Alton Brown to Publish Debut Essay Collection (Exclusive)

The former 'Good Eats' host says that he's been 'dreaming for years' of writing the book, due out next year

Alton Brown is returning to his role as an author.

The former Good Eats host announced exclusively with PEOPLE that he will release his debut essay collection next year. Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations will be published in February 2025 by Gallery Books.

"I’ve been dreaming for years of creating an essay collection, and I’m grateful to everyone at Gallery Books for working to make Food For Thought a reality," Brown, 61, says in a statement.

Brown, who previously hosted other Food Network favorite shows like Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen, is the New York Times bestselling author of a plethora of cookbooks, including Alton Brown: EveryDayCook and Good Eats: The Final Years. The latter was based on Good Eats, which examined the science behind recipes.

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Food For Thought takes things in a new direction for Brown and his fans. While still focusing on food, the essay collection will also explore curiosity and comedy, and how the topics have made their way into Brown’s own life. He will discuss his childhood and family, as well as the trajectory of his long and storied career within culinary television.

Brown opened up to PEOPLE in 2019 about his show Good Eats: The Return and his marriage to wife Elizabeth Ingram. 

“Before, I was only worth whatever I was working on at any given moment in time,” he said at the time. “Now I think I like me better.”

Food For Thought is set to share more of Alton’s story than he ever has before.

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“Each essay in this collection offers new and candid insights into this beloved author around the ideas that matter most to him,” says Jennifer Bergstrom, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Gallery Books. “This book will offer fans and readers of culinary narrative an entirely new Alton Brown experience.”

Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations will be published next year.

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