Alton Brown.Photo:Cole Cassell
Cole Cassell
Alton Brown.Kelly Sullivan/Getty
Kelly Sullivan/Getty
Brown, who previously hosted other Food Network favorite shows likeIron Chef AmericaandCutthroat Kitchen, is theNew York Timesbestselling author of a plethora of cookbooks, includingAlton Brown: EveryDayCookandGood Eats: The Final Years. The latter was based onGood Eats, which examined the science behind recipes.
Food For Thoughttakes things in a new direction for Brown and his fans. While still focusing on food, the essay collection will also explore curiosity and comedy, and how the topics have made their way into Brown’s own life. He will discuss his childhood and family, as well as the trajectory of his long and storied career within culinary television.Brownopened up to PEOPLEin 2019 about his showGood Eats: The Returnand his marriage to wifeElizabeth Ingram.“Before, I was only worth whatever I was working on at any given moment in time,” he said at the time. “Now I think I like me better.”
Alton Brown.Patrick Wymore/Netflix
Patrick Wymore/Netflix
Food For Thoughtis set to share more of Alton’s story than he ever has before.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
“Each essay in this collection offers new and candid insights into this beloved author around the ideas that matter most to him,” says Jennifer Bergstrom, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Gallery Books. “This book will offer fans and readers of culinary narrative an entirely new Alton Brown experience.”Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminationswill be published next year.
source: people.com
