Alton Brown

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born

in L.A., The United States

July 30, 1962

website

http://www.altonbrown.com/

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Cooking, Food & Wine

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Alton Brown is an American food personality, cinematographer, author, and actor. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats, the miniseries Feasting on Asphalt and the main commentator on Iron Chef America.
Brown received a degree in drama from the University of Georgia. He first worked in cinematography and film production, and was the director of photography on the music video for R.E.M.'s "The One I Love". He also worked as a steadicam operator on the Spike Lee film School Daze.

At some point, he noticed that he was very dissatisfied with the quality of cooking shows then airing on American television, so he set out to produce his own show. Not possessing the requisite knowledge, he enrolled in the New England...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 14,508 ratings · 552 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors

	I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 7,552 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 2,251 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Eats: Volume 1, The Early Years 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 1,951 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 1,191 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Eats: The Middle Years 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run by Alton Brown, Jean-Claude Dhien (Photographs) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Eats 3: The Later Years 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Just Here for the Food: Cook's Notes 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2003	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Eats Boxed Set 4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I'm Just Here for More Food/Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen Two-Pack: A Special Set for Amazon.com Shoppers 4.87 of 5 stars 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We are fat and sick and dying because we have handed a basic, fundamental and intimate function of life over to corporations. We choose to value our nourishment so little that we entrust it to strangers. This is insanity. Feed yourselves. Feed your loved ones. And for God's sake feed your children.”
― Alton Brown

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.”
― Alton Brown, Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run

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“My advice: write down everything you eat. It's amazing what that "self honesty" can do for you. (Do you really want to have to confess that doughnut? I thought not.) ”
― Alton Brown

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