American television series
Good Eats is an American television cooking show, created and hosted by Alton Brown, which aired in North America on Food Network and later Cooking Channel.
Likened to television science educators Mr.
Wizard and Bill Nye, Brown explores the science and technique behind the cooking, the history of different foods, and the advantages of different kinds of cooking equipment.
The show tends to focus on familiar dishes that can easily be made at home, and also features segments on choosing the right appliances, and getting the most out of inexpensive, multi-purpose tools.
Each episode has a distinct theme, which is typically an ingredient or a certain cooking technique, but may also be a more general theme such as Thanksgiving.
In the tenth anniversary episode, Brown stated that the show was inspired by the idea of combining Julia Child, Mr.
Wizard, and Monty Python.
On May 11, 2011, Brown confirmed that the series would come to an end, ceasing production at episode 249. Good Eats is the third longest running Food Network series, behind 30 Minute Meals and Barefoot Contessa.
Good Eats is an informational cooking show in which Alton Brown would go into the history and or science of a particular dish or item that was the focal point of each episode.
The show started with Food Network, airing 245 episodes of 14 seasons with eight specials and five shorts which aired on the Food Network website.
In October 2018, Cooking Channel created a Reloaded season with 13 episodes.
Season 15, titled Good Eats: The Return, began airing August 25, 2019 on Food Network.
