Alton Brown
Alton Brown is a cook, author and the creator of Good Eats, sharing the science behind dinner through YouTube videos, books and live shows.
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YouTube
Gallery Books
Food Network
Stewart, Tabori & ChangOverview
- Born
- July 30, 1962, in Los Angeles, California
- Raised
- North Georgia
- Work
- Cook, author, television host and filmmaker
- Training
- New England Culinary Institute, Vermont
- Breakout
- Good Eats reached Food Network in July 1999
- Based in
- Atlanta, Georgia
Mini bio
Behind the camera.
Before cooking became the day job, Alton worked in film production, shooting commercials and music videos. Watching food television made Alton want to build a different kind of cooking show. Culinary school supplied the training to make that idea possible.
Why dinner works.
Good Eats first found an audience on a Chicago PBS station before reaching Food Network in 1999. Its mix of recipes, science, history and comic characters became Alton’s signature. The show made room for questions about why a method works as well as how to do it.
Beyond Good Eats.
Alton became a commentator on Iron Chef America and later hosted Cutthroat Kitchen. Books and culinary stage shows offered other ways to share that curiosity. Live touring began in 2013, while the 2025 essay collection Food for Thought opened up more personal kitchen and career stories.
Back in the kitchen.
In November 2025, Alton launched Alton Brown Cooks Food on YouTube with a fresh look at roast turkey. The 2026 episodes include visits with Guga and Babish, alongside cooking investigations into foods such as waffles and eggnog.
Creditschronological, newest first
Screen and online
- 2025Alton Brown Cooks FoodCreator and host
- 2013Cutthroat KitchenHost
- 2006Feasting on AsphaltHost
- 2005Iron Chef AmericaCulinary commentator
- 1999Good EatsCreator, writer, director and host
Books
- 2025Food for Thought: Essays and RuminationsAuthor and audiobook narrator
- 2002I’m Just Here for the FoodAuthor
Live shows
- 2026An Evening of Alton BrownPerformer
- 2025Alton Brown Live: Last BitePerformer
Awards
Quotes
I wanted to be original more than I wanted to be good.Alton Brown, Television Academy Interviews
From the interview recorded May 22, 2012, linked in the sources below.
Trivia
- Alton was director of photography on R.E.M.’s music video for The One I Love.
- Alton originally did not want to host Good Eats.
- UGA awarded Alton a drama degree in 2004 after a curriculum change removed a missing language requirement.
- Alton lives with designer Elizabeth Ingram and three dogs, according to the publisher biography.
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