Good Eats: The Early Years Review

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(More customer reviews)I admit it, we are foodies. It started with my hubby (a bit like Alton Brown so naturally he was happily drawn to the show Good Eats) who quickly addicted myself and both of our pre-teen daughters. We were immediately drawn to the entertainment factor and unbelievable tips and bits of information/education. We are devote Alton Brown fans. Anyone who can bring the level of education/information he does in such a fun way in just 30 minutes is awesome!
This hardcover book is simply gorgeous. Attractive and worthy of being a coffee table book and simply a delight to hold and look through. This is a large book (10.3 x 9.3 x 1.7 inches ) and not to mention VERY thick with each of the 395 pages filled to the brim with information, diagrams and photos. This book has a chapter for each of the 1st 80 episodes of Good Eats (thus the reason behind the title: The Early Years. The book prologue happily informs us the volume 2 "The Middle Ages" is soon to come)
After the section for his interview you jump right into the episodes. Each episode chapter is very nicely set up:
* Title of episode and information about the episode.
* In depth "Knowledge Concentrate" which is VERY helpful things to know. Not too long, but just the right amount of information to keep you from drooling.
* The recipes themselves in a VERY well written way that is easy to follow and understand. Outstanding job with putting the recipes in this book!
And of course, in addition to the above, each chapter is filled with diagrams, photos, tips and more.
You will absolutely relive each episode and have the information in your hands to run to the kitchen with and use right away. Alton brings his humor, science and character to every inch of this book. At the end of the book, you also have your Conversion Charts/equivalents (for Weight, Volume & Oven Temperature) As with the chapters and recipes, these charts are easy to understand and use. This book also comes with a book cover which is actually a poster in disguise, pretty cool.
This is a gift for my hubby (You know, the guy who can't stop watching Good Eats and anything Alton Brown, lol) and I am very pleased with the quality and information in this gorgeous book. A must have for any Good Eats fan, a great idea for a gift (and useful as you don't have to go watch episodes and jot down recipes while watching) WELL worth the full price of $37.50 and even better at the Amazon discounted price right now. Not to mention free amazon shipping eligible.


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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.

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