Good Eats

Alton Brown is a foodie phenomenon: a great cook, a very funny guy, andunderneath it alla science geek whos as interested in the chemistry of cooking as he is in eating. (Well, almost.) Here, finally, are the books that Browns legion of fans have been salivating fortwo volumes that together will provide an unexpurgated record of his long-running, award-winning Food Network TV series, Good Eats. From Pork Fiction (on baby back ribs), to Citizen Cane (on caramel sauce), to Oat Cuisine (on oatmeal), every hilarious episode is represented. Each bookthe second will be published in fall 2010is illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos taken on the Good Eats set. Each contains more than 140 recipes and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations, along with explanations of techniques, lots of food-science information (of course!), and more food puns, food jokes, and food trivia than you can shake a wooden spoon at.