Alton Brown has spent the last quarter-century reinventing what it means to be a food educator on television. Raised in Georgia on a diet of church potlucks, Jell-O salads, and Southern hospitality, ...

Cooking show fans are undoubtedly familiar with the friendly, bespectacled face of Alton Brown. In a sector of media that is so often filled with pretentiousness, perfectionism, and cooking techniques ...

Brown said nostalgia has yet to set in. “I haven’t had a chance to stop and look back like at the end of ‘Toy Story 3′ when he’s driving off to the next point of his life and says goodbye to his toys.