Good Eats Season 8 Episode 22 Do The Rice Thing ( Air Date 2005-05-04 ) Genre Comedy, Documentary category. Overview "To most Americans rice means long grain, white grains. But we're missing out on the marvels of short, medium and brown grains. Join host Alton Brown as he stirs up a risotto, makes a rice salad and delves deep into a mixed bag of starch. Recipes: Baked Brown Rice Brown Rice Salad Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Risotto".