Alton Brown quotes

I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication on Earth - I just hate what is being done with it. (Alton Brown)
I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those that want to play that game with me, and those that don't. View quote
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Last year, I made a refrigerator in my basement. And I needed to because I needed to figure how - you know there is no such thing as "cold." There is only less heat. View quote
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Do not allow watching food to replace making food. View quote
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Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless. View quote
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Gluttony is wrong. It's wasteful. View quote
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I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So a lot of the stuff that I go through and a lot of the time that I spend is understanding. View quote
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I looked for a very long time, knowing that it had to happen, but it took me a long time to find someone with the same background and whatnot and I finally found him. View quote
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The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry. Yes, to all of that. But what happened there, what actually happens to the food is all science. View quote
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A home cook who relies too much on a recipe is sort of like a pilot who reads the plane's instruction manual while flying. View quote
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Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it. (Alton Brown)
Laughing brains are more absorbent. View quote
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There are no bad foods, only bad food habits. View quote
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I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning. View quote
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Seriously. I'm not very bright, and it takes a lot for me to get a concept - to really get a concept. To get it enough that it becomes part of me. But when it happens I get real excited about it. View quote
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A balanced diet may be the best medicine. I was eating too much good eats. But people consider that part of your job, you know? Eat. And I do! View quote
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A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that. View quote
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I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials. View quote
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Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal. View quote
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I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time. View quote
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Enough people have now mentioned Bill Nye the Science Guy to me that I now desperately avoid it all costs. (Alton Brown)
I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor. View quote
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So I quit my job and went to the New England Culinary Institute for the full two years and worked in the restaurant industry after that until finally I thought I had a grasp on what I needed to do what I do. View quote
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I love to have battles of the wits with people that can dish fast and dirty - and it leads to problems occasionally, 'cause I can sound mean without attempting to be mean. View quote
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Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world that went from an agricultural product to being manufactured. View quote
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