Many people go to culinary school with dreams of becoming a chef, of opening an acclaimed restaurant that grows into an empire of eateries, and then maybe moving to greater fame on television.
Then there's Alton Brown. The only reason he spent three years studying cooking at the New England Culinary Institute was to gain the sort of knowledge he knew he would need for the food show he wanted to create.
"Yeah, kind of crazy, that," Brown said, laughing. "Quit my job, sell the house, move north — just turn your whole life over for a show people might not want."
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