What is Good Eats?
{{Infobox television | image = | caption = | runtime = 21½ minutes without commercials | creator = [[Alton Brown]] | starring = Alton Brown | country = United States | network = [[Food Network]] (1999–2011)<br>[[Cooking Channel]] (2011–2012) | first_aired = {{start date|1999|07|07}} | last_aired = {{end date|2012|02|10}} | num_seasons = 14 | num_episodes = 244 and 8 specials | list_episodes = List of Good Eats episodes }} '''''Good Eats''''' was an [[United States|American]] television series shown on the [[Food Network]] from 1999 until 2011. It aired on the [[Cooking Channel]] in 2011 and 2012. It was created and hosted by [[Alton Brown]]. ''Good Eats'' was like shows with science teachers [[Mr. Wizard]] and [[Bill Nye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chef-opedia.com/Alton_Brown/profile|title=Celebrity Chef Alton Brown|accessdate=April 12, 2012|archive-date=June 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621194846/http://www.chef-opedia.com/Alton_Brown/profile|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brown shows the science and technique behind the cooking, the history of different foods, and the good parts of different kinds of cooking equipment. The show focuses on familiar food that can easily be made at home. It talks about picking the right tools, and getting the most out of cheap tools that can be used for different things. Each episode of ''Good Eats'' has its own theme. Usually an ingredient or a cooking technique. It may also be a more general theme such as [[Thanksgiving]]. In the tenth anniversary episode, Alton Brown stated that the show was inspired by the idea of mixing [[Julia Child]], [[Mr. Wizard]], and [[Monty Python]]. On May 11, 2011, Alton Brown confirmed that the series would come to an end, ceasing production at episode 249. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/stew/chi-alton-brown-calls-an-end-to-good-eats-20110509,0,3396032.story|title=Alton Brown calls an end to 'Good Eats'|newspaper= [[ Chicago Tribune]] |first=Steve|last=Cavendish|date=May 9,