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Serious Eats Playlist: Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain, and Alton Brown Chew The Fat

We sit down and chat with three great cooking personalities. Topics cover everything from fatherhood to pies, nasty stomach problems to the infamous Marco Pierre White "Risotto Incident." Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain, and Alton Brown are entertaining as always.

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We Sit Down with Alton Brown

Shortly after wrapping up production on the final episode of Good Eats, Alton Brown is on tour to promote his new book, Good Eats 3: The Later Years. We had a chance to sit down with him and talk about the show, his feelings about modernist cuisine, the social importance of food, and some very strange ice cream. Gummy bears, prunes, and gin are involved.

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Alton Brown's Peanut Butter Fudge in the Microwave Trick

I was recently introduced to Alton Brown's recipe for microwave peanut butter fudge. I was skeptical. Fudge is tricky, and microwaves don't really allow for precise temperature control. And microwaves vary in wattage. This seemed like a kitchen disaster waiting to happen—except it actually worked.

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Alton Brown Announces End of 'Good Eats' Series

After 249 episodes, Good Eats is ending. Alton Brown announced the news on Twitter: "I've decided to cut the half hour series at 249 eps. There will be 3 new 1 hour eps this year and that's it."

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How Are You Making Your Turkey? Try Alton Brown's Recipe

What, you're not frying your turkey? You're opting for the traditional roasted route? Yeah, we don't blame you. In fact, we encourage you to try this recipe from our pal Alton Brown. He explains every detail, from the brine—a mix of vegetable broth, brown sugar, black peppercorns, allspice berries, and candied ginger—to the roasting. Many of the SE'rs have used this recipe with great results.. "It makes a stunning bird," raved Bunnyman. However, as you'll find out in the recipe, Alton is a stuffing hater! He's all about cooking the "dressing" on the side.

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Cook the Book: 'Good Eats 2: The Middle Years'

Last year we started our own Thanksgiving tradition here at Cook the Book: sharing some of our favorite Thanksgiving-centric recipes from Alton Brown's first cookbook, Good Eats: The Early Years. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Brown is back with a sequel, Good Eats 2: The Middle Years, which picks up where The Early Years left off, with recipes from seasons six through ten. In typical Brown fashion, The Middle Years is filled to the brim with equal parts science and silliness, photos and techniques, and tons of Brown's fail-safe recipes. Enter here to win a copy.

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Meet & Eat: Alton Brown

Like most avid Food Network fans, I have long admired the work of Alton Brown. His trademark show Good Eats began airing in 1999 and is still wowing audiences with its savvy combination of food science, humor, and excellent recipes. He now has several other projects under way, including gigs on Iron Chef America and The Next Iron Chef, as well as publishing the Good Eats books. We chatted with him about what he's up to these days.

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Alton Brown's Sardine-Avocado Sandwich Diet

It actually doesn't taste like diet food at all. Alton Brown on the Good Eats "Live and Let Die" episode where he talks about his weight loss. Sardine Avocado Sandwiches View the complete recipe here » If you've seen Alton Brown on television recently (his Iron Chef White House appearance, the Welch's Grape Juice commercials, or of course, Good Eats) you've probably noticed that a big chunk of him is missing. Where did you go, Alton? Sardines + Avocado. [Photograph: Erin Zimmer] Apparently to the land of sardine-avocado (sardicado?) sandwiches, where he's lost 50-pounds-plus. On a recent Good Eats episode called "Live and Let Diet," Brown revealed his little skinny-making secret....

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Comment of the Day: Good Apps?

"Can an Alton Brown app be far behind? CTRL-ALT-ON?" —Lorenzo, on Michael Ruhlman's iPhone App...

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Video: Alton Brown on How to Carve a Turkey

If you don't know how to carve a turkey, let Alton Brown show you the way. Start by cutting off the breast, then move on to the drum sticks, wings, and thighs. And then make a sandwich. Watch the video after the jump....

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