You know we fixate on the food so much itself: โOh, the ultimate brownie or the ultimate this or thatโ -- well, let me tell you something: Itโs all poop in about 12 hours, okay? The real power that food has is its ability to connect human beings to each other -- thatโs the stuff right there and, to me, everything else is secondary to that.
Alton BrownA 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.
Alton BrownTake ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world that went from an agricultural product to being manufactured.
Alton BrownA home cook who relies too much on a recipe is sort of like a pilot who reads the plane's instruction manual while flying.
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