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Food for thought : essays & ruminations / Alton Brown.

Brown, Alton, 1962- (author.).

Summary:
"From Alton Brown, the New York Times bestselling cookbook author and beloved culinary food personality, a debut collection of personal essays defined by his flair, wit, and insight. From cameraman to chef, musician to food scientist, Alton Brown has hada diverse and remarkable career. His work on the Food Network, including creating Good Eats and hosting Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen, has resonated with countless viewers and home cooks. Now, he shares exactly what's on his mind, mixing compelling anecdotes from his personal and professional life with in-depth observations on the culinary world, film, personal style, defining meals of his lifetime, and much more. With his whip-smart and engaging voice, Brown explores everything from wrestling adumpster full of dough to culinary cultural appropriation to his ultimate quest for the perfect roast chicken. Deliciously candid and full of behind-the-scenes stories fans will love, Food for Thought is the ultimate reading experience for anyone who appreciates food and the people that prepare it"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781420521931
  • ISBN: 1420521934
  • Physical Description: 405 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition
  • Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press Large Print, ©2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Published in 2025 by arrangement with Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc." --Verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Meals that made me, part I -- A most valuable lesson -- An origin story -- Biscuiteering -- Five questions -- Bad day at the bakeshop -- Meals that made me, part II -- Food on film, part I -- Three meals for Lady X -- Yes, chef -- Luau from hell -- Ten silly notes -- Howl of the husky -- Hunt and gather -- Children and food -- Once upon a table -- Aunt Verna's revenge -- ...Fundamental -- Meals that made me, part III --The turkey man cometh -- I hack therefore I am -- Allez Cuisine! -- Elevated -- Food on film, part II -- The secret of my success -- The perfect problem -- The sip of the civilized -- Taking unitaskers to task --The smell of time -- Turning Japanese? -- Food for thought -- Chicken trouble -- AI, and the asparagus paradox -- Community relations -- A few thoughts on sartorial matters -- On teaching -- Cooking, the final (marriage) frontier -- What cooking costs -- My horcrux.
Subject: Brown, Alton, 1962- > Anecdotes.
Cooking > Anecdotes.
Food > Anecdotes.
Food on television > Anecdotes.
Television personalities > United States > Anecdotes.
Celebrity chefs > United States > Anecdotes.
Genre: Anecdotes.
Essays.
Autobiographies.
Large print books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 641.5092 BROW (Text) 34455007151554 New Large Print Nonfiction Checked Out 03/25/2025
Bethlehem Main Library 641.509 (Text) 33062009983298 New Large Print Nonfiction Available -


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