek Sandwich is Episode 20 in Season 8 of Good Eats. It aired on 2005-04-06. The runtime is 21 min.
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