Alton Brown marks 10 years of
"Good Eats" creator and host Alton Brown was supposed to be talking about his new book, "Good Eats: The Early Years," and the 10th anniversary of the show, which airs Saturday night on Food Network.
But A.B. — every bit the multitasking pragmatist both inside and outside the kitchen — was already talking about The End.
As in The End of "Good Eats."
"I doubt 'Good Eats' will last that long beyond next year," Brown said during a telephone interview earlier this week.
Now, don't panic, A.B. fans. "I'm not going to kill it before its time," he cautioned. But he likened "Good Eats" to a beloved dog. And when your beloved dog gets too old and begins to suffer ... you have to do what is humane. "I will not jump the shark. When it comes time, I will know when to put it down. I'm getting too old for the youngsters. I'm 47. I'm contracted through the end of next year. You just can't ask an audience to stick with something that long. Fashions change, times change .... I've already got a bullet with a gun, and when [the show-chopping TV execs] come for us, I will lead us out to the pasture, and I'll put a bullet in it."
