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I kept thinking, Somebody has to make a food show that is actually

I kept thinking, Somebody has to make a food show that is actually educational and entertaining at the same time… a show that got down to the why things happen. Plus, I hated my job – I didnt think it was very worthwhile. – Alton Brown

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The thing that helped me get into the film business was that I went to school in Athens, Georgia and managed to get on, um, working on music videos for a band called R.E.M. and that kind of opened up a lot of doors for me. – Alton Brown

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I like television. I still believe that television is the most powerful form of communication on Earth – I just hate what is being done with it. – Alton Brown

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Culinary tradition is not always based on fact. Sometimes its based on history, on habits that come out of a time when kitchens were fueled by charcoal. – Alton Brown

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