Good Eats 2: The Middle Years - Hardcover

by Alton Brown (Author)

Good Eats 2: The Middle Years showcases everything Alton Brown fans have ever wanted to know about his award-winning Food Network television show, featuring behind-the-scenes photographs and trivia, science-of-food information, cooking tips, and--of course--recipes.

With hundreds of entertaining photographs, along with Brown's inimitable line drawings and signature witty writing, this comprehensive companion book conveys the same wildly creative spirit as the show itself.

Alton Brown's particular genius lies in teaching the chemistry of cooking with levity and exuberance. From "Fit to Be Tied" (meat roulades), "Crustacean Nation" (crab), and "Ill-Gotten Grains" (wheat products), Brown explains everything from how to make the perfect omelet to how to stuff your own sausages.

Good Eats series:
Good Eats: The Early Years
Good Eats 2: The Middle Years
Good Eats 3: The Later Years
Good Eats 4: The Final Years

Author Biography

Alton Brown was directing TV commercials when he got the crazy idea to go to culinary school and reinvent the food show. The result: Good Eats, which has kept Brown gainfully employed for more than 20 years and earned him a Peabody Award. Along the way he also hosted Iron Chef America, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Feasting on Asphalt. Brown's live culinary variety shows have played to sold-out theaters across the United States. He lives in Marietta, Georgia.