Good Eats: Volume 1, the Early Years

Alton Brown is a foodie phenomenon: a great cook, a very funny guy, and€•underneath it all€•a science geek who€s as interested in the chemistry of cooking as he is in eating. (Well, almost.) Here, finally, are the books that Brown€s legion of fans have been salivating for€•two volumes that together will provide an unexpurgated record of his long-running, award-winning Food Network TV series, Good Eats.  From €œPork Fiction€ (on baby back ribs), to €œCitizen Cane€ (on caramel sauce), to €œOat Cuisine€ (on oatmeal), every hilarious episode is represented. Each book€•the second will be published in fall 2010€•is illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos taken on the Good Eats set. Each contains more than 140 recipes and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, along with explanations of techniques, lots of food-science information (of course!), and more food puns, food jokes, and food trivia than you can shake a wooden spoon at.