Season 2

14 episodes · 1999

Alton Brown is out to prove that fruitcake shouldn't be the butt of holiday jokes any longer.

See what fondue has to do with football, make the best grilled cheese sandwich you have ever had and see why cheese is milk's leap to immortality.

Watch Alton Brown show you how to shop, store, and prepare some apple classics.

Shrimp cocktail is not just for wedding receptions anymore.

Mushrooms are mysterious no longer, Alton makes them a kitchen staple.

Watch as Alton Brown creats the pie crust of his dreams.

Watch as Alton leads us through the history and prep of our favorite bean.

Learn to be excited when meat loaf is for dinner...

Alton wants to show that proper know-how allows everyone to make healthy, delicious and safe fried foods.

Using good science and easy methods, Alton will show you how to jam.

Need a tomato sauce?

Desserts don't need to be difficult to create, and Alton is out to prove it.

Just how difficult is it to create finger-licking ribs?

Alton shops, shucks and shares the history and methods of the summer fave: corn.