Alton Brown > Quotes

“We are fat and sick and dying because we have handed a basic, fundamental and intimate function of life over to corporations. We choose to value our nourishment so little that we entrust it to strangers. This is insanity. Feed yourselves. Feed your loved ones. And for God's sake feed your children.”
― Alton Brown

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.”
― Alton Brown, Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run

“My advice: write down everything you eat. It's amazing what that "self honesty" can do for you. (Do you really want to have to confess that doughnut? I thought not.) ”
― Alton Brown

“The moral of this story is not everything that's slick is non-stick, and not everything non-stick is slick.”
― Alton Brown

“Laughing brains are more absorbent.”
― Alton Brown

“Laminated Lettuce ... perfect for holiday gift giving.”
― Alton Brown

“The most underused tool in the kitchen is the brain. I blame the food media (yes, that of which I am a part) who have lulled us into a state of recipe slavery. We don’t think about recipes as much as we perform them.”
― Alton Brown, I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0

“There are a great many things one can learn to do without actually doing them. Grilling is not one of them.”
― Alton Brown, I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0

“We don’t think about recipes as much as we perform them.”
― Alton Brown, I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0

“Red Flannel Hash”
― Alton Brown, I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0

“Find”
― Alton Brown, I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0