Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously. Alton Brown extraordinarilywork Change image and share on social
Unless your kid is Pele Jr., they're not going to be able to feed themselves from soccer. If your kid knows how to play soccer, but not make dinner, you have done them a disservice. Alton Brown dinnerdisservicefeed Change image and share on social
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. Alton Brown lotspendstuff Change image and share on social
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. Alton Brown delegatedelegatorhard Change image and share on social
Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whenever I'm really feeling intimidated, I'll just pick a wine type, like a Chianti or Brunello or a Burgundy, and I'll pick a year that's missing and ask for that one. Alton Brown brunelloburgundychianti share on social
Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.' Alton Brown chefcookemploy Change image and share on social
I kept thinking, 'Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time... a show that got down to the 'why things happen.' Plus, I hated my job - I didn't think it was very worthwhile. Alton Brown educationalentertainfood share on social
Everything in food is science. The only subjective part is when you eat it. Alton Brown eatfoodpart Change image and share on social
Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words for communicating what should be done with it. Alton Brown communicatedespisehate Change image and share on social
I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor. Alton Brown funhumorlove Change image and share on social