Alton brown! what a man

This week we ill be looking at the wonderfu works of my man alton brown. We will check out some of the shows he has appeared on as well as look at his show Good eats!

Alton brown seems to be appearing in almost every food network show these days. He has appeared in Chopped, Iron chef, The next iron Chef, Good eats, 30 minute meals, The best thing i ever ate...the list goes on and on. SO what makes this man such a culinary icon? Good question, but there are many answers to that one.
Believe it or not Alton brown did not pursue food to start. He actually received his in Drama from the university of Georgia. He always had a passion for food, and it lead him to be one of the most know culinary icons today. Brown is a culinary genius. HE knows the genetic make up of almost every plant and vegetable it seems like. The man is a walking food encyclopedia. On his show good eats hes shows his culinary skills by not simply cooking, but explaining why each of these foods go together. I find it so interesting to watch. Alton brown has a way of breaking down ingredients and then rebuilding them in order to create something so so yummy. For Alton, it is not simply just about the meal, its about decoding the parts of a meal to decipher why/ how each ingredient works.

Apart from being a cullinary genuous he is also a writer, and has written many books on food, and even some on weightloss. His one serires "Im just here for the food" is simply brilliant.  Alton brown may be considered the face of the food netwrok and for good reasons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton_Brown
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"Savory seasonings stimulate the appetite"

Lets see some cooking!

So this week i decieded that we would do something a little different. Indtead of looking at the action packed shows, were going to take it down a notch a look and some of the shows that not only have amazing food on it, but that teach us how to cook as well!

Shows such as rachel ray, Ten dollor dinners with Mellisa D'arabian, and one of my personal favorites Barefoot contessa. All these shows truly do capture the essance of the food network.

Rachel rays show is called 30 minute meals. This show is more for the stay at home mom due to the time that it is on during the day. The times that i have seen this show it has been quite good. While i do think that Rachel is a bit over rated, she does bring some good advice twords cooking to the table. She creates easy to make meals that the average family can easily make at home. The other week she made spaghetti that did look quite good.While this show does have alot to offer, it is not necessarily my cup of tea.

Ten Dollor dinners is a brilliant show. Ive seen it about 5 times and every time i am amazed. Millissa creates full course dinners for under ten dollors. Not only does she show you how to make this amazing food, but she also gives the audiance prices and guidelines on how to shop, and where to find the best ingrediance for cheep. They even tell you how much you as the consumer will save by using her methods. This show turly does show the audiance how good food can be made an extremly low price

My favorite show of the three is Barefoots show. Not only does she have an amazing name, but she cooks up unbelieveable food. Part of it might have to do with the setting of here home in the beautifull country side, but still, this women knows how to cook. her style of cooking is more of a ellegant at home feel. She targets on presentation as well as table presentation. What really makes the show is how good she is at explaning her meals. Tehy seem so compliated but by the end i find my sefld saying" i could make that!". This show is a fun hearted show that brings an ellegant feel to the kitchen while at the same time reminding the veiweres at home that they can cook like this too!

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"A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end"