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'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
Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless. Alton Brown badbasicculinary Change image and share on social
I'm like a really goofy home ec teacher. Alton Brown goofyhometeacher Change image and share on social
The stubby French painter Toulouse-Lautrec supposedly invented chocolate mousse - I find that rather hard to believe, but there you have it. Alton Brown chocolatefindfrench Change image and share on social
You know most of the food that Americans hold so dear - things like hamburgers and hot dogs - were road food, but even before they were road food, they were peasant food. Alton Brown americandeardog Change image and share on social
My first book is really about heat. That book, for me, was an exploration of heat as ingredient. Why we don't talk about heat as an ingredient, I don't quite understand, because it is the common ingredient to all cooking processes. Alton Brown bookcommoncook share on social
Do not allow watching food to replace making food. Alton Brown foodmakereplace Change image and share on social
