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I Love Alton Brown's Show 'good Eats,' About The Chemistry Of Food. It's Really Thoughtful.

I Learned That The Hardest Party To Pull Off Successfully Is Saturday Night Dinner. This Meal Is Expected To Be Elaborate: Appetizers, First Course, Dinner, Dessert, And Coffee. People Arrive At 7:30 Or 8 P.m. And Stay For Hours - Definitely Past My Bedtime - And They All Go Home Exhausted.

In The Summer You Want Fresh, Light And Sort Of Quick Things; In Winter You Want Things That Are Comforting, So Your Body Really Tells You You Want To Go Towards Potatoes, Apples, Fennel, Things That Are Warm And Comforting. And Loin Of Pork.

The Most Overrated Tool: A Pasta Maker. Why Make It When You Can Buy It? It's A Lot Of Work!

Fun Is The Most Important. If You Do Stuff For Money, It Never Works Out.