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Good Eats is a television cooking show, created and hosted by Alton Brown, which aired in North America on Food Network and Cooking Channel. Brown explores the science and technique behind the cooking, the history of different foods, and the advantages of different kinds of cooking equipment. Each episode of Good Eats has a distinct theme, which is typically an ingredient or a certain cooking technique, but may also be a more general theme such as Thanksgiving. In the tenth anniversary episode, Alton Brown stated that the show was inspired by the idea of combining Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, and Monty Python

The series ran from July 7, 1999 to February 10, 2012 (244 episodes and 8 specials)

Who Talked About This Show

  • Alton Brown

Resources

DVDs: Good Eats (Available on Amazon)

Good Eats

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Highlights

  • Alton Brown on believing cooking shows in the late '80s were dull, and getting the idea that would become <i>Good Eats</i>Alton Brown on believing cooking shows in the late '80s were dull, and getting the idea that would become Good Eats
    Clip begins at: 20:04, Duration: 01m 23s
  • Alton Brown on the philosophy of and developing the visual style of <i>Good Eats</i>Alton Brown on the philosophy of and developing the visual style of Good Eats
    Clip begins at: 30:02, Duration: 07m 53s
  • Alton Brown on how the format of <i>Good Eats</i> evolved; on the research, scripts, stories for the show, and directing <br/>Alton Brown on how the format of Good Eats evolved; on the research, scripts, stories for the show, and directing
    Clip begins at: 48:53, Duration: 09m 51s
  • Alton Brown on favorite episodes of <i>Good Eats</i> <br/>Alton Brown on favorite episodes of Good Eats
    Clip begins at: 23:17, Duration: 02m 50s

All Interviewee clips on this show

  • Alton Brown
    • Alton Brown on believing cooking shows in the late '80s were dull, and getting the idea that would become Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 20:04, Duration: 01m 23s
    • Alton Brown on developing Good Eats, getting married, and attending culinary school 
      Clip begins at: 22:00, Duration: 01m 53s
    • Alton Brown on agreeing to host Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 23:53, Duration: 04m 05s
    • Alton Brown on the philosophy of and developing the visual style of Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 30:02, Duration: 07m 53s
    • Alton Brown on parting ways with his original partners on Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 37:55, Duration: 01m 50s
    • Alton Brown on the two pilots of Good Eats, getting the show on PBS Chicago, eventually getting on Food Network, and passing up a deal with Discovery
      Clip begins at: 39:45, Duration: 08m 01s
    • Alton Brown on book rights for Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 47:46, Duration: 01m 07s
    • Alton Brown on how the format of Good Eats evolved; on the research, scripts, stories for the show, and directing
      Clip begins at: 48:53, Duration: 09m 51s
    • Alton Brown on the lack of food styling and of fetish-izing food on Good Eats; on pop culture references on the show
      Clip begins at: 00:08, Duration: 06m 12s
    • Alton Brown on characters on Good Eats - "W", crew members on camera, food experts, and the lady in the refrigerator
      Clip begins at: 10:06, Duration: 04m 40s
    • Alton Brown on favorite episodes of Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 23:17, Duration: 02m 50s
    • Alton Brown on not being beholden to sponsors on Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 26:07, Duration: 01m 14s
    • Alton Brown on how the Internet impacted Good Eats
      Clip begins at: 27:21, Duration: 01m 31s
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