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title: "2 Food Shows Quotes By Alton Brown"
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> [A 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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/a-lot-of-food-shows-need-only-to-tempt-some-food-shows-only-need-to/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/alton-brown-3699_empowering_a-lot-of-food-shows-need-only-to-tempt-s_426978.png)

> [I think a lot of food shows, especially when we started 'Good Eats' back in the late '90s, they were still really about food. 'Good Eats' isn't about food, it's about entertainment. If, however, we can virally infect you with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-think-a-lot-of-food-shows-especially-when-we-started-good-eats-back/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

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## More by Alton Brown

> [My feeling has always been that 'Good Eats' would have never happened had it been left to a committee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/my-feeling-has-always-been-that-good-eats-would-have-never-happened/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes it's based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/culinary-tradition-is-not-always-based-on-fact-sometimes-it-s-based/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I grill almost all of my fish with the skin on because that gives you real protection at least on one side. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-grill-almost-all-of-my-fish-with-the-skin-on-because-that-gives-you/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication on Earth - I just hate what is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-like-television-i-still-believe-that-television-is-the-most/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [Remember, America: organization will set you free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/remember-america-organization-will-set-you-free/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I do know I'm a control freak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-do-know-i-m-a-control-freak/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [The kitchen's a laboratory, and everything that happens there has to do with science. It's biology, chemistry, physics. Yes, there's history. Yes, there's artistry.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/the-kitchen-s-a-laboratory-and-everything-that-happens-there-has-to/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I'm not a slave driver or a yeller. I was yelled at in kitchens and other workplaces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-m-not-a-slave-driver-or-a-yeller-i-was-yelled-at-in-kitchens-and/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I'm prickly. I fuss over every single detail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-m-prickly-i-fuss-over-every-single-detail/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [You don't want flame to hit your food. Flame is bad. Flame does nasty things to food. It makes soot and it makes deposits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/you-don-t-want-flame-to-hit-your-food-flame-is-bad-flame-does-nasty/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. I'm better now at picking out those that want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/i-have-nothing-but-sympathy-for-the-people-who-are-forced-to-work/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/very-good-cooks-who-are-employed-as-chefs-rarely-refer-to-themselves/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [What tends to happen is that people will go - they've got hot broth, you know, they've added some liquid to their drippings, they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/what-tends-to-happen-is-that-people-will-go-they-ve-got-hot-broth-you/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [A pie dough comes together exactly like a biscuit only there is very, very little liquid and no leavening involved. Other than that, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/a-pie-dough-comes-together-exactly-like-a-biscuit-only-there-is-very/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

> [Good service can save a bad meal, but there is no level of food that can save bad service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alton-brown/good-service-can-save-a-bad-meal-but-there-is-no-level-of-food-that/)

[Alton Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alton-brown/)

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