About this season
Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he'll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.
Episodes (22)
1. Porterhouse Rules
Aired 27 May 2010 • 21 min
Learn everything you need to know about this legendary cut-o-cow to produce steak house standard results for a hundred bucks under steak house prices.
2. Grillus Domesticus
Aired 3 June 2010 • 21 min
If you own a grill, sooner or later you're going to put some chicken on it...it's inevitable. And odds are good you won't be happy with the results, unless of course you watch this show.
3. Age of Asparagus
Aired 10 June 2010 • 21 min
Everything you never knew you wanted to know about procuring, preserving, and presenting the first vegetable of the season: asparagus. Buying, storing, and cooking are investigated as well as the science behind that...um...funny smell.
4. Little Big Lunch: Eggs Benedict
Aired 17 June 2010 • 21 min
When it comes to brunch, Eggs Benedict is king. Problem is, it usually isn't good eats. Host Alton Brown tears down the dish and rebuilds from the ground up.
5. Flat is Beautiful V
Aired 24 June 2010 • 21 min
Thin and crispy artisanal wood fired pizzas are nearly impossible to manage at home but with some sound science and a good grill, you can come close to perfection.
6. Yes We Have No Banana Pudding
Aired 1 July 2010 • 21 min
Whether you like them cool and cream topped or warm with a crown of meringue, odds are if you're a banana pudding fan it's been a long time since you smiled. That's all about to change.
7. American Classics VIII: Tacos
Aired 8 July 2010 • 21 min
They may have been born in Mexico but today the taco is a concept as "American" as apple pie. Host Alton Brown seeks to refurbish 2 particularly tarnished variations on the theme.
8. Fry Hard III: Fry, Tempura, Fry!
Aired 7 October 2010 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown takes on the most mythic, magical, but often times monstrous form of frying known to modern man.
9. Oat Cuisine II
Aired 14 October 2010 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown helps you get more oats in your diet with some very surprising culinary incarnations.
10. All Hallows Eats
Aired 28 October 2010 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown decides to put the "trick" into his treats with three sinister twists on classic Halloween candies.
11. Squash Court II
Aired 4 November 2010 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown deals deliciously with a surprising glut of summer squash.
12. American Classic IX: Pumpkin Pie
Aired 18 November 2010 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown delves into the Fall Classic taking it back to Plymouth and forward to the future.
13. Egg Files VII: Meringue
Aired 30 December 2010 • 21 min
Alton takes an in-depth look at three classic meringue-based desserts, including Baked Alaska, a time-honored favorite in households across the United States.
14. Pantry Raid XIII: Destination Chickpea
Aired 7 March 2011 • 21 min
International travel is a risky, uncomfortable, and expensive business these days but if you have dry chickpeas in your pantry, exotic destinations are easily reached from the comfort of your kitchen. Join host Alton Brown as he journeys to the near east with hummus and falafel. Recipes in This Episode ----------------------------- Falafel Hummus For Real Pressure Cooker Chickpeas Roasted Chickpeas Slow Cooker Chickpeas
15. Devil Of A Cake
Aired 14 March 2011 • 21 min
Do you have to tangle with dark forces in order to create a quality Devil's Food Cake or its crimson kin, Red Velvet? Yes you do. And it's called cocoa powder. Join host Alton Brown as he reinvents the classics.
16. A Bird In The Pie Is Worth Two In The Bush
Aired 21 March 2011 • 21 min
Chicken Pot Pie is a medieval classic that's fallen into disrepair recently, due in large part to our willingness to let factories do the baking for us. Join host Alton Brown as he looks at three different ways to fix this sad state.
17. Use Your Noodle IV: Lasagna
Aired 28 March 2011 • 21 min
If lasagna (the noodle) is the most comforting ingredient of all time (and it is) then lasagna (the casserole) must be the most comforting dish of all time. Problem is, most American lasagnas deliver more consternation than comfort. Join host Alton Brown as he puts lasagna back in its place.
18. Waiter There's A Fish In My Soup
Aired 4 April 2011 • 21 min
Bouillabaisse may be a scary name, but the soup it represents doesn't have to be. In fact, if you're willing to buy some decent fish and master a few basics, it can most definitely qualify as Good Eats.
19. The Proof is in the Bread Pudding
Aired 11 April 2011 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown uses a scientific secret formula in an attempt to devise the definitive bread pudding.
20. Roll Call
Aired 18 April 2011 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown harnesses the power of yeast to put classic rolls back onto the American dinner table.
21. The Caul of the Flower
Aired 25 April 2011 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown makes amends for having insulted the odd ball of the cabbage family: cauliflower.
22. Use Your Noodle 5
Aired 2 May 2011 • 21 min
Host Alton Brown investigates the culinary possibilities of Asian Noodles. Dishes include "ants climbing trees".