A run-down of the first 80 episodes of Good Eats, complete with episode descriptions, "Knowledge Concentrate" sections, Alton Brown's dorky humor, technique and chemistry descriptions and tips, and recipes. I do love Alton and Good Eats and this is a great book for fans to get fun background information on the show. It also contains a lot of information from the shows that I wish I had written down when I saw the episodes, especially the chemistry parts (not my forte), so that is quite helpful as well. One caveat is that although there are plenty of recipes here, this isn't really a cookbook I'd recommend if you haven't seen the show - it's more a book about producing the TV show than it is about cooking. For fans of the show, you'll be happy to know that there are more food puns here than anyone could wish for. ( )

Just like one of Alton's shows -- witty, creative and stuffed with all sorts of information. Some of the recipes seem beyond my (very basic) cooking skills, so in some sense this is more of an aspirational cookbook than purely instructional. ( )

Alton wants me to learn more from his cooking than I'm really up for. What I want from the Food Network is escapism, not homework! ( )

Alton Brown's eclectic style, complete with humor, translates well into this cook book. It is set up as to also be an episode guide, assisting in quickly finding information from your favorite recipe by epidose. ( )

If you like knowing more about what you eat and how mixing and cooking technique affects how it turns out, this is a book you will love. Well written, well organized and full of great recipes. ( )